Marcello Hernandez
Marcello Hernandez is an American comedian. He has been a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since the show’s 48th season in 2022.
Trivia:
- Comedian, writer, and actor of Cuban and Dominican descent.
- Graduate of John Carroll University in Ohio.
- Step-brother of former Nevada State Senator and Biden administration official Yvanna Cancela.
- Stepson of Jose Cancela, President of Telemundo Station Group.
Hernández grew up in Miami, Florida, where he attended Belen Jesuit Preparatory School. He graduated from John Carroll University in 2019 with a degree in Entrepreneurship and Communication. In 2021, Marcello became the assistant soccer coach of Belen Jesuit Preparatory. He is of Cuban descent on his mother’s side and Dominican descent on his father’s side.
Hernández did comedy and performed short-form pieces on social media channels, such as the weekly review show Only in Dade about his home of Miami.
Marcello Hernandez moved to New York City in 2019 to pursue his stand-up career. In 2022, he was selected for Just for Laughs New Face of Comedy.
In 2022, he also joined the cast of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, becoming the show’s first cast member from Gen Z. He is known for playing the recurring character of Domingo, the paramour of Kelsey, a philandering bride played by Chloe Fineman.
