STRONG: (As The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party) Here's a thought, Michael - maybe try being woke for a change, OK? STRONG: Yeah. And I loved school, so it was really tough being expelled. He's a queer one, that man o' mine. We're not going to spend another minute in this town. STRONG: I did - and I mean, not always. And I just - I did theater. 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 I can't - she's so far away. I can hear you. It was like, in order to do the show next week, I just need to step away this week. You know, really, we talk about escapism, and I had real-life escapism where I flew into this beautiful, magical land of Vancouver, where there's, like, water and mountains and big trees. First two episodes streaming Friday, July 16, on Apple TV+. She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." This is FRESH AIR. She co-anchored "Weekend Update" with Seth Meyers and then Colin Jost but stepped down, preferring to do sketch comedy. I mean, the season starts - what? You want to try with other people? That's just so funny. CHE: (As himself) Yeah, OK. Can you just please tell us about the candidates? And I guess there's also "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man Of Mine" (ph) - you know, these women who sing songs where, you know, he has maybe these flaws, but I still love him, you know? He co-created, co-wrote and wrote all the songs for the series "Schmigadoon!" I guess I knew it as a job. SNL season 48 premiered without some cast members many considered synonymous with the show in recent years. It was gorgeous. MICHAEL CHE: (As himself) With the election only two weeks away, both candidates are trying to get a final message out there to their supporters. And so she was devastated when, in early 2020, he passed away at age thirty from the brain cancer glioblastoma. GROSS: How did you come up with the idea of a musical about people trapped in a musical set in the early 20th century? Like, who cares? It's not like I drove myself. I'm Terry Gross, and this is FRESH AIR. The series is streaming on Apple TV+. GROSS: Oh, you wrote the song? STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Then what are you saying? And so it makes me want to, like, poke harder. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. GROSS: Did you get to meet the actors? How were you first exposed to musicals? PAUL: Yeah. I mean, when I was growing up in Brooklyn, I thought people in movies and on Broadway were, like, from another planet. No. GROSS: So your character in "Schmigadoon!" How are you doing? And it was hard - you know, I had theater, thank God, and really was comfortable in that world. STRONG: (As The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party) Please do not man-terrupt (ph) me when I'm wo-making (ph) a point, Michael. PAUL: (Singing) There's lots of movies Ken hasn't seen. But what really cracked it for me was, oh, instead of two friends, it should be a couple. GROSS: So let's talk a little bit about your work on "Saturday Night Live." Her birth name is Cecily Legler Strong. It became my community, you know. GROSS: All right. I was a new cast member. STRONG: Well, first of all, just thank you for saying that. STRONG: I almost enjoy it more to see when someone's laughing. Was this all through movies? I feel like my bubble just burst recently. In her second season, she co-anchored Weekend Update with Seth Meyers and then Colin Jost. And I'm now back to worrying about someone I love with COVID. I love the show so much. and also a terrific revival of "How To Succeed In Business," a Sondheim tribute. In "South Pacific," there's a younger woman who ends up falling in love with an older man. Is this still going on, your podcast? and "The Lorax.". Apple TV+. Cecily Strong's character loves musicals and is initially charmed. Luckily for us, but maybe - who knows for the greater world - someone else can judge luckily or not, but she became more popular and more of a household name. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) That's it. We're going to make him watch it for a podcast. Can we please go now? But in eighth grade, he swallowed his bottle of Ritalin and had to get his stomach pumped and was in the psych ward, the children's psych ward, in Rush Hospital for a week. 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. It's not like I drove myself. Cecily Strong as seen in May 2015 (The Peabody Awards / Flickr / CC BY-2.0) Best Known For. GROSS: Well, I hope your mom, like, recovers really soon. Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Would you leave us alone for just a minute? STRONG: Right. It's such a contrast for me seeing the joy in "Schmigadoon!" Cecily Strong attends the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards at L.A. LIVE on September 19, 2021 in Los . I'm sorry. STRONG: Well, thank you so much. The women are wearing long, colorful prairie dresses with big petticoats. Corn, corn, corn, corn, corn puddin'. I saw "Once Upon A Mattress," which I absolutely loved and really wanted to do. But my man is gentle, as soft and sentimental as any lace adorned a valentine. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, chanting) Corn puddin', corn puddin', corn puddin', corn puddin'. Courtesy: Apple TV+. Could be fun. And we failed. now and Cecily's character really likes to get involved in people's lives, she helps push him to, you know, proclaim to the whole town who he really is. I'm Terry Gross, and this is FRESH AIR. . Cecily Strong (SNL) Biography, Net worth 2023, Salary, Age, Height, Educational Qualifications, Family Details, Parents, Husband, Boyfriends, Children . The Search . And, you know, even, like, operas have, like, songs like that, where there's, you know, like, a festival or, you know, a picnic or something. We'll hear from the co-creator of "Schmigadoon!" So let's talk a little bit about your work on "Saturday Night Live." But at that point, I think I had started getting pretty depressed, and I - because of the time I missed. I appreciate it. She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." He co-wrote, co-created and wrote all the songs for the satire of musicals called "Schmigadoon!" Then I kind of want to, like, go further. And it's like, you don't know what corn puddin' is? And even on the tape - like, they do your expulsion hearings, and they're taping it. Corn, corn, corn, corn, corn puddin'. I think there's nothing more thrilling than hearing Terry Gross likes (laughter) your show and (laughter) enjoys it and has joy from it. And immediately he's concerned about the age difference, especially because the actresses, you know, who play these roles were never actually teenagers. She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." But if you've got some extry (ph) STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) I sure would like a taste. What is your critique of how the school and the police handled you? Can we skip that and get to the good stuff? Our countdown includes Princess Jasmine, Gemma, Cathy Anne, and more! And I wound up never stopping. We'll first hear the voice of Michael Che on "Weekend Update.". And I think she's doing well. And, actually, I flew out of the chair the first time because, you know, I hadn't done much physical comedy on the show at all. Let's take another break here. STRONG: I said no, actually, at first to going to Vancouver and shooting because I was - I really was afraid, you know? I've always loved musicals. In her second season, she co-anchored "Weekend Update" with Seth Meyers and then Colin Jost. 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). We started with the opening song from "Schmigadoon!" 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 . And I started, you know - I would - I had to tell my mom because there was a couple of nights - I shared a car with my brother at this time. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) First, she said something bad to get his gander. GROSS: How were you introduced to music of that period? UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) It's just a lover's spat. The men are dressed like they're in old-fashioned barbershop quartets. She also stars in the new series "Schmigadoon!," which is a very smart, funny and loving satire of musicals from the '40s and '50s. I got the recipe. It was my first year talking with Colin. And then my uncle is also a Broadway producer. It's a nice melody. 'Schmigadoon!' star Cecily Strong and co-creator Cinco Paul embrace musical satire The Apple TV+ satire series . Yeah. I guess I knew it as a job. Thank you so much. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Just 'cause you feuded don't mean that you're concluded. 'Cause "Kevin Can Wait," but Syrian referees can't, OK? 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. HARADA: (As Florence, singing) Some men stumble home at dark, want dinner and dessert. My guest, Cecily Strong, is nominated for an Emmy for the second year in a row for her work on "Saturday Night Live." KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I'm not saying anything. She has had numerous popular celebrity impressions in SNL. Here's all the safety measures - until I finally felt safe. We'll be right back. Can you believe this, that we lost Hal, you know? in season Host(s) Musical guest Original air date U.S. viewers (millions) 931: 1: Miles Teller: Kendrick Lamar: October 1, 2022 (): 4.02: Kendrick Lamar performs a medley of "Rich Spirit" and "N95" for his first set and "Father Time" with Sampha for his second.Jon Hamm and Shaun White appear in the cold open. So if he wants my puddin', he'll have to marry me. I saw "Guys And Dolls." STRONG: Yeah, absolutely I do. Cecily Strong has 29 acting credits on her IMDb profile, along with her first producer credit for Schmigadoon!, a musical comedy television show that premiered on Apple TV+ in 2021. . This is FRESH AIR. 