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The long-running comedy sketch show "Saturday Night Live" recently announced the cast for season 42 and fans and critics alike are applauding the addition of one comic in particular: Melissa Villaseñor. She will be the first Latina cast member in the history of "SNL" and only the third Latino member since 1975. Villaseñor stands out as a hilarious comedian in her own right, but the fact that she also represents such a momentous shift in a show that has been criticized for its lack of diversity in the past is the cherry on top of her casting. Read up on Villaseñor now so you can be ready for her premiere when "SNL" returns to TV on October 1.