"She'd be stuck on a sitcom set and not being Sabrina Carpenter," the comedian told PEOPLE of the pop star Sabrina Carpenter could've had a very different career path, according to Whitney Cummings. Speaking exclusively with PEOPLE at ELLE’s Women in Hollywood Celebration on Tuesday,

But Cummings is glad that Carpenter missed out — because it means Carpenter was free to become the successful recording artist she is today. “Thank God we said no to her,” Cummings said. “Because she’d be stuck on a sitcom set and not being Sabrina Carpenter.”

Whitney Cummings recently revealed an intriguing "what if" moment in Sabrina Carpenter’s career, sharing that the young star was turned down for a role on *The Conners*. However, Cummings views this