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Taraji P. Henson

'Empire' star Taraji P. Henson to host 'SNL'

Donna Freydkin
USA TODAY
Taraji P. Henson will host 'SNL' on April 11.

Take these cookiesssss, Empire fans.

Taraji P. Henson, who plays the fur-loving matriarch on the hit Fox series, will host Saturday Night Live on April 11. Mumford & Sons will be the musical guest.

Her TV son Jussie Smollett posted his approval on Instagram: "You deserve all of this so much."

We know that Lucious Lyon doesn't have ALS. And we know his jailbird ex-wife Cookie is power-mad, to say the least. Which gives SNL writers plenty of raw material to work with for the show.

Let's not forget, she tried to smother her ex on the season finale.

Birdman star Michael Keaton hosts the April 4 show.

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