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. This election is a misgrace (ph), OK? UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Schmigadoon, where the Sun shines bright from July to June and the air's as sweet as a macaroon, Schmigadoon - Schmigadoon, where it's warm and safe as a new cocoon and our hearts all glow like a harvest moon, Schmigadoon - Schmigadoon, where the men are men and the cows are cows and the farmers smile as we push their plows. It's - so I just don't know for sure yet. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) Can't do it, pal. I - you know, it's hard. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) No. GROSS: There's times on Update when Colin Jost has been laughing, like, so hard because you're so funny. Other men have eyes that spark at every passing skirt. That's called a bubble standard. But apparently, according to the leprechaun, this isn't true love. During her youth, she often attended Broadway shows, thanks to her uncle's career as a Broadway producer, and she sometimes got to meet the casts. NBC. And Alan does such an amazing job with this character and really gives him depth and heart in a way that elevates it even beyond, you know, what I'd hoped he'd bring. And so I want to play that scene 'cause it'll give a sense of how people just kind of break out into song around you and how you sometimes just chime right in. So I really was like, come on, everybody. It's streaming on Apple TV+. Cecily Strong's character loves musicals and is initially charmed. Again, my family, everyone I know - huge fans. Congratulations on "Schmigadoon!" And I suddenly thought, wow, the opening to this is very much like the opening to "Brigadoon." - about a couple who find themselves trapped in a small town from the early 1900s where life is a musical. (TV-14. So here's another scene from "Schmigadoon!". Strong also has a new memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon." And I think, you know, whatever name is next to an Emmy nomination, it still feels like everybody there is a part of that - why there's a nomination. During a recent . Originally broadcast Aug. 9 and Aug. 23. We're leaving. People don't just burst into song in real life," complains Josh ( Keegan-Michael Key) to girlfriend Melissa ( Cecily Strong) early in the new . centers on a couple who gets trapped in a town where people burst into song. Viewers noticed that longtime cast member Cecily Strong was missing from the show and its opening credits sparking rumors of her exit. In the original, which debuted on Broadway in 1985, Tomlin leaps for two hours . She's created some great characters for the show. If you're an avid fan of Saturday Night Live, you already know Cecily Strong. One of the really funny songs - the mayor, who's played by Alan Cumming, is secretly gay, and it's a secret he's never disclosed to anybody. And you can't have love without having a lover's spat. That was so weird. ", a satire of classic musicals from the '40s and '50s. ., directed by Leigh Silverman (Lifespan of a Fact, Violet), explores American society, art, power, and the feminist movement through a series of characters. CHE: (As himself) So I assume you're not happy with the election. GROSS: Some musicals have really corny scenes in them, and the kind of scene that always bores me is the picnic scene where it's like, this was a real nice clambake. JOST: That's great. And I'm really - I'm so proud of everybody. Hi. If you're a nerd, just be a nerd. And the first morning that you're there, you're having breakfast on the porch. And then he turns off the tape to say, like, oh, and off the record, you're a great student, and we're sorry to lose you. (SOUNDBITE OF RICHARD RODGERS' "'OKLAHOMA!' I sure would like a taste. GROSS: Cecily Strong, welcome to FRESH AIR. I mean, it's real to most people, but, I mean, you saw the worst that could happen. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) No. But she left the desk, preferring to do sketch comedy, which she's great at. STRONG: You know, we definitely loved the exclamations, you know, saving those for the - what. Do you feel like you're competing with other people who are nominated? It went to dress and not to air. GROSS: We're listening to my interview with Cinco Paul. I am just trying to figure out how to get out of here and get back to reality. Let's start with "Schmigadoon!," which is filled with references to classic musicals, like "Oklahoma!," "Carousel," "The Music Man," "The Sound of Music" and, of course, "Brigadoon." She's also . You know, I was a straight-A student up until then. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) We want corn puddin'. STRONG: No. All rights reserved. She stars with Keegan-Michael Key in the new series "Schmigadoon!" And I'm - that's according to doctors, Michael Che. GROSS: What was the impact of that on you? FRESH AIR's executive producer is Danny Miller. How does it feel? Mere hours before the December 17 show, it was revealed that the 38-year-old comedian would be making her final appearance on the late-night . Because, I mean, we shot last fall, so that wasn't even - I didn't even know we'd get to be vaccinated. And you're being, you know, waited on by a - you know, a very lovely, very young (laughter) waitress. