I can hear you. Cecily Strong is saying goodbye to Saturday Night Live. Strong also has a new book that will be published tomorrow called "This Will All Be Over Soon." She's created some great characters for the show. GROSS: Kind of brought it home. In case you are wondering about his identity, Jack is an international traveler. And it's - I'm a bad person. Cecily Strong's new book, This Will All Be Over Soon, isn't what you expect from a Saturday Night Live cast member's . (As characters, singing) Just 'cause you feuded don't mean that you're concluded. GROSS: They didn't connect to the world I lived in. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As character, singing) You can't eat a fish without getting some bones. That's all. PAUL: (Singing) There's lots of movies Ken hasn't seen. He's, like, a really big Broadway producer. KEN DAURIO: (Singing) Some Cinco hasn't seen, too. You know, "The Coconauts," "Animal Crackers," "Horse Feathers" has a lot of songs in it. I'm still trying to wrap my head around all of it. STRONG: No. PAUL: What would be the worst possible song to subject him to, you know? JOST: You don't have to shout, you know. We started with the opening song from "Schmigadoon!" And it's only recently that are - there are actually musicals about gay people who are out of the closet. She doesn't know what that actually means, but she really wishes the best for him and loves him. because everyone in it seems to be enjoying being in it so much. It's - so I just don't know for sure yet. She stars in the new series "Schmigadoon!" She has over 500k followers on her Instagram. And you go like, whoa, what's that? (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE"). And, you know, I desperately wanted to be on stage, but probably because I didn't really belong there, they kept saying, no, but, Cinco, we need you on the piano. - which is now streaming on Apple TV+. PAUL: Yeah. And it is - it still feels a bit like controlled chaos, on "Update" especially, where it feels kind of fresh, and we're not exactly sure what's going to happen. STRONG: (As The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party) Do you even know what women have to do when we go vote, Michael? This is FRESH AIR. Corn, corn, corn, corn, corn puddin'. But she kept going, what? And in many ways, it's my wife. And then they kind of looked - they made, like, a show of it and looked in every pocket but that pocket and then said, OK, you're good to go. You know, we were getting ready for one of those - I think they were two "Update" specials because it was an election year. And I had that above my bed until we - I moved out - I think, till I went to college. You put the corn in the puddin' and the puddin' in the bowl. My life - you know, to just not really know your place yet and then be told you don't have a place here, it just kind of - I felt like I was - I didn't talk for a year or something. What - my parents put me in one, I should say. GROSS: He was dealing with a lot of mental health issues? You know, she's always got a very gravely serious affectation. centers on a couple who gets trapped in a town where people burst into song. So you're not in the middle of New York City right now. Strong is the niece of prolific Broadway producer, Edward Strong. STRONG: Oh, totally. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) You put the corn in the puddin' and the puddin' in the bowl. Thank you so much. . I guess I knew it as a job. It kind of felt like that a little bit. My Uncle Ed is a theater producer in New York, my dad and . So right away I was like, oh, God. What's true love really mean? Saturday Night Live's Cecily Strong stars in the new production of Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner's "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe." . Corn, corn, corn, corn, corn puddin'. And I think, you know, getting that job is how I got into the union. Unless she's a superwoman, you won't be seeing Cecily Strong on "Saturday Night Live" tonight. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) It's just a lover's spat. He co-created and co-wrote the series with Ken Daurio. and "The Lorax.". STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Then what are you saying? If you're just joining us, my guest is Cecily Strong, and she stars in the new series "Schmigadoon!," which is a loving satire of classic musicals from the '40s and '50s. It's like, I'll keep driving west. Yum. These Cecily Strong "SNL" performances were more than strong. Of course I love you. Cecily Strong's character loves musicals and is initially charmed. GROSS: I love the way mansplaining becomes like, don't man-terrupt me (laughter). STRONG: You know, we definitely loved the exclamations, you know, saving