Name: Awkwafina Became the Official Voice of New York City’s 7 Train | The Tonight Show
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in "Crazy Rich Asians" and "The Farewell."

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Now, she's voicing a character in the new Disney movie,

which is in theaters and available with Premier Access

You have a lot going on that I want to talk about.

First off, you were born and raised in Queens,

but you spent most of the past year on the other side

-You were out there working on a new Marvel movie.

You know, the way that they did quarantine there is, like,

you know, they bring you meals and stuff,

and there would be a nurse that would call and, you know,

for, like, I guess mental-health checkups and she would call

But then, like, a couple days go by and I'm just like,

Now that I have you. Anyway, have you --"

-Let's take advantage of this service, yeah.

-"Are you watching any of the reality shows on Bravo?"

You're finally back home to New York City

-Is that the longest you've ever been away from New York?

-This is the longest I've ever been away, yeah, for sure.

-I know you also missed your grandmother.

She still lives in New York, and you called her your best friend.

Does she also consider you to be her best friend?

-I think she considers a lot of people to be her best friend.

I think she's definitely told the delivery guy, you know,

-Yeah, she's loose with it. She's loose with it.

She's one of those people that she'll just call any friend --

-Yeah, I don't know if that's like a best friend.

maybe, like, you know, maybe, like, your granddaughter.

Maybe that could be like a best friendship.

-You could definitely be her best friend.

I don't think she would at all have any reservations,

You got to do something very cool recently,

the 7 train here in New York City for a while.

You also put your own spin on the subway announcements.

-This is Vernon Boulevard, Jackson Avenue.

-This is 82nd Street, Jackson Heights, and please remember,

a train car is the worst place to clip your toenails.

-Wait. First of all, how -- how exci-- This is a major deal.

the MTA had someone, like, voice the announcements

-What kind of reaction did you get from people?

-Well, I think, the first couple weeks it was, like,

a lot of excitement, especially for people

You'd be like, "Oh, my God! Awkwafina's on the train."

And then I think it devolved over a couple weeks,

especially during, like, peak rush hour in the morning

and the night -- I mean, you know, the evening.

I'd get a lot of like, you know, "No one asked for this."

And it's like, "This is the last thing I want to hear

"You know, I'm sorry." You know, I felt bad.

-No way! People loved it. It's funny. It's so cool.

-I want to talk about your new Disney movie,

This one's called "Raya and the Last Dragon."

Can you set up the movie and tell us about the character?

-Yeah, so the movie is a very special movie

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