I guess I knew it as a job. I was so, like, mad that no one was letting me have my rehearsal - 'cause "Update," you only get to rehearse on Saturday, really. 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. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Mrs. Menlove, forgive me for asking, but how much do you really know about your husband? She's been a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" since 2012. So it is more of a romantic comedy, and it can be more about, what does love mean? I think that's why, for 25 years, nothing happened with it because it was - it needed that addition to really crack it. The women are wearing long, colorful prairie dresses with big petticoats. And this is from the February 20, 2017, edition of "Saturday Night Live." Can we skip that and get to the good stuff? And in many ways, it's my wife. 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 . KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I didn't say that. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #4: (As character, singing) Who wants corn puddin'? So - but I definitely feel more anxious again. 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. And it was a lot of work, which is a good distraction and good to, like, have a job again. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. JOST: (As himself) You don't have to shout, you know. We'll be right back after a short break. In October of 2021, it was announced that Cecily will make her New York stage debut in an off-Broadway production, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in . But I didn't really know what to do with it, so it was one of those that I just filed away. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) First, she said something bad to get his gander. GROSS: Well, listen. Talking about her love interest, Cecily Strong's Partner is Jack. STRONG: Yeah, exactly. GROSS: There's times on "Update" when Colin Jost has been laughing, like, so hard because you're so funny. And I should mention here that you now - you bought a home in the Hudson Valley, which is outside of New York City. 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. And I suddenly thought, wow, the opening to this is very much like the opening to "Brigadoon." So if he wants my puddin', he'll have to marry me. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Are you serious? And I wound up doing correspondence classes and graduating on time. Of course I love you. But they both soon realize they're trapped in Schmigadoon, where life is a musical. This is FRESH AIR. I saw "Once Upon A Mattress," which I absolutely loved and really wanted to do. She's created some great characters for the show. And we just thought it was so funny, and it was a fun way to play her. 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 he was showing me clips of her, like, doing man on the street interviews. Stop. JOST: That's great. Yeah. Otherwise, it's hard to get an impression on the show. If you're just joining us, my guest is Cecily Strong. The men are dressed like they're in old-fashioned barbershop quartets. I'm still trying to wrap my head around all of it. I mean, when I was growing up in Brooklyn, I thought people in movies and on Broadway were, like, from another planet. Here to explain is Jeanine Pirro. Let's get back to my interview with Cecily Strong. No. She suspects that he's not being his true self. Do you feel like you're competing with other people who are nominated? UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) My guy loves corn puddin'. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Guys, we're actually in the middle of something. Extra-dirty vodka Martinis - they're so easy to drink! So I've gotten to see a lot of his shows in New York. There's a song called "Something Wonderful" from "King And I" and another song from "Carousel" called "What's The Use Of Wond'rin?" The entire town and you just spent the last five minutes singing about corn pudding. If you're an avid fan of Saturday Night Live, you already know Cecily Strong. So I don't know what you do with that. (As characters, singing) Then she complains that he don't understand her. I need to get - I have to practice this fall. We were in his office, and he was like, have you seen this lady? Can we please go now? 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 so I wanted to play with that. You put the corn in the puddin' and the puddin' in the bowl. I think I took my first drama class when I was 3. I did, like, a video for kids - for schools to show about kids with parents with drug and alcohol problems. I'm sure that's why I ended up writing movies. And he - you know, he had had depression for a long time. Why did you want him to hate musicals? GROSS: Oh, that's nice of you to say. No - 'cause I - I mean, we shot in - last fall. Cecily Strong (actress) social media, news and video. And I'll meet - you know, I'll probably talk to Lorne more and talk to my agents, and we'll figure it out, figure out where I'll be. And new flash, Michael - 40% of children are just their legs. It's - so I just don't know for sure yet. And I always wanted to be an actor since I was little. Did you see music theatre? It's a nice melody. Our interviews and reviews are produced and edited by Amy Salit, Phyllis Myers, Roberta Shorrock, Sam Briger, Lauren Krenzel, Heidi Saman, Therese Madden, Ann Marie Baldonado, Seth Kelley and Kayla Lattimore. GROSS: So let's talk a little bit about your work on "Saturday Night Live." 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: No. . STRONG: Yeah. So you're back on Fox? So we just were relying on testing. And then just being loud and overenunciating and trying to have a stern look. ; Cecily Strong was not featured in the opening credits due to her . STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Seriously, please? This past summer, Strong published a memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon." Again, my family, everyone I know - huge fans. And, you know, everybody that was there was supposed to be there. 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 so - but everything that is evidence that he's gay, she sees as a really positive quality. I'm also - love the show and get a lot of joy from it. But this is a song where she has no clue that her husband is gay. Let's get back to my interview with Cecily Strong, a star of the series "Schmigadoon!," which is a loving satire of classic musicals from the '40s and '50s that's streaming on Apple TV+. GROSS: So your character in "Schmigadoon!" UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Just 'cause you feuded don't mean that you're concluded. And he sings a song that kind of is a "Secret Love" kind of song (laughter) but PAUL: Yes, where he inadvertently reveals to Cecily's character that he's gay. 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 . GROSS: That's Cecily Strong is Judge Jeanine Pirro. You don't land a job with SNL without being funny. People don't just burst into song in real life," complains Josh ( Keegan-Michael Key) to girlfriend Melissa ( Cecily Strong) early in the new . GROSS: I really love that. And, like, those are usually boring, too, and I never really understand the function that they serve. We - Ken and I, you know, played music all the time when we were writing. PAUL: I mean, it probably came from my love of the Marx Brothers, you know. GROSS: And so the reason why they're singing about corn pudding is it's their first morning in town. I think you have a shout-out to that. And it's been great to talk with you. 