I mean, I think - it's certainly been a part of my life since I was little. Unless she's a superwoman, you won't be seeing Cecily Strong on "Saturday Night Live" tonight. But that's really where it deepened into something different. Of course I love you. 'Cause "Kevin Can Wait," but Syrian referees can't, OK? It's about her life during the first year of the pandemic, when she felt overcome by anxiety and depression. You want to try with other people? Let's get back to my interview with Cecily Strong. Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984)[2][3] is an American actress and comedian who has been a cast member of Saturday Night Live . I think, you know, we were told - we went on our hiatus that was supposed to be our three-week or two-week hiatus in March and then just didn't come back until May. It feels like a little bit of other-planet behavior - all of us. Seven of the comedy sketch show's cast members left the . Why couldn't we cross? UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (Singing, as characters) My guys loves corn puddin'. GROSS: He was dealing with a lot of mental health issues? That's just so funny. In case you are wondering about his identity, Jack is an international traveler. We'll be right back after a short break. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character, singing) You can't plow a field without hitting some stone. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) That's fantastic. And I think a lot of that, you can feel it when you watch the show, and I think that's probably why I enjoy rewatching it so much is just taking myself back there. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) Can't do it, pal. And, like, I'll never understand why they took joy in that because it was such a huge and awful moment in my life. I saw "Once Upon A Mattress," which I absolutely loved and really wanted to do. 'The Addams Family' star Barry Sonnenfeld is the director, and the actor, while Cecily Strong too serves as the producer. And then I thought, what if these two modern guys, instead of stumbling on a town that has a werewolf, stumbled on a town that was in a musical? STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) And it may be a waste. GROSS: I love the way mansplaining becomes, like, don't man-terrupt me. Cecily Strong is an American actress and comedian who is best known for being a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 2012 to 2022. . ; Making an appearance at the Chicago Sketch Fest, Chicago Just for Laughs, New York Sketchfest, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Goodman Theater, Bailiwick Theater, Mercury Theater, and Virgin Daiquiri with an all-female improv troupe. 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 . Cecily Strong's character loves musicals and is initially charmed. Cecily attended Oak Park and River Forest High . And then I have to say the Marx Brothers have played a huge role in my life. So I really was like, come on, everybody. So you must have had this idea early on that being in shows was something real people did. Strong achingly conveys her fears of loss and uncertainty, as well as the emotional scars left by a physically . And so I think they thought that might be a good outlet for me. And so she was devastated when, in early 2020, he passed away at age thirty from the brain cancer glioblastoma. Just like the idea, you know, that it's like, you can have so much passion and feelings about these things that you don't really understand and haven't given much thought to and using them to sort of put down other people. And, you know, their - a lot of their movies were kind of musicals. STRONG: (As The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party) And I'm sorry - if I could play devil's advocate for just a second, I think we all know the real reason Julian Assange is in jail, and that's 'cause she's a woman. And I think that the worst example is "Shipoopi" from "Music Man," which is - it brings everything to a grinding halt, and then this Marcellus character is just singing this nonsense song that has nothing to do with anything. Let's get back to my interview with Cecily Strong. This Mueller report completely exonerated the president, and therefore everybody on the Trump train - woo, woo (ph). The six episodes follow a couple (played by Strong and Keegan-Michael Key) stumbling upon the titular magical town trapped in a Golden Age-era musical, and star an A-list cast of Broadway greats . I saw "Once Upon A Mattress," which I absolutely loved and really wanted to do. It's not like I drove myself. Cecily Strong (actress) social media, news and video. And then I remembered, like, hearing my straight male friends talk about interactions that they'd had, like, with some girl that seems normal, and then it's like, oh, she just said something crazy, and how do I get out of this conversation? In "South Pacific," there's a younger woman who ends up falling in love with an older man. Make him watch it. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Just 'cause you feuded don't mean that you're concluded. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character, singing) Every steak's bound to have some fat. You know, I really wanted them - like, oh, that could genuinely have been a song sung in an undiscovered Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. But she kept going, what? Strong, 35, has been on SNL since 2012, joining alongside current . It's like, why are we learning this? That's outrighteous (ph). She's taken all these concepts and just turned them into something confusing and wrong that she's very passionate about. It kind of felt like that a little bit. And there's a bunch of kids who weren't as lucky as I was. It became my community, you know. So it is more of a romantic comedy, and it can be more about, what does love mean? STRONG: You know, luckily, I have producers there and and Lorne, too, and I feel very taken care of by the show. Thanks for finally letting a woman on late-night TV. ., directed by Leigh Silverman (Lifespan of a Fact, Violet), explores American society, art, power, and the feminist movement through a series of characters. GROSS: Well, let's take a short break here, and then we'll talk some more. You know, and then it took a while to really understand - here's all of the things we're going to put in place. So it was really important for the show to have that perspective. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I didn't say that. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I didn't say that. And it was "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying." She's also . GROSS: To shoot and be in these, like, exuberant, like, joyful production scenes? I need to get - I have to practice this fall. This is FRESH AIR. She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As character, singing) You can't eat a fish without getting some bones. Yeah. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) And you're not sick? You put the bowl in your belly 'cause it's good for the soul. (SOUNDBITE OF DON BYRON'S "SHAKE 'EM UP"). 