STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) No - oh, no, that's not OK - unless it's consensual. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #7: (As character, singing) Who wants corn puddin'? UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, chanting) Corn puddin', corn puddin', corn puddin', corn puddin'. So here's another scene from "Schmigadoon!". So I don't know what you do with that. I think there's nothing more thrilling than hearing Terry Gross likes (laughter) your show and (laughter) enjoys it and has joy from it. 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. But I was just always performing around the house. Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984) is an American actress and comedienne who is currently a cast member of Saturday Night Live, starting in September 2012, for the start of season 38. So I really was like, come on, everybody. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE"). JOST: That's great. This Mueller report completely exonerated the president, and therefore everybody on the Trump train, woo, woo (ph). It was all just this crazy bad timing. We're leaving. My mom is in Mexico. I was a weird kid, you know, singing "I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight" in my room, memorizing the lyrics. STRONG: Right. Corn puddin'. But they both soon realize they're trapped in Schmigadoon, where life is a musical. But apparently, according to the leprechaun, this isn't true love. STRONG: You know, we definitely loved the exclamations, you know, saving those for the - what? Mean, horny men lying on in-home hospital beds and white prison gangs who control the remote on Saturdays, thank you for watching. This is FRESH AIR. And she's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." I mean, I think - it's certainly been a part of my life since I was little. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) We want corn puddin'. CINCO PAUL AND KEN DAURIO: (Singing) Make him watch it. Mean, horny men lying on in-home hospital beds and white prison gangs who control the remote on Saturdays, thank you for watching. . Then I kind of want to, like, go further. We started with the opening song from "Schmigadoon!" We're going to make him watch it for a podcast. STRONG: No. (SOUNDBITE OF GEORGE SHEARING'S "THINKING OF YOU"). And we failed. And I think she's doing well. ", a loving satire of classic musicals from the 1940s and early '50s, like "Oklahoma! Congratulations on "Schmigadoon!" You were 15. GROSS: A turning point in your young life (laughter) was in 1999 when you were a sophomore in high school. So here you are on "Weekend Update" as Judge Jeanine Pirro. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Oh, no, that's not OK - unless it's consensual. And I think it's wrong to throw those kids out. They just performed, you know? 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 I loved school, so it was really tough being expelled. It's a kind of - there's references to other songs in it, including "You're A Queer One, Julie Jordan" from - that's from "Carousel," right? STRONG: Yes. ", "Carousel," "The Music Man," "The Sound Of Music," "South Pacific" and "Brigadoon." STRONG: I did - and I mean, not always. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) In Schmigadoon. But I didn't really know what to do with it, so it was one of those that I just filed away. I'll do anything. Is that an idea that you originated? GROSS: To shoot and be in these, like, exuberant, like, joyful production scenes? GROSS: Were you surprised that you told your mother about how you were feeling and about having thoughts about suicide? 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 . It went to dress and not to air. 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. . PAUL: Well, I thought it was really important. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. And the contrast between that and the depression and anxiety you describe in your memoir, which - a lot of your memoir is about living through the pandemic, like, the first almost year of the pandemic. Facts Buddy Fast, Factual, Free! 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? Please, no song. 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. But if you've got some extree (ph) STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) I sure would like a taste. The Apple TV+ satire series Schmigadoon! If I think that he's laughing at something, I'll want to hit that harder. Yeah. Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. And - yeah. Otherwise, it's hard to get an impression on the show. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Oh, she sure would like a taste. Unless she's a superwoman, you won't be seeing Cecily Strong on "Saturday Night Live" tonight. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. We'll first hear the voice of Michael Che on "Weekend Update.". So they'll be - I think that'll brighten her day. And then it was just such a gift. SNL's Cecily Strong stars in it as Melissa and is also a producer. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I'm not saying anything, but apparently some cosmic verdict has been reached, and we failed. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) It's just a lover's spat. Strong achingly conveys her fears of loss and uncertainty, as well as the emotional scars left by a physically . Mama's got one volume, and it's three chardonnays deep at a crowded party. . I'm still trying to wrap my head around all of it. And you know, there is still an element of, like, you're playing with your friends. I'm sure that's why I ended up writing movies. 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. (SOUNDBITE OF THELONIOUS MONK'S "LITTLE ROOTIE TOOTIE"), GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. During her youth, she often attended Broadway shows, thanks to her uncle's career as a . Cecily Strong. The reason there's a nomination is because it was a really strong year during a really tough time. