Lilly Singh creates TV history as the first Asian queer woman to host a late-night show
Lilly Singh is the first Indian origin woman to host a late-night chat show host on NBC.
Comedian and YouTube star Lilly Singh became the first woman of Indian origin to host her own TV show `A Little Late With Lilly Singh` on NBC.
For her very first episode which premiered recently, the comedian performed an apt rap and a monologue which shed light on her bisexuality and women of colour.
The episode debuted on YouTube before it was aired on television.
Her guests for the night were `The Mindy Project` star Mindy Kaling and her `The Office` co-star Rainn Wilson. Lilly shared her 3-minute monologue and the special rap song introduction on YouTube.
Her channel `IISuperwomanII`, which began in 2010, became immensely popular among people across the world, especially the Indian diaspora, for her humorous acting on gender relations, NRI mannerisms, and typical habits of Indian parents residing in any country.
As an actor, Lilly essayed the role of Raven in HBO`s adaptation of `Fahrenheit 451`.The 30-year-old won the People`s Choice Award for Favourite YouTube Star in January 2017.Fans of the star call themselves `Team Super`.
Lilly visited Mumbai in 2014 for YouTube FanFest and then again in 2017 on a multiple city tour. She was again in India to promote her `How to be a Bawse`.
Lilly has also appeared in films including `Ice Age: Collision Course` and `Bad Moms`. She is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
Lilly is also the first openly bisexual woman to host a late-night talk show on television. Lilly is the second woman of colour to host a nightly show on a major network since former VH1 VJ Cynthia Garrett was in charge of NBC`s `Later` for a year, nearly two decades ago.
