She joined the SNL cast mid-season, after the show's lack of a black female cast member had been widely noted in the media, including in interviews with black cast members Jay Pharoah and Kenan Thompson.
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He developed several impressions, including Michael Jackson, Wayne Brady, Chris Tucker (Edwards' first impression; coincidentally, also an impression done by Jay Pharoah on his first SNL episode on September 25, 2010), Don Cheadle, Colin Powell, Serena Williams, Nipsey Russell, Grace Jones, Randy Jackson, Redman, Denzel Washington, and Billy Ocean.