those for the - what? And she ends up, you know, falling in love with this kind of mean-spirited older man who, of course, becomes a much better human being as soon as he falls in love with her, this kind of, like, magical transformation. I am eating ice cream, and the voiceover says, like, well, McDonald's now has ice - soft-serve for 37 cents or whatever it was. And you know, there is still an element of, like, you're playing with your friends. How did it affect your sense of self to be arrested and to be expelled and to think, maybe, you wouldn't even graduate high school? KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Oh, no - no, no, no, no, no, no. And then one is the older sort of father figure love interest, you know, that you see in "King And I" and "Sound Of Music" and "South Pacific." And then it was just such a gift. Keegan-Michael Key's character hates musicals and is desperate to leave. GROSS: So when does a decision have to be made? I feel like my bubble just burst recently. Like, I'm so proud of the work I've done. So somebody at Fox News said my name into a bathroom mirror three times, and here I am. GROSS: And it just reminded me, too, that when I was in school, we had to learn some of that kind of dancing - you know, like, square dancing. So that's really where it began when I was a kid. The same year, she starred in, and was a producer for, Schmigadoon!, a musical parody series on Apple TV+. Accuracy and availability may vary. If I think that he's laughing at something, I'll want to hit that harder. You put the bowl in your belly 'cause it's good for the soul. And we just thought it was so funny, and it was a fun way to play her. I - you know, it's hard. ", a satire of classic musicals from the '40s and '50s. I'd feel safer being a child actor in Chicago. GROSS: You love movies, and you and your writing partner, Ken Daurio, have a podcast. GROSS: Let's hear you as the Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party. September 29, 2022 5:22pm. It just felt like, I've fallen through the cracks. It turns out that her own uncle is a producer on Broadway, and that meant she had a lot of access to the stage when she was a child. GROSS: Cecily Strong, welcome to FRESH AIR. STRONG: Right. We can't wait to make him watch it - with Cinco and Ken. It's about her life during the first year of the pandemic, when she felt overcome by anxiety and depression. And it's been great to talk with you. And, like, those are usually boring, too, and I never really understand the function that they serve. STRONG: I did - and I mean, not always. Also, Keegan has, you know, this young farm girl pursuing him, played by Dove Cameron. So a few weeks after talking to Cecily Strong about starring in the series, I spoke with Cinco Paul, who wrote all the songs. And I'm really - I'm so proud of everybody. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Yum. Lily Tomlin, the original star and Tony Award winner of 'The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, poses with the star of the L.A. production, Cecily . And I loved school, so it was really tough being expelled. The Keegan-Michael Key character hates musicals. Let's get back to my interview with Cinco Paul. PAUL: (Singing) So now that there's COVID-19 PAUL AND DAURIO: (Singing) Here's what we're going to do. So if he wants my puddin', he'll have to marry me. And my roommates - my COVID roommates, Matt (ph) and Kevin - were helping me shoot everything. Cecily Strong "Still Thinking" About Return to 'SNL' as Lorne Michaels Shares Hopes "She'll Come Back" The 'Saturday Night Live' veteran, who has a new memoir out on Aug. 10, says . GROSS: Did you get to meet the actors? Now Emmy-nominated actress Cecily Strong slides through the tour-de-force roles created by the Peabody and Emmy Award-winning writer Jane Wagner who is reimagining the legendary one-person play . Here to explain is Jeanine Pirro. And so - but everything that is evidence that he's gay, she sees as a really positive quality. Accuracy and availability may vary. (Singing) Some men like to fight and curse. Her new memoir, "This Will All Be Over Soon," will be published tomorrow. And new flash, Michael - 40% of children are just their legs. Talk about the process of writing that. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) So you don't really love me? Please continue playing piano for us. Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984) is an American actress and comedian who has been a cast member of Saturday Night Live since 2012, making her the longest-tenured female cast member in the show's history. And I'd go, well, tonight I'm going to either - I'll just keep driving. So, you know, I'm - I would love to do it. He's a hard man to know, it seems - different. So let's talk a little bit about your work on "Saturday Night Live." PAUL: I grew up in Phoenix, Ariz., so I didn't see a lot of shows live, but my mom really loved musicals, and she had cast recordings for - I specifically remember "Camelot" - you know, loving as a pretty young kid and listening to that. and also a terrific revival of "How To Succeed In Business," a Sondheim tribute. We'll be right back. And I was just part of a wave of kids who were expelled. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) That's fantastic. And so I think they thought that might be a good outlet for me. overall No. And it opens with, you know, two friends hiking through the wilderness, and they're hiking over the countryside. She's now starring in the new series "Schmigadoon! What is your critique of how the school and the police handled you? This is FRESH AIR. And, like, I'll never understand why they took joy in that because it was such a huge and awful moment in my life. Let's get back to my interview with Cecily Strong. GROSS: And who did you think of as being the girl? I don't have enough gym credits to graduate on time. I was so, like, mad that no one was letting me have my rehearsal. CECILY STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) I don't understand. She's taken all these concepts and just turned them into something confusing and wrong that she's very passionate about. Cecily Strong had a special bond with her cousin Owen. GROSS: Cinco Paul wrote all the songs for the satirical musical series "Schmigadoon!" Seven of the comedy sketch show's cast members left the . My guest, Cecily Strong, is nominated for an Emmy for the second year in a row for her work on "Saturday Night Live." You know, that PAUL: I'll tell you. Thanks for finally letting a woman on late night TV. I think my favorite character that you've been doing lately is Judge Jeanine Pirro, the Fox News host. Oh, that's really - it's a funny song, but it's also - it's a lovely song. They get lost in the woods, cross over a bridge and suddenly find themselves on what looks like a backlot movie set of a small town in the early 20th century, a town called Schmigadoon. Viewers noticed that longtime cast member Cecily Strong was missing from the show and its opening credits sparking rumors of her exit. And we failed. To be a 10 or 11-year-old kid obsessed with that sort of music was very odd, but I just - I loved it from an early age. So how much do you love musicals? If you're like me, you've never watched the show, and you didn't know her name until now. If you're just joining us, my guest is Cecily Strong. Cinco Paul, who also wrote all the songs, after we take a short break. Please do a Season 2. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I didn't say that. Was it your idea to do her, or did someone say, oh, you should do her? So it is more of a romantic comedy, and it can be more about, what does love mean? People don't just burst into song in real life," complains Josh ( Keegan-Michael Key) to girlfriend Melissa ( Cecily Strong) early in the new . And then to be on those sets that were also gorgeous and then to be with this amazing group of people - and we are able to do musicals in a time when Broadway is shuttered, and that's so depressing to walk next to. Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images. It's brought me such pleasure at a time when I think we all need some pleasure. Was it your idea to do her, or did someone say, oh, you should do her? NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. STRONG: I said no, actually, at first to going to Vancouver and shooting because I was - I really was afraid, you know? You just really got her down (laughter). And, you know, I wouldn't say my wife hates musicals. So I've gotten to see a lot of his . This is a colostomy, Michael Che. She has a new memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon." And you had a boyfriend who got a bad case of COVID, but fortunately not bad enough to end up in the hospital, and he recovered. When I went to - they called me down to security to say they'd found my bag. Yeah, I got handcuffed and brought to a cop car and taken to the station. GROSS: So let's hear a clip of you doing Jeanine Pirro. Otherwise, it's hard to get an impression on the show. It was Gardner's first time, and her eyes widened as a pile of men in short shorts burst into a number . STRONG: I did - and I mean, not always. He's a queer one, that man o' mine. And then, then, we found the art school. Cecily Strong (SNL) Biography, Net worth 2023, Salary, Age, Height, Educational Qualifications, Family Details, Parents, Husband, Boyfriends, Children . Comedian's romantic life explored. 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