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Come on. STRONG: Right. And it wasn't easy to do this job this year. (Carolyn Van Houten / Chicago Tribune) . This election is a mis-grace (ph), OK? PAUL: (Laughter) I guess it was more appropriate for me growing up in Phoenix. Comedian's romantic life explored. GROSS: So the Cecily Strong character loves musicals. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) Never had corn puddin'. and "The Lorax.". My Uncle Ed is a theater producer in New York, my dad and . After we take a short break, Ken Tucker will review a new album of songs Prince recorded in 2010. And I think they knew that about me. Cecily Strong's New Book. You know, the first show we did, we did the table read on Wednesday. She's an actress, and she's a comedian. GROSS: One of the things in some musicals is - the love affairs in some musicals, I think, would be considered pretty age-inappropriate now, like, for example, "The Sound Of Music," where, like, she's a young nun who's just left the convent. It's still - and I think, like, even though that seems crazy to say in the middle of summer, I think it's been a wild couple of years, and so I'm just - I'm OK with not knowing. But of course, like, everything's bad timing over the past couple of years or whatever. That was my parents' question. And so it's like, I knew I was kind of - it wouldn't last, this safety that I was feeling by being vaccinated. You just really got her down (laughter). And I think a lot of that, you can feel it when you watch the show. And she used the playbill and a lot of those pictures. Will Get Your Toes Tapping, So Sing Along If You Know The Words. STRONG: (As The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party) And I'm sorry. GROSS: Yeah, yeah. And I can't - she's so far away. One is the bad boy, you know, which is the Billy Bigelow character. Strong will also serve as a producer. GROSS: Cinco Paul wrote all the songs for the satirical musical series "Schmigadoon!" And my roommates - my COVID roommates, Matt (ph) and Kevin - were helping me shoot everything. (Singing) Some men like to fight and curse. 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. GROSS: Then you have a couple episodes where you share your opinions of films of the '80s and films of the '90s. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Corn puddin'. GROSS: Oh, that's nice of you to say. Keegan-Michael Key's character hates musicals and is desperate to leave. Rapper Jack Harlow was the . GROSS: That's really funny. GROSS: That was another scene from "Schmigadoon!," which stars my guest, Cecily Strong, and Keegan-Michael Key. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Oh, no - no, no, no, no, no, no. GROSS: Reports are that you're not sure whether you're going back to "SNL" in the fall. GROSS: There's times on "Update" when Colin Jost has been laughing, like, so hard because you're so funny. . Cecily Strong (SNL) Biography, Net worth 2023, Salary, Age, Height, Educational Qualifications, Family Details, Parents, Husband, Boyfriends, Children . The Keegan-Michael Key character hates musicals. 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. I mean, to me, there is a trope in these musicals often. GROSS: Like, among the shows he did was terrific revivals of "Music Man," which is, of course, referenced (laughter) in "Schmigadoon!" If you're an avid fan of Saturday Night Live, you already know Cecily Strong. (As characters, singing) And then he gives her a snack. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) Judge Jeanine Pirro, and it's up to you to decide just what my whole deal is. (As characters, singing) Just 'cause you feuded don't mean that you're concluded. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, chanting) Corn, Corn KEY: (As Josh Skinner) That's it. It's streaming on Apple TV+. It was my first year talking with Colin. And that really changed everything because then suddenly that became my tribe, you know, the theater kids. Thirty-seven cents - it must not be very good, something that - and then I made a face like, huh? Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images. You know, it's hard. Strong also has a new memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon." GROSS: What was the impact of that on you? PAUL: The first cartoon I saw that really impacted me, I think, was "The Jungle Book." Lorne Michaels of 'SNL' fame is the executive producer of 'Schmigadoon!'. is initially really charmed by the idea that they're, like, living in a world of a musical. So that wasn't even - I didn't even know we'd get to be vaccinated. Frank DiLella talks to "Saturday Night Live" star Cecily Strong about making her New York City theater debut in the revival of the one-woman Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner play "The Search For Signs of . STRONG: No. Strong slid into a corner booth with her fellow "S.N.L." cast member Heidi Gardner. STRONG: I almost enjoy it more to see when someone's laughing. and also a terrific revival of "How To Succeed In Business," a Sondheim tribute. 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. They also wrote the animated films "Despicable Me," "The Secret Life Of Pets" and the Dr. Seuss adaptations "Horton Hears A Who!" We - Ken and I, you know, played music all the time when we were writing. That's all. So, you know, I'm - I would love to do it. But I was just always performing around the house. If I think that he's laughing at something, I'll want to hit that harder. But I want to play the theme song from this because I think it's you and Ken actually singing the song. And that's what I'd always rent whenever we'd go to the movie store. 