Former Saturday Night Live cast member Melissa Villaseñor shocked fans when she announced she would not be returning for the current season.
The 35-year-old comedian was one of 8 cast members that left in the mass departure that happened in 2022.
Now, Melissa is explaining her decision.
Click inside to find out the real reason why she exited the hit comedy show…
Saturday Night Live is back this upcoming weekend with a brand new episode, and we’re breaking down some information fans have been wondering about the core cast!
The net worths of the show’s current cast members have been revealed! The numbers range from $1.5 million all the way up to $13 million.
Click through the slideshow to see who are the richest SNL cast members…
The cast of Saturday Night Live, sans Pete Davidson, stepped out for a charity event this week and several of them reacted to news of his new romance with recent guest host Kim Kardashian.
The cast was in attendance for the 2021 American Museum of Natural History Gala on Thursday night (November 18) in New York City.
Cast members who attended included Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Kenan Thompson, Melissa Villasenor, Bowen Yang, and featured players Aristotle Athari, Andrew Dismukes, James Austin Johnson, Punkie Johnson, and Sarah Sherman.
This week’s guest host Simu Liu and Broadway star Andrew Rannells were also there.
Click inside to find out what the cast said about Pete and Kim… More Here! »
The 2021 Spirit Awards are happening tonight and SNL‘s Melissa Villasenor is hosting for the first time!
The 33-year-old actress and comedian is opening up about working on the show, which was pre-taped without an audience, and what she’ll be joking about at the event.
“I do love an audience. For me, that’s the ultimate. The best thing is feeling the crowd and having the same energy and laughing together. This is tough, but my goal is that I make the camerapeople laugh. Really, I have a podcast [Laughing With Myself] where I just talk to myself about things, so I feel very comfy laughing at my own jokes,” Melissa told THR.
Melissa says she will not be making fun of the nominees.
“Well, we’re not making fun of any of the movies because they’re all pretty heavy. I’m kind of the butt of the joke. I think, with the writers, that we have come up with some pretty fun stuff. Of course, they know my voice and style. I’m not a mean comic. It doesn’t work for me,” she said.
The show is airing on IFC at 10pm ET!
Click through the gallery for photos of Melissa Villasenor behind-the-scenes at the show… More Here! »
Melissa Villasenor’s impression of Ellen DeGeneres is amazing!
The 33-year-old Saturday Night Live cast member sat down for an interview with Ellen on Tuesday (April 13) and recalled her first time auditioning for the show.
“You auditioned over ten years ago and I heard that in your audition, I was one of your impressions,” Ellen said. “What happened in the audition?”
“Well, you know that audition, the first one was great and you were in there Ellen,” Melissa replied. “I don’t remember the bit I did, but I think it had to do with ‘ABC,’ the Jackson Five song.”
Melissa then sang a couple bars of the song in her Ellen impersonation and it sounded just like her!
“That’s all I remember and I’m sorry it’s so bad,” Melissa said as Ellen laughed.
Melissa‘s impressions earned her a callback with Lorne Michaels, but unfortunately she didn’t get past the second round of auditions.
“But then you didn’t get it,” Ellen said.
“I wasn’t ready, I was 21,” Melissa replied. “I wasn’t funny.”
“And now you appreciate it more probably,” Ellen added as Melissa nodded.
Check out which actor just made his second appearance on SNL this year in a surprise cameo!
Saturday Night Live parodied the latest Democratic debate – and there were so many stars involved in the hilarious skit!
The sketch aired during Saturday’s episode (November 23) of SNL, which was hosted by Will Ferrell.
Maya Rudolph played Kamala Harris, Rachel Dratch played Amy Klobuchar and Fred Armisen played Michael Bloomberg, while Woody Harrelson and Larry David played Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, respectively.
Kate McKinnon played Elizabeth Warren, Colin Jost played Pete Buttigieg, Chris Redd was Cory Booker, Bowen Yang was Andrew Yang, Cecily Strong was Tulsi Gabbard and Melissa Villasenor was moderator Rachel Maddow. Will Ferrell played Tom Steyer.
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Watch all of the stars poke fun at the 2020 Presidential hopefuls inside…
Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin walk the red carpet at the 2019 American Museum of Natural History Gala on Thursday (November 21) in New York City.
The frequent Saturday Night Live guest stars were joined by their respective spouses, Jeff Richmond and Hilaria Baldwin, as well as the current cast of the show.
SNL creator Lorne Michaels and cast members Beck Bennett, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Chris Redd, Kenan Thompson, Melissa Villasenor, Chloe Fineman, Ego Nwodim, and Bowen Yang were all in attendance.
The Museum Gala is a black-tie benefit set among the Museum’s legendary halls and featuring star-studded company, delicious dinner, and highly-anticipated musical entertainment.
