And I was really, like, a kid who sort of wanted to stay under the radar, anyway. Her new memoir, "This Will All Be Over Soon," will be published tomorrow. GROSS: They didn't connect to the world I lived in. 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 . STRONG: It was awful. I was so, like, mad that no one was letting me have my rehearsal - 'cause "Update," you only get to rehearse on Saturday, really. Or I'll go to my garage. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. Cecily Strong first joined SNL as a featured player in 2012. I wish your mother well. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #4: (As character, singing) Who wants corn puddin'? GROSS: And he's not just a Broadway producer. GROSS: Did you get to meet the actors? Then I kind of want to, like, go further. I feel like my bubble just burst recently. And I think that's probably why I enjoy rewatching it so much, is just taking myself back there. And then my uncle is also a Broadway producer. Please do a Season 2. 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) You put the corn in the puddin' and the puddin' in the bowl. In "South Pacific," there's a younger woman who ends up falling in love with an older man. 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. It's a journal of her first year of the pandemic, dealing with anxiety and depression. GROSS: And this was pretty early in the pandemic, right? STRONG: Sure. We're leaving. Cecily Strong attends the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards at L.A. LIVE on September 19, 2021 in Los . 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 was so funny, and I just loved it. 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. You have to do people that everybody knows. Outside of SNL, Cecily Strong hasn't really established an especially large presence in Hollywood. You were 15. 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. Like, he doesn't look at other women. Strong is the niece of prolific Broadway producer, Edward Strong. And my mom made a little poster for me for my room growing up that said Cecily on Broadway. Yum. "Saturday Night Live" picked up around 400,000 viewers on Saturday from the previous week. And then just being loud and overenunciating and trying to have a stern look. PAUL: (Laughter) I guess it was more appropriate for me growing up in Phoenix. And that's what I'd always rent whenever we'd go to the movie store. 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. . And I always wanted to be an actor since I was little. STRONG: I haven't. 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. And she just told me she's got COVID. And then I think a real key moment was - I think I was 14 and was asked to play piano for my high school's musical. 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 . And we both enjoy malapropisms, I think, as much as each other, so it's a lot of that. In "Schmigadoon!," a musical comedy about musical theater starting a six-episode run Friday on Apple TV+, Cecily Strong and Keegan Michael-Key play Melissa and Josh . Did you get to go backstage? You know, that PAUL: I'll tell you. And suddenly, I used it just to make movies with all the neighborhood kids. And whatever you decide to do about "Saturday Night Live," I wish you well. If you're just joining us, my guest is Cecily Strong. Strong also has a new memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon." . GROSS: You love movies, and you and your writing partner, Ken Daurio, have a podcast. And then it just - my bubble just burst. Cecily Strong at Chicago's UP Comedy Club as a part of TBS's Just For Laughs Festival in 2013. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) So you're ready to give up on us because of what a leprechaun said? I did, like, a video for kids - for schools to show about kids with parents with drug and alcohol problems. GROSS: That's pretty great. I think my favorite character that you've been doing lately is Judge Jeanine Pirro, the Fox News host. I mean, "Corn Puddin'" came out of - initially, I was thinking, you know, what is the song that is most going to annoy Keegan's character? But they both soon realize they're trapped in Schmigadoon, where life is a musical. GROSS: Oh, that's nice of you to say. Here's all the safety measures - until I finally felt safe. 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. Was this all through movies? PAUL: (Singing) So now that there's COVID-19 PAUL AND DAURIO: (Singing) Here's what we're going to do. 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. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) I'm Judge Jeanine Pirro, and it's up to you to decide just what my whole deal is. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Come on. Will Get Your Toes Tapping, So Sing Along If You Know The Words. You know, we were getting ready for one of those - I think they were two "Update" specials because it was an election year. That's where everything's OK. 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." 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. No - 'cause I - I mean, we shot in - last fall. GROSS: And he's not just a Broadway producer. And my guest, Cinco Paul, co-created the series, co-wrote it and wrote all the songs. We're going to make him watch it for a podcast. GROSS: You did you first paid gig when you were 10. . What did you do to try to capture her voice? STRONG: No. I think it'll - honestly, I think she'll be so touched to hear that from you, too. This is a colostomy, Michael Che. GROSS: Oh, yeah. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Oh, no - no, no, no, no, no, no. She's now starring in the new series "Schmigadoon! Thea Chaloner directed today's show. She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." Thirty-seven cents - it must not be very good, something that - and then I made a face like, huh? She's been a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" since 2012. My Uncle Ed is a theater producer in New York, my dad and . GROSS: Well, listen. It went to dress and not to air. 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. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) OK. Well, that one's on you. GROSS: That's music from "Schmigadoon!" Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images. GROSS: There's times on "Update" when Colin Jost has been laughing, like, so hard because you're so funny. It kind of felt like that a little bit. She is also the longest-tenured female cast member in the show's history. But I certainly - I remember getting to go backstage after "Secret Garden." You want to try with other people? I'm so proud of the work he's done and who he is and how far he's come - and just a thing that he deals with and why I'm - you know, people have a lot of thoughts and opinions on psych meds and everything. 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). I appreciate it. When we left off, we were talking about her characters on "SNL.". Copyright 2021 NPR. GROSS: A turning point in your young life (laughter) was in 1999 when you were a sophomore in high school. So you're not in the middle of New York City right now. It played it on Broadway in the . STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Guys, we're actually in the middle of something. We'll be right back after a short break. Cecily attended Oak Park and River Forest High . And it was "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying." Cecily Strong is good at women. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) Can't do it, pal. You put the bowl in your belly 'cause it's good for the soul. Strong joined "SNL" as a featured player in 2012. Yeah. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) But not together. So we did her on "Update.". 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. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) But not together. It's a nice melody. And it's like, this is still when New York City is really the epicenter, and our show is so about New York City. But of course, like, everything's bad timing over the past couple of years or whatever. Cinco Paul, who also wrote all the songs, after we take a short break. Which - a lot of your memoir is about living through the pandemic, like, the first almost year of the pandemic. But this is a song where she has no clue that her husband is gay. 'The Addams Family' star Barry Sonnenfeld is the director, and the actor, while Cecily Strong too serves as the producer. Cecily Strong is a total theater geek.. STRONG: Yes. GROSS: Were you thrilled to be doing a commercial? 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: Did you get to meet the actors? Cecily Strong. I've never caught him looking at other gals more young, petite or fine. is a weird show. So if he wants my puddin', he'll have to marry me. Was it your idea to do her, or did someone say, oh, you should do her? He also co-wrote the animated films "Despicable Me," "The Secret Life Of Pets," and "Horton Hears A Who.". GROSS: OK, let me reintroduce you here, and then we'll talk some more. Cecily Strong as seen in May 2015 (The Peabody Awards / Flickr / CC BY-2.0) Best Known For. JOST: You don't have to shout, you know. And she recommends the corn puddin'. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #5: (As character) Did somebody say corn puddin'? CHE: (As himself) So I assume you're not happy with the election. She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." You know, we were getting ready for one of those - I think they were two "Update" specials because it was an election year. GROSS: And who did you think of as being the girl? 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? In her second season, she co-anchored "Weekend Update" with Seth Meyers and then Colin Jost. 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 . So you have a few really funny references to, like, closeted gay people in musicals. 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