Watch: Taraji P. Henson Unleashes Her Inner Cookie For Hilarious ‘SNL’ Promo

‘Empire’ may be over for the season but that doesn’t mean we don’t get to see a little more Cookie Lyon. As we previously told you Taraji P. Henson is hosting ‘SNL’ for the very first time this Saturday April 11, and NBC has just unveiled the super funny promos. Taran Killam features in the clip as Taraji unleashes her inner ‘Cookie’ in the hilarious skit. Check it out below.

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