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SNL fans think Melissa Villasenor will QUIT as she slams show’s producers in scathing tweet

MELISSA Villasenor may soon be out the door at Saturday Night Live.

The comedienne has made some eyebrow raising remarks about the show, and now the debate over her future is no laughing matter.

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Comic Melissa Villasenor has fan worried she may be done with SNLCredit: Getty
after one of her fans tweeted: "The show’s treatment of @melissavcomedy is simply galling, and given her great talent, has seemingly become open disdain. I can’t stand it."

In the replies, Melissa tweeted back: "thanks foo i agree haha," setting off a firestorm of opinions both for and against the show's first ever Latina cast member.

On a , fans weighed in.

"Melissa Villaseñor seems just about done with SNL," the chat room was titled.

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"I like Melissa well enough, but I don't think SNL is the right venue for her," one fan immediately posted.

"She is a bit of an one trick pony, imo," another person countered. "She does 4-5 voices really well, but she isn't a good actress, messes up lines all the time, is not really believable, and tries to recycle those 4-5 impressions on characters that are really poor match."

Another added: "Melissa does this weird thing where she swallows her own voice when delivering lines.

"She doesn’t project well, her facial expressions and body language almost never match the line she’s saying, and she doesn’t command the stage at all.

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"It’s almost like when I watch her, she’s subtly trying to convey that she doesn’t actually want to be in this skit."

But for all her supporters and detractors, many others were simply concerned about the image presented by someone who complains in public, as opposed to handling her issues behind the scenes.

"I like Melissa, but she needs to put the phone down," one person noted. "Complaining about the show while she's on it, even if she's right, is a bad look to any potential future employer."

Anoter person agree, pointing out: "It sucks they're not using her, but it's embarrassing how often she brings it up on social media.

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