NBC’s comedy institution “Saturday Night Live” has added some new faces to its roster for the 2016 season, including the show’s first Latina cast member ever. If Melissa does well, there will be a demand for more it will open doors for others." “I started doing impressions when I was 12 or 13," she told SanDiego.com in 2012. Day, from Orange County, California, joined "SNL" as a writer in its 39th season and was co-head writer and a cast member on NBC's variety show "Maya & Marty," another Broadway Video production. The three new cast members are replacing Taran Killman, Jay Pharoah and Jon Pudnitsky, who will not be returning to “SNL” when its new season premieres Oct. 1.

Source: Fox News September 12, 2016 18:55 UTC