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‘SNL’: Sabrina Carpenter Brings Swanky ‘Espresso’ to Late Night

‘SNL’: Sabrina Carpenter Brings Swanky ‘Espresso’ to Late Night
William Vaillancourt
By William VaillancourtMay 19, 2024
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Sabrina Carpenter debuted on Saturday Night Live with a performance of “Espresso,” her best-selling single that she released last month.

Carpenter followed that up with a medley of “Feather” and “Nonsense” from her 2022 album, Emails I Can’t Send.

Carpenter included a few shoutouts to SNL in each track, saying in the former before the chorus, “I’m on SNL and you’re not.”

The singer and actress, who has been opening for Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour, recently won the UK Official Charts Award for Number One Song for “Espresso.”

Carpenter also appeared in a pre-taped, ultra-violent Scooby Doo sketch playing the role of Daphne:

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