Courtesy of Marcello Hernández/Instagram.
Saturday Night Live has built up a massive arsenal of iconic characters leading into the show's 50th season that's taken on new life beyond the four walls at 30 Rock. Among those that have taken on new heights this year include Kristen Wiig's Target Lady in a new commercial partnership with Target & Ryan Gosling & Mikey Day's Beavis and Butthead making a cameo at The Fall Guy premiere in LA.
And over the weekend, current Saturday Night Live cast member Marcello Hernández took to Los Angeles the night after this past weekend's episode to reprise his now famous character "Domingo" sooner than fans anticipated.
The breakout character actor & comedian joined Grammy-Award nominated pop singer Sabrina Carpenter at her sold out LA Forum show Sunday night for a funny back & forth exchange inspired by the wildly popular SNL sketch Bridal Speech.
Watch Marcello Hernández' "Domingo" serenade Sabrina Carpenter at her LA concert!
“Direct from Domingo!”
— Variety (@Variety) November 18, 2024
Marcello Hernández makes a surprise appearance at Sabrina Carpenter’s L.A. N2 #ShortnSweet show. 💋 pic.twitter.com/uSYxiLgRAy
In the short cameo, Hernández appears in front of a barricade at the LA Forum being questioned by Carpenter, who's "flustered" by his appearance, and asks "what are you doing later tonight?" He then responds by with romanticizing lyrics rewritten beat for beat inspired by her songs Bed Chem & Espresso.
The sketch's first iteration appeared on the Ariana Grande hosted episode on October 12th, where the premise follows a group of bridesmaids (Grande with Ego Nwodim, Heidi Gardner & Sarah Sherman) singing their rewritten version of Sabrina Carpenter's hit song "Espresso." The group sings their version so hilariously & impressively off key detailing the bride Kelsey's outing in Miami, played by Chloe Fineman, with the mysterious Domingo played by Hernández.
That same sketch currently holds the current title as the most viewed live sketch on YouTube so far this season sans Cold Opens & Monologues with 11 million views as of writing. That's not even including the impressive 102 million views its first clip has gotten on TikTok.
The sequel sketch returned this past weekend from the Charli XCX double duty episode, where the same group with Charli performed a funny version of Chappell Roan's "Hot To Go" with rewritten lyrics surrounding Kelsey's Babymoon with Domingo (currently sitting at over 1 million views on YouTube).
Saturday Night Live is currently in its milestone 50th season & featured hosts Bill Burr, Nate Bargatze, John Mulaney & more returning to studio 8H. SNL returns with its next episode on December 7th with host Paul Mescal & musical guest Shaboozey.