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. She is best known for being a cast member of Saturday Night Live. You put the bowl in your belly 'cause it's good for the soul. Viewers noticed that longtime cast member Cecily Strong was missing from the show and its opening credits sparking rumors of her exit. And then, then, we found the art school. It just felt like, I've fallen through the cracks. HARADA: (As Florence, singing) Show me any other man more tender or expressive. So I've gotten to see a lot of his shows in New York. 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 . But my man loves cooking. STRONG: (As The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party) Wow. And I was like, I'd also kind of had a breakup kind of the night before. And he was trying to help me find things. GROSS: Let's hear you as the Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party. Schmigadoon! Cecily Strong, who was a child actress and then an improviser in Chicago before finding fame on "Saturday Night Live," is set to make her New York stage debut this winter. GROSS: That was another scene from "Schmigadoon!," which stars my guest, Cecily Strong, and Keegan-Michael Key. I got the recipe. I sure would like a taste. Good. COLIN JOST: Fox News personality Judge Jeanine Pirro returned to television tonight after being suspended two weeks for controversial comments about a Muslim congresswoman. Strong said, admitting she immediately said yes to starring in the show, even though she thought the idea was "insane." Leigh Silverman is the director of the off-Broadway revival of The Search . UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Then he says something mean to get her back. (SOUNDBITE OF DON BYRON'S "SHAKE 'EM UP"). I mean, I think it's certainly been a part of my life since I was little. 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. There's a song called "Something Wonderful" from "King And I" and another song from "Carousel" called "What's The Use Of Wond'rin?" So you must have had this idea early on that being in shows was something real people did. You know, already it's - I didn't feel like I fit in. The first two episodes will premiere globally on Friday, July 16, 2021 exclusively on Apple TV+, followed by one new episode . I know from your new memoir that when "Saturday Night Live" did some episodes with everybody at home, that you were - you didn't want to participate at first, and you didn't do one or two of the shows because you just didn't feel ready to perform, I mean, because you really were in a serious state of depression and anxiety. Actress, writer, producer, and all-around comedy titan Cecily Strong has built up quite the resume over the last few years. And usually in those songs, that's like, he's wonderful. GROSS: Cecily Strong stars in the new series "Schmigadoon!" And, you know, everybody that was there was supposed to be there. I feel like when my kids were little, they were still teaching square dancing. And I always wanted to be an actor since I was little. Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key in "Schmigadoon!" premiering July 16, 2021 on Apple TV+. And then it was just such a gift. Thanks for finally letting a woman on late-night TV. STRONG: Well, first of all, just thank you for saying that. So we just were relying on testing. It was a McDonald's commercial that never aired. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) You put the corn in the puddin' and the puddin' in the bowl. Here to explain is Jeanine Pirro. And is it hard for you to keep a straight face when he's having trouble keeping a straight face? So you have a few really funny references to, like, closeted gay people in musicals. Our countdown includes Princess Jasmine, Gemma, Cathy Anne, and more! A leprechaun has explained to the couple - in song - that they can't leave Schmigadoon until they find true love, which means the depth of their love is about to be tested. You know, there were a lot of tears on-set - happy tears - just so much love and so much joy and such - we were all just so honored to be there, and it felt like we got to share this magical thing. GROSS: And this was pretty early in the pandemic, right? Then I kind of want to, like, go further. He's a queer one, that man o' mine. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) And then he gives her a smack. Paul will be the showrunner and Daurio is a consulting producer. So we did her on "Update.". And so she was devastated when, in early 2020, he passed away at age thirty from the brain cancer glioblastoma. I wish I could free him so I could finally see him the way he truly is and let him shine. But at that point, I think I had started getting pretty depressed, and I - because of the time I missed. It's a journal of her first year of the pandemic, dealing with anxiety and depression. He co-created, co-wrote and wrote all the songs for the series "Schmigadoon!" That strikes me as a little bit crazy. 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. PAUL: (Singing) There's lots of movies Ken hasn't seen. PAUL: You know, when we were early on conceiving of the show and the journeys that our characters would take, I really wanted Cecily's character Melissa to be involved in what I think are the two big tropes in these old musicals. If you're just joining us, my guest is Cecily Strong. When I went to - they called me down to security to say they'd found my bag. And they're sitting on the porch and about to have breakfast, and they're asked if they want some corn pudding. And he - you know, he had had depression for a long time. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Mrs. Menlove, forgive me for asking, but how much do you really know about your husband? GROSS: (Laughter) The music is kind of like a hoedown. Let's get back to my interview with Cecily Strong. And then just being loud and overenunciating and trying to have a stern look. 