SNL’s Latina star is going to be a comedic force to be reckoned with
LatestI’ve come to expect very little from NBC’s longtime staple, Saturday Night Live. In a completely bonkers election season where the biggest SNL moment so far wasn’t even by a cast member (again), the show has a lot of ground to make up after the summer hiatus.
With the departure of Jay Pharoah, the SNL cast was decidedly more vanilla as season 42 loomed. Luckily, Lorne Michaels delivered—sort of.
Melissa Villaseñor was announced Monday as a featured player, along with two white dudes (sigh). It’s unsurprising that it took more than three decades to get a second Latina in cast of the comedy powerhouse, but today we celebrate. (And thank Noël Wells for showing that it’s possible.)
To welcome Villaseñor to 30 Rock and into America’s heart, I found seven of her best clips—impressions, stand-up and skits. She will make her debut on Oct. 1.
So, settle in and get cozy. Here’s Villaseñor’s video with some of her favorite impressions, including Ash Ketchum and Björk.
In one of her signature impressions, Villaseñor plays actor Owen Wilson at Christmas.