"She's flirting with the whole audience": Internet reacts to Sabrina Carpenter's SNL monologue

On Saturday, October 18, 2025, Sabrina Carpenter took over Saturday Night Live in a double-duty role. She hosted and performed on NBC's sketch show. Carpenter's monologue had social media buzzing. Netizens are saying:

"Bro yunno every time she’s on stage, it’s like she’s flirting with the whole audience bro"

Sabrina Carpenter first appeared on SNL as a musical guest in the Season 49 finale. She later returned for the SNL50 anniversary special, where she performed alongside Paul Simon. Notably, her monologue took a jab at the controversy surrounding the cover of her latest album, Man's Best Friend.

What did Sabrina Carpenter say in her SNL monologue?

Below is the complete transcription of Sabrina Carpenter's monologue on SNL's latest episode:

"Thank you. Thank you very much. I'm so excited to be here hosting Saturday Night Live. Last time I was here for the 50th anniversary, where I got to sing with Paul Simon. And since then, my new album, Man's Best Friend, came out, which I'm so excited about. But some people got a little freaked out by the cover. I'm not sure why. It was just this. Me on all fours with an unseen figure pulling my hair, but what people don't realize is that's just how they cropped it. If you zoom out, it's clearly a picture from the 50th anniversary special of Bowen helping me up by the hair. After Martin Short shoved me out of the buffet line saying something like, Daddy need his mini quiche. Now, since I'm here, I want to clear up some misconceptions people have about me. Everyone thinks of me as this, like, horned dog pop star, but there's really so much more to me. I'm not just horny. I'm also turned on. And I'm s**ually charged. And I love to read. My favorite book is The Encyclopedia."

Sabrina Carpenter continued with humor and jabs surrounding recent controversies:

"It's so big, and it's hard, and... Wait, seriously. Okay, sorry. There is a real person underneath all the sparkles and the wigs and the corsets. And another thing you might not know about me is that I love to interact with the audience during my shows, so I'd like to do that right now. Hi, sir. What's your name? My name's Will. Will, what a sexy, unusual name, Will. Where are you from? I'm from Maryland. Maryland, ooh, what a sexy, unusual place. See, I love talking to normal people. They're so fascinating when they're real, like you, sir. Hi, what do you do for work? Venture capital. Awesome! But honestly, I can have chemistry with anything, like this guy. Actually, I can't with you. You do look like my brother. Okay. I'm just gonna go back up here. The last fun thing I like to do at my concerts is arrest someone for being hot. So who here can I arrest tonight? Uh, not so fast, Sabrina Carpenter. You are under arrest. For being hot? No."

Sabrina Carpenter concluded her speech, saying:

"For falsely impersonating an officer 200 times at your concerts. And you are arresting innocent hot people. Kenan, you're not a cop. You're not even in a costume. What are you doing here? Okay, fine. I'm here to get a cameo for my niece. Sure, I would love to. Do you have $200,000? Goodbye. Well, okay, if anyone else wants one, find me on Venmo. We've got a great show for you tonight. I'm here."

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Fans were quick to take to social media platforms to comment on Sabrina Carpenter's SNL monologue. Below are some of their remarks:

"Another SNL monologue. Truly the cure the world has been waiting for. Can’t wait to hear jokes about how she “totally didn’t write this herself."", commented a fan.

"Loved Sabrina Carpenter's monologue! She was so charming and funny. A highlight of the episode for sure.", penned another.

"certainly made the atmosphere go frenzy with everyone singing and laughing their heart out", stated a third.

Others also chimed in:

"She’s too unserious, yet somehow perfectly calculated at the same time performing Manchild on SNL with a hairbrush mic is peak popstar satire. It’s the kind of chaos that only Sabrina Carpenter can pull off, polished, playful, and painfully self-aware. The girls are giving drama, the boys are taking notes, and the audience is eating it up like candy.", opined an X user.

"“You can tell half the audience was laughing and the other half was decoding 💀” That monologue had more Easter eggs than a Taylor Swift bridge 😭", noted another.

"Bet she brought some proper Yorkshire sass to the stage! Nothing like a good monologue to warm up a chilly night, wonder if she threw in a cheeky dig or two! What’s the highlight, then?", commented a third.

Following her SNL appearance, Sabrina Carpenter's Man's Best Friend Tour will kick off across North America before heading to South America for festival dates in 2026. A complete itinerary is as follows: