Sabrina Carpenter to host SNL and perform in Sex and the City promo

Sabrina Carpenter will make her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live on October 18, appearing as both host and musical guest in an episode that the show teased with a Sex and the City inspired promo filmed at 30 Rock. The teaser, released ahead of the broadcast, casts Carpenter in voluminous curls and high heels as she channels Carrie Bradshaw while moving through the studio and trading comic beats with cast members.

In the short clip Carpenter narrates in a voiceover, "New York is one big apple, and I'm taking my bite at Saturday Night Live," then proceeds to sip a Cosmopolitan, sign an autograph for a writer and sit at a laptop that is not turned on. She greets fellow cast members including Marcello Hernandez, who is playfully addressed as Mr. Big, and interacts with performers such as Sarah Sherman and Tommy Brennan. The sketch ends with the ensemble realizing the computer she is typing on is off, punctuating the spoof’s comic premise.

The episode will air on NBC at 8:30 p.m. Pacific, 11:30 p.m. Eastern. It marks the first time Carpenter will host the program, though she has appeared on the show previously as a musical guest and participated in the program’s 50th anniversary...