Sabrina Carpenter contains multitudes. The former Disney Channel star showed off her baby bump and then some on Thursday night (August 22) at The Tonight Show when she performed a jazz version of her inevitable Billboard Hot 100 No. piece.
Clarifying Michelle Pfeiffer's iconic sultry piano performance from 1989 The Fabulous Baker BoysCarpenter began her performance of the strong song-of-the-summer contender sitting atop a white grand piano. Looking over her left shoulder while singing into a bejeweled microphone, the songstress revamped the pop bop into a bright song with the help of three backup singers, as well as a string and horn section.
Barefoot in a shimmering black dress with a plunging neckline, Carpenter strutted and then stood on the piano while soulfully belting out the song with a NSFW chorus that she thankfully tweaked for NBC's censors. The performance came on the night Carpenter dropped the expected 2022 sequel Email I can't send, Short n' Sweetwhich in addition to her chart-topper “Please” also gave the singer her first top 10 hit in April, the equally inescapable “Espresso.”
Carpenter also appeared earlier in the episode alongside the actress and It flashes twice director Zoë Kravitz for a trip to the basement for Fallon's long-running sketch “EW!” Joining Sara face-to-face on the couch, Kravitz and Carpenter, as Lucy and Hailey, closed the steps in colorful outfits full of cuteness as Kravitz — she was chomping on a giant bubblegum like her life depended on it — was lamenting that “that's not ready' for school to start.
The summer camp pals also showed off their friendship bracelets, which pals noted were, ahem, “too careful, too humble,” to shouts of approval from the studio audience who clearly agreed with the viral phrase's creator, TikToker Jools LeBron. Kravitz read “Nightingale” because she stayed up “too late,” while Carpenter read “Sweetie Pie” because she ate “too much candy” and Fallon read “Splash” because, she exclaimed, “I'm like a mermaid! “
As usual, the guests could barely contain their laughter at Fallon's over-the-top ridiculousness, especially when they jumped to dance to “Espresso,” only to be interrupted by, uh, Sara's super annoying, ragtag dad, Gary. Then, he ruined the fun by busting out the creepiest version of the only recognizable song of the summer, “Kumbaya.”
The piece ended with the obligatory EW! speed lap. In short: mullets (EW!), PopSockets (EW!), Hokas (EW!), Island of Love (EW!), Stanley Tucci (cute) and pink booze (love!).
Watch Carpenter at The Tonight Show below.
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