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Live from New York, it’s the return of Domingo!
“Saturday Night Live” kicked off its latest episode, hosted by Sabrina Carpenter, with another entry in its viral Domingo sketch series. The latest version involved Chloe Fineman’s Kelsey throwing a birthday party for her husband Matthew (Andrew Dismukes), where she invites her friends to sing a song about going on a trip to get him a present.
Carpenter, Sarah Sherman, Ashley Padilla and Veronika Slowikowska play the friends and perform a parody of “The Fate of Ophelia” from Taylor Swift’s latest album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” As the parody progresses, it becomes clear that Kelsey spent a night with another man, Domingo, on the trip.
The friends then sing a parody of “Abracadabra” by Lady Gaga before Domingo (Marcello Hernández) arrives to spoof Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” and sing about his night with Kelsey.
“SNL” debuted its Domingo sketch, which quickly became a fan favorite, in October 2024 during an episode hosted by Ariana Grande. Each version involves a group of friends singing a song parody for their friend Kelsey, with lyrics that slowly reveal she behaved inappropriately with Domingo.
The initial sketch centered on a bridesmaid speech and parodied “Espresso” by Carpenter. It quickly got a sequel with Charli XCX, this time parodying “Hot to Go!” by Chappell Roan.
Domingo returned once again in the “SNL” 50th anniversary special, starring Carpenter and featuring a parody of “Defying Gravity” from “Wicked” − a callback to Grande being involved in the first sketch.
Carpenter made her “SNL” hosting debut during the Oct. 18 episode. The Domingo sketch marked a rare instance of “SNL” kicking off an episode with a spoof that had nothing to do with politics and did not reference President Donald Trump.
In her opening monologue, Carpenter joked about her recent controversial “Man’s Best Friend” album cover, which features her on all fours as an unseen man pulls her hair.
“Some people got a little freaked out by the cover. I’m not sure why,” she said before jokingly revealing that the full, uncropped version of the photo is “a picture from the 50th anniversary special of Bowen (Yang) helping me up by the hair after Martin Short shoved me out of the buffet line.”