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 . And it wasn't easy to do this job this year. I am just trying to figure out how to get out of here and get back to reality. She's making her New York stage debut in the one-woman show "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," opening at the Shed. And it's - more than anything, it's like, watching my brother deal with his own depression, and it's like how I feel about mine. Meet Cecily Strong's Partner: The Actress' Secretive Love Life Details. But she kept going, what? STRONG: No. She was promoted to repertory player in season 39 in September 2013, along with her fellow castmates Aidy Bryant and Kate McKinnon, and left midway through season 48, following the December 17, 2022 . What - my parents put me in one, I should say. And we just thought it was so funny, and it was a fun way to play her. Here with her final thoughts on this election is the Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party. And we just thought it was so funny, and it was a fun way to play her. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. GROSS: Well, listen. And I wound up writing a lot of my "Update" characters with him or sort of those - anybody that's a real - you know, I write Marjorie Taylor Greene with him, and we did Sidney Powell together this year, too. You put the bowl in your belly 'cause it's good for the soul. 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. (SOUNDBITE OF MARVIN HAMLISCH'S "MULTI-TASKING"). I'm still trying to wrap my head around all of it. But also, really, in many ways, the mayor's story is at the heart of the show 'cause he is one of these characters that, back in the day, could only be queer coded, you know, and - but because we have modern characters in "Schmigadoon!" Her characters have included Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Melania Trump and the girl you wish you hadn't started a conversation with at a party. She's been a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" since 2012. (As characters, singing) And then he gives her a snack. (TV-14. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. And so that's what "Corn Puddin'" is. But she does not, you know, embrace them in the way that I do. Accuracy and availability may vary. The couple, Josh and Melissa, are played by Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Then what are you saying? Did you get to go backstage? My guest is Cecily Strong. GROSS: And he's not just a Broadway producer. FRESH AIR's executive producer is Danny Miller. She has a new memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon," and she stars in the new series "Schmigadoon!," a satire of classic musicals from the '40s and '50s. Good. I've never caught him looking at other gals more young, petite or fine. Her characters have included Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Melania Trump and the Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party. The "Saturday Night Live" mainstay (and two-time Emmy nominee) started drama classes when she was just 3 years old as a way of channeling her oddball energy . The series stars Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key as a couple who find themselves stuck in a 1940s musical's wacky town, where people sing about their love of "Corn Pudding" and quite . So I think that led to my love of these 1920s songs, you know, the Tin Pan Alley stuff. The townspeople are singing and dancing as if they're in an old musical. STRONG: Well, first of all, just thank you for saying that. Why couldn't we cross? And anything I can do to help (laughter) would make me feel very good. We're not going to spend another minute in this town. overall No. He's . CECILY STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) I don't understand. But apparently, according to the leprechaun, this isn't true love. I mean, when I was growing up in Brooklyn, I thought people in movies and on Broadway were, like, from another planet. GROSS: Yeah. And suddenly, I used it just to make movies with all the neighborhood kids. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I'm not singing, and you're not singing. And he was trying to help me find things. But if you've got some extry (ph) STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) I sure would like a taste. I met Daisy Eagen. So a few weeks after talking to Cecily Strong about starring in the series, I spoke with Cinco Paul, who wrote all the songs. Viewers noticed that longtime cast member Cecily Strong was missing from the show and its opening credits sparking rumors of her exit. And it's - I'm a bad person. It's not something we're going to eradicate. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #7: (As character, singing) Who wants corn puddin'? But I didn't really know what to do with it, so it was one of those that I just filed away. STRONG: Right. And I was just part of a wave of kids who were expelled. GROSS: So your character in "Schmigadoon!" GROSS: Cinco Paul wrote all the songs for the satirical musical series "Schmigadoon!" And so I think, more than anything, it made me realize, like, that's what depression does to you. Keegan-Michael Key's character hates musicals and is desperate to leave. First two episodes streaming Friday, July 16, on Apple TV+. Because at "Update," you only get to rehearse on Saturday, really. . But the fun thing is that, ironically, in our show, it does move the story forward because this stupid song gets Keegan to say, OK, we're leaving (laughter). Strong mentioned that her uncle is a Broadway producer in a 2021 interview with Terry Gross on the NPR program Fresh Air, thus she was able to see several Broadway productions as a child and even go backstage . I think with the school, this new superintendent came in, and she made it her thing to have zero tolerance. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) We already tried together. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Oh, she sure would like a taste. Stop. STRONG: Yes. And she recommends the corn puddin'. In a 2021 interview with Terry Gross on the National Public Radio program Fresh Air, Strong said that because her uncle is a Broadway producer, as a child she often got to attend Broadway shows and sometimes go back stage to meet their casts.She then attended a private Catholic school until transferring for her senior year to the Chicago Academy for the Arts, where she graduated in 2002. - which is now streaming on Apple TV+. Strong will also serve as a producer. I mean, the season starts - what? You were 15. If you're a nerd, just be a nerd. Let's get back to my interview with Cinco Paul. Our countdown includes Princess Jasmine, Gemma, Cathy Anne, and more! 4. My guest, Cecily Strong, is nominated for an Emmy for the second year in a row for her work on "Saturday Night Live." She's always got a very gravely serious affectation. It just felt like, I've fallen through the cracks. This Mueller report completely exonerated the president, and therefore everybody on the Trump train, woo, woo (ph). GROSS: Did you get to meet the actors? And he was showing me clips of her, like, doing man-on-the-street interviews. Also, Keegan has, you know, this young farm girl pursuing him, played by Dove Cameron. STRONG: (As Melissa) This was literally me in high school. Strong has been a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" since 2012. But I was just always performing around the house. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) Never had had corn puddin'. Developed by Cinco Paul and Ken . STRONG: No, I would - it feels great because, this past year especially, I'm just - I'm so proud of the show and being a part of the show. "You know how much I hate musicals. And she used the playbill and a lot of those pictures. Cecily Strong's new show (lovingly) pokes fun at 'problematic' Golden Age musicals. GROSS: And who did you think of as being the girl? So how much do you love musicals? 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