From left, Kyle Mooney, Saweetie, Simu Liu and Cecily Strong.
There will be a definite AAPI flavor to Saturday Night Live tonight. Actor Simu Liu will be hosting the late night comedy skit show. He'll be joined by Filipino American rapper Saweetie as the musical guest.
Shang-Chi star Liu, who’s been vocal about the lack of representation for Asian actors in Hollywood, will represent just the seventh Asian or Asian American to host in the Nov. 20 show.
Look for Liu and fellow barrier-buster SNL regular Bowen Yang to have something to say about Saturday Night Live’s, better-late-than-never progress towards diversity.
Saweetie premiered the brand-new song “Icy Chain,” which she plans to perform on the late-night show for the first time Thursday. “Y’all better not miss my Icy Chain performance on SNL this Saturday!” she tweeted Friday.
SNL released a promo of a skit that plays off the real-life (former) relationship between Saweetie and cast member Kyle Mooney. Talk about awkward.
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