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. Cecily Strong. The series is streaming on Apple TV+. STRONG: You know, we definitely loved the exclamations, you know, saving those for the - what. During a 2021 interview with Terry Gross on the National Public Radio program Fresh Air, she said that because her uncle is a Broadway producer, as a child she often got to go to . I met Daisy Eagen. Strong, 35, has been on SNL since 2012, joining alongside current . The men are dressed like they're in old-fashioned barbershop quartets. During this final week of the year, we're featuring a few of the many interviews from 2021 that we enjoyed. And I think Hal Willner, our music producer, had passed away the night before or something. Originally broadcast Aug. 9 and Aug. 23. It's streaming on Apple TV+. She's been a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" since 2012. Like, I'm so proud of the work I've done. For "Broadway in the Berkshires," producer and actor Deborah Grausman brought together director Robin Levine, music director Laura Bergquist, writer/comedian Jason Salmon, and production stage manager Kat West. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #5: (As character) Did somebody say corn puddin'? STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Yum. This is FRESH AIR. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) That's it. It's like, why are we learning this? GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. STRONG: Right. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) That's right. Was it your idea to do her, or did someone say, oh, you should do her? GROSS: Yeah. These Cecily Strong "SNL" performances were more than strong. Cecily Strong is a 38-year-old American actress and comedian who has been a cast member of Saturday Night Live since 2012. GROSS: That's Cecily Strong as Judge Jeanine Pirro. JOST: (As himself) That's great. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) That's fantastic. 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. 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 . I love the show so much. And it's been great to talk with you. (As characters, singing) Then she complains that he don't understand her. Thea Chaloner directed today's show. STRONG: I said no, actually, at first to going to Vancouver and shooting because I was - I really was afraid, you know? We can't wait to make him watch it - with Cinco and Ken. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Come on, could be fun. STRONG: (As The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party) And newsflash, Michael - 40% of children are just their legs. GROSS: OK, let me reintroduce you here, and then we'll talk some more. Was this all through movies? Cinco Paul, who also wrote all the songs, after we take a short break. And I just - I did theater. And they don't even know what corn pudding is. But she does not, you know, embrace them in the way that I do. It was so funny, and I just loved it. GROSS: Let's hear you as the Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party. Trailer STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) So what? UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #4: (As character, singing) Who wants corn puddin'? Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. If you're like me, you've never watched the show, and you didn't know her name until now. And I suddenly thought, wow, the opening to this is very much like the opening to "Brigadoon." Cecily Strong (actress) social media, news and video. And then in making fun of myself, we sort of just kept playing with that, and that led into the Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party. It's an ode to those songs. Grown adults burst into song, one of which extolling the virtues of "corn pudding." Comedy stars like Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key mingle with Broadway . She has a new memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon." UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) You put the corn in the puddin' and the puddin' in the bowl. And it's only recently that are - there are actually musicals about gay people who are out of the closet. What Is Cecily Strong's Net Worth? UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character, singing) You can't plow a field without hitting some stone. 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. It kind of felt like that a little bit. But also, I remember singing "Singin' In The Rain" for the first time as a kid and Donald O'Connor doing "Make 'Em Laugh," and I thought that was the greatest thing I'd ever seen in my life. 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. I'll do anything. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I'm not singing, and you're not singing. - for the greater world - someone else can judge - luckily or not, but she became more popular and more of a household name. But in this one, it's kind of like, hmm, he's so different than other men. And she's vaccinated. She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." He's, like, a really big Broadway producer. KEN DAURIO: (Singing) Some Cinco hasn't seen, too. GROSS: Well, in some ways, maybe it was a good thing because you ended up - after going to Catholic school, you ended up in a performing arts high school, which is where you really fit in. It's such a contrast for me seeing the joy in "Schmigadoon!" 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 . KEY: (As Josh Skinner) No. GROSS: Like, among the shows he did was terrific revivals of "Music Man," which is, of course, referenced (laughter) in "Schmigadoon!" It was like as soon as I started singing, I knew what to say. 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. 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