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Syracuse University’s Student Association announced it will host a Latine Heritage Month Comedy Night, with Saturday Night Live cast member Marcello Hernández. The comedian will join the SU community on Oct. 26 for Latine Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Week.

“This comedy show is a highlight of the month-long festivities, offering students a fun way to engage with Latine culture,” SA wrote in a press release about the event.

SA is hosting the Latine Comedy Night with the Student Success Programs and Services, Barnes Center at The Arch and Orange After Dark at 7:30 p.m. in Schine Student Center’s Goldstein Auditorium. It’s meant to show the diversity of SU’s campus and to engage with Latine culture.

Hernández joined SNL in 2022 in its 48th season. He has been deemed “SNL’s secret weapon” by publications like Slate and The Hollywood Reporter. The Miami comedian is both Cuban and Dominican and opened for other acts like Jo Koy and Dave Chappelle before joining SNL.

Hernández’s comedy themes include his Latine heritage, baseball and status as a “short king.” His debut on SNL’s Weekend Updates with Colin Jost and Michael Che was his second-ever show and combined the themes in this skit.

“I mean, who would you rather watch play baseball?” Hernández asked. “Tanner from Kentucky or a guy they call Papí and no one knows why?”

SA wrote the night will be filled with “laughter and cultural pride.” Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. and the event will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are required for entry, but they are free for SU and SUNY ESF students. The show will go on sale Friday through SU’s box office. The JMA Wireless Dome policy will be in place.

Published on October 16, 2024 at 8:31 pm

Contact Rosina: rlboehm@syr.edu