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) OK. Well, that one's on you. She's taken all these concepts and just turned them into something confusing and wrong that she's very passionate about. And anything I can do to help (laughter) would make me feel very good. And we just thought it was so funny, and it was a fun way to play her. You don't land a job with SNL without being funny. GROSS: Well, I wish you well. And I think a lot of that, you can feel it when you watch the show. GROSS: Cinco Paul, welcome to FRESH AIR. and "The Lorax." We all know that so many performers on Broadway historically have been gay, and it's only in recent years that they've been able to be out. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Oh, no, that's not OK - unless it's consensual. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character, singing) Every steak's bound to have some fat. COLIN JOST: (As himself) Fox News personality Judge Jeanine Pirro returned to television tonight after being suspended two weeks for controversial comments about a Muslim congresswoman. . And she recommends the corn puddin'. STRONG: No. And it opens with, you know, two friends hiking through the wilderness, and they're hiking over the countryside. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) That's right. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) We already tried together. 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? GROSS: Were you thrilled to be doing a commercial? CECILY STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) I don't understand. Andrew Singer executive produces with Lorne Michaels on behalf of Broadway Video. And actually, my dad took a bunch of pictures. And then it was just such a gift. Like, what word - what is, like, a word that's in the social lexicon of the moment that this girl would hear and say wrong? And, like, those are usually boring, too, and I never really understand the function that they serve. Like, what word - what is, like, a word that's in the social lexicon of the moment that this girl would hear and say wrong? - 'cause everyone in it seems to be enjoying being in it so much and I was enjoying watching it so much - and the contrast between that and the depression and anxiety you describe in your memoir. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) That's fantastic. The women are wearing long, colorful prairie dresses with big petticoats. July 16, 2021 1:58 PM PT. The townspeople are singing and dancing as if they're in an old musical. GROSS: You love movies, and you and your writing partner, Ken Daurio, have a podcast. . - for the greater world - someone else can judge - luckily or not, but she became more popular and more of a household name. And it was a lot of work, which is a good distraction and good to, like, have a job again. Cecily Strong is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer who has a net worth of $4 million. STRONG: Well, it was sort of a mix of, like, I'm making fun of myself, and then I'm thinking about people I'd seen on Facebook. (SOUNDBITE OF MARVIN HAMLISCH'S "MULTI-TASKING"). No. But to then think I'm - not only do I not fit in, I'm not welcome. Like, clearly it was a thing for Rodgers and Hammerstein. And the first morning that you're there, you're having breakfast on the porch. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) OK. Well, that one's on you. And I was talking about something else, and then I sort of made fun of myself, like, yeah, because, you know, that's - well, that's an important thing for society to hear or something. And it's like, this is still when New York City is really the epicenter, and our show is so about New York City. And it is - there is something weird about these old men, you know, sort of creating works of art in which there are these May-December romances. I've always loved musicals. Which - a lot of your memoir is about living through the pandemic, like, the first almost year of the pandemic. Oh, he'll have to marry me. So I don't know what you do with that. And in many ways, that was Ken. But they both soon realize they're trapped in Schmigadoon, where life is a musical. He co-created and co-wrote the series with Ken Daurio. There must be a lobby somewhere that is making sure that that's still taught in schools. And it's like, you don't know what corn puddin' is? KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Are you serious? So we did her on "Update.". PAUL: Yeah, it's called "Make Him Watch It," and we make each other watch a movie we've never seen before. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I'm not singing, and you're not singing. That was weird. And so we play with that trope as well. Cecily Strong. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. I met Daisy Eagen. 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