‘SNL’: Marcello Hernández Steals The Show & Almost Breaks Character As Acting Coach Who Auditioned For ‘White Lotus’ Incest Scene

Marcello Hernández took the spotlight in Saturday Night Live‘s first sketch of the night following Mikey Madison‘s monologue.

The comedian played an over-the-top acting coach giving his students tips on landing acting gigs.

One of the students, David, played by Andrew Dismukes, called his acting “a little distracting. ” Hernández’s character recalled his resumé to show he was qualified, name-dropping TV shows including The White Lotus.

“And who’s the expert here? You, with zero acting credits or me with three?” Hernández’s character fired back.

“Number 1, Wipeout. Busted my face on a big red ball,” he said. “Number 2, What Would You Do? with John Quiñónes. Did not help and was racist.”

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He continued, “Number 3, White Lotus. Auditioned for the incest scene with my biological brother, and I didn’t hate it.”

David asks the teacher, “So you didn’t get the part and you made out with your brother?”

Of course, SNL referred to one of the buzziest storylines of The White Lotus, where the Ratliff Brothers, played by Patrick Schwarzenegger and Sam Nivola, have a threesome on the show.

Late on in the sketch, Hernández almost broke character with the over-the-top expressions he was doing as the acting coach doing high kicks in a potential ad for Nike. David chimes in again, telling the coach he got the Nike slogan wrong, to which Hernández’s character says, “Go to sleep!”

Off camera, you could hear Hernández laughing at his character’s silliness. When the camera cuts back to Hernández, he’s saying his lines while trying to contain his laughter.

Hernández continued to power through, and another line he directed at Madison’s Connie character almost made him lose it on the live sketch show.

“Connie, my slippery little beaver. Come up here,” Hernández said while trying to contain his laugh.

Watch the full sketch in the video below.