Jennifer Lopez rejected Melissa Villaseñor’s SNL pitch due to important factual inaccuracies
In an exclusive interview with The A.V. Club, SNL alum Melissa Villaseñor revealed how she biffed her J. Lo pitch
Saturday Night Live doesn’t always have the stink of prejudice on it. Sometimes, it’s a nice sketch show where celebrities act in silly sketches that puncture their public persona. But for every “Veganville,” there’s an “Elon Musk as Wario.” That said, the hosts have a say over what sketches they’ll suit up for, meaning performers and writers better have their facts straight.
Speaking to A.V. Club, former cast member Melissa Villaseñor shared what happens when you don’t, especially around a perfectionist like Jennifer Lopez. Then, going through a rapid succession of her impressions, Villaseñor comes to J. Lo and reveals that her idiosyncratic take wasn’t enough to sell Mrs. Affleck on the sketch because Villaseñor got a crucial fact wrong.
“My JLo impression is very specific,” she said. “It is kind of the J. Lo that’s very serious.”