TGIF Feature: SNL teasers feature the crazy, rich and Asian Awkwafina

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE released a couple of promotional videos featuring comedian Awkwafina, who will be hosting the long-running NBC program this Saturday.
An Asian American woman hasn’t hosted Saturday Night Live since Lucy Liu in 2000.

Many of her fans are excited for what Awkwafina -- who has her own brand of edgy humor -- will bring to the often-irreverent and satirical show, which has long been criticized for a lack of diversity in its cast.

Rapper Travis Scott will also be featured this Saturday (Oct. 6) on SNL. Check local listings for times.

It's a breakout year for Awkwafina, who otherwise goes by the name of Nora Lum, She has three movies out in 2018: Dude, Ocean's 8 and the surprise hit of the summer, Crazy Rich Asians, a bright romantic comedy featuring an all-Asian cast.

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