On the March 12 episode of "Saturday Night Live," host Ariana Grande addressed the frequent confusion about her ethnic background during a sketch about Tidal. Someone else in the sketch asked if she's Hispanic or Latino, and she replied, "That's a common mistake — I'm just very, very Italian!" The unintended subtext of this moment, in what was otherwise an enjoyable sketch from an excellent episode of the show, is that there hasn't been a Latino or Hispanic SNL host since Sofia Vergara in 2012. Before that, there was Jennifer Lopez in 2010, Antonio Banderas in 2006 and Eva Longoria in 2005, preceded by only a handful of others in the show's 41-year run. I Love Lucy star Desi Arnaz hosted an episode of the first season in 1976, and then there wasn't another Hispanic host for a decade and a half. Read More: Cure Your Monday Blues With This Hilarious Short on 'How To Lose Weight In 4 Easy Steps...
- 5/20/2016
- by Mark Lieberman
- Indiewire
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