{"id":104081,"date":"2026-01-05T10:21:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=104081"},"modified":"2026-01-05T10:21:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:21:46","slug":"marcello-hernandez-signals-continued-commitment-to-saturday-night-live-following-bowen-yangs-midseason-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/marcello-hernandez-signals-continued-commitment-to-saturday-night-live-following-bowen-yangs-midseason-exit\/104081\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcello Hern\u00e1ndez Signals Continued Commitment to Saturday Night Live Following Bowen Yang\u2019s Midseason Exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"616\">Marcello Hern\u00e1ndez offered reassuring clarity about his future on <em data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"201\">Saturday Night Live<\/em> during a red carpet interview at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, emphasizing his enthusiasm for remaining on the long-running NBC sketch series even after Bowen Yang\u2019s recent departure. Speaking with <em data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"418\">Live From E!\u2019s<\/em> Justin Sylvester on January 4 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Hern\u00e1ndez shared upbeat reflections on his experience, his colleagues, and the milestone moments surrounding the awards ceremony.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"698\">Marcello Hern\u00e1ndez Addresses His SNL Future at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"1344\">During his conversation with <em data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"743\">Live From E!<\/em>, Hern\u00e1ndez conveyed that he is not planning to leave <em data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"818\">Saturday Night Live<\/em> in the near future. He reassured the outlet that he is still fully committed to the show and continues to enjoy performing his well-known characters, including Domingo. Hern\u00e1ndez, who joined the cast in 2022, described his time on the series as both demanding and rewarding, noting that the job allows him to collaborate with a wide range of creative people and consistently challenges him as a performer. His comments came shortly after Bowen Yang\u2019s midseason exit, which had prompted questions about potential cast changes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1876\">Hern\u00e1ndez also reflected respectfully on Yang\u2019s contributions to the show, explaining that he views Yang\u2019s career trajectory in a way similar to elite athletes who consistently perform at a high level. He highlighted Yang\u2019s strong work ethic, distinctive comedic voice, and behind-the-scenes dedication, noting that these qualities made him someone to learn from during their time working together. Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s remarks underscored appreciation rather than comparison, maintaining a positive tone about the evolving <em data-start=\"1861\" data-end=\"1866\">SNL<\/em> ensemble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marcello Hern\u00e1ndez offered reassuring clarity about his future on Saturday Night Live during a red carpet interview at the 2026\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":432,"featured_media":104082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[34795,1578],"class_list":["post-104081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-marcello-hernandez","tag-snl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/432"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}