Empire (series)

Cookie meets Cookie on Saturday Night Live

Empire is a FOX TV drama focusing on a family-owned hip hop record company and the clashes for control and position by the different parties, especially between founder Luscious Lyon and his on-and-off wife Cookie Lyon.

References

• On the April 11, 2015 episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by Empire regular Taraji P. Henson, Henson reprised her role as Cookie Lyon on a faux Sesame Street episode, on the usual street set and interacting with the actual Muppets (including Cookie Monster, who is initially bewildered when the announcer seems to be referring to him but actually to Cookie Lyon.

Muppet Mentions

• Luscious calls Cookie Lyon "Cookie Monster" in the season 2 episode "Tameness of a Wolf" and "Miss Cookie Monster" in the season 2 episode "Poor Yorick."

• Cookie, trying to dress well for a date, is complimented on a furry boa by a staffer in the third season episode "Cupid Kills." Cookie thinks she looks like Snuffleupagus.

Connections

• Taye Diggs played Angelo DuBois (2016-2017)
• Snoop Dogg played himself (2 episodes, 2015-2017)
• Taraji P. Henson played Cookie Lyon
• Terrence Howard played Luscious Lyon
• Eva Longoria played Charlotte Frost (3 episodes, 2017)
• Demi Moore played Claudia (7 episodes, 2017-2018)
• Gabourey Sidibe played Becky Williams
• Leslie Uggams played Leah Walker (2016-2020)
• Alfre Woodard played Renee (4 episodes, 2018)