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 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? You put the bowl in your belly 'cause it's good for the soul. The Apple TV+ satire series Schmigadoon! is initially really charmed by the idea that they're, like, living in a world of a musical. GROSS: That's really funny. Then I kind of want to, like, go further. ", a satire of classic musicals from the '40s and '50s. GROSS: So I want to ask you about another character that you've done, and that's the Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party. 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 know, she's always got a very gravely serious affectation. 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? (As characters, singing) And then he gives her a snack. I am just trying to figure out how to get out of here and get back to reality. GROSS: To make your point about being a good student, you were a National Merit-commended scholar based on your PSATs. 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. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) And Colin, I just want to take this opportunity to say hi to my super fans out there. We're leaving. Being a regular member of The Second City and iO Chicago. GROSS: Oh, yeah. ; 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. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Why couldn't we cross? Cinco Paul, who also wrote all the songs, after we take a short break. And I had that above my bed until we - I moved out - I think, till I went to college. But I remember, you know, "Camelot" and "South Pacific" and "Guys And Dolls" and hearing those a lot. Here with her final thoughts on this election is the Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party. Hello, Michael Che. GROSS: So let's hear a clip of you doing Jeanine Pirro. But if you've got some extree (ph) STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) I sure would like a taste. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) And Colin, I just want to take this opportunity to say hi to my super fans out there. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) So what? You bought some weed with a friend, put it in your backpack, then school security discovered the backpack, and you were actually handcuffed and arrested? I - you know, it's hard. But my man is gentle, as soft and sentimental as any lace adorned a valentine. Strong said that because her uncle is a Broadway producer, as a child she often was able to attend Broadway shows and sometimes go back stage to meet their casts. This is FRESH AIR. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Did you get to go backstage? 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. Oh, he'll have to marry me. She's a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" and stars in the series "Schmigadoon!," a satire of classic musicals from the '40s and '50s that's streaming on Apple TV+. GROSS: And so is that one of the things you wanted to play with - also the idea that, like, love can totally transform a person into - you know, a kind of stern, rigid person into a much more loving, lovely person? She's an actress, and she's a comedian. And it was like, I really was thinking about those two things as nice options and had to tell my mom. And you're being, you know, waited on by a - you know, a very lovely, very young (laughter) waitress. All rights reserved. And anything I can do to help (laughter) would make me feel very good. It's so, like, vaudeville era. 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. This is FRESH AIR. Cecily Strong. Lorne Michaels of 'SNL' fame is the executive producer of 'Schmigadoon!'. STRONG: No. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Yum. Thea Chaloner directed today's show. This was performed after Pirro made anti-Muslim remarks about Representative Ilhan Omar. - the loving satire of '40s and early 1950s musicals. So if he wants my puddin', he'll have to marry me. . It's an ode to those songs. 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. You have to do people that everybody knows. 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 . GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. Cecily Strong first joined SNL as a featured player in 2012. Mean, horny men lying on in-home hospital beds and white prison gangs who control the remote on Saturdays, thank you for watching. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE"). STRONG: And it would, like, end in some crazy, like, exclamation. September 29, 2022 5:22pm. Apple TV+. Why couldn't we cross? I think with the school, this new superintendent came in, and she made it her thing to have zero tolerance. It was like as soon as I started singing, I knew what to say. And you can't have love without having a lover's spat. It was sort of like in that robotic tone that you get kind of when you're depressed, when it's like, this is just the reality of - this is what I want. I was licking a soft-serve ice-cream cone. She also stars in the new series "Schmigadoon!," which is a very smart, funny and loving satire of musicals from the '40s and '50s. The reason there's a nomination is because it was a really strong year during a really tough time. It's such a contrast for me seeing the joy in "Schmigadoon!" So I've gotten to see a lot of his shows in New York. 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? The musical comedy has been created by screenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio of 'Despicable Me' fame. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Then he says something mean to get her back. It's streaming on Apple TV+. Apple TV+ today released the trailer for its new musical comedy series "Schmigadoon!," executive produced by Lorne Michaels and starring Emmy Award nominee Cecily Strong and Emmy Award winner Keegan-Michael Key. STRONG: No. And the trees are tall, and we call it Schmigadoon. STRONG: You know, we definitely loved the exclamations, you know, saving those for the - what. Viewers noticed that longtime cast member Cecily Strong was missing from the show and its opening credits sparking rumors of her exit. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Oh, no, that's not OK - unless it's consensual. STRONG: No. Or I'll go to my garage. Can we please go now? So - but talk about writing this and what you wanted to do with it. It was produced on . ., directed by Leigh Silverman (Lifespan of a Fact, Violet), explores American society, art, power, and the feminist movement through a series of characters. 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. You put the bowl in your belly 'cause it's good for the soul. I think it'll - honestly, I think she'll be so touched to hear that from you, too. GROSS: Did you get to meet the actors? PAUL: Yeah, that was part of the curriculum somehow. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I'm not singing, and you're not singing. And that was the germ of the idea. 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 then my uncle is also a Broadway producer. 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. GROSS: To her participation. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) And you're not sick? That's outrageous. And then they went, oh, wait a minute; there's one more pocket. Trailer It became my community, you know. So it wasn't, like, a big shock or anything I thought would - you know, that it was something she couldn't deal with. And so it was like, I was going to be a fifth-year senior, which just felt bonkers. She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." 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. I got the recipe. And my mom made a little poster for me for my room growing up that said Cecily on Broadway. (SOUNDBITE OF MARVIN HAMLISCH'S "MULTI-TASKING"). You know, I really wanted them - like, oh, that could genuinely have been a song sung in an undiscovered Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. But apparently, according to the leprechaun, this isn't true love. We'll first hear the voice of Michael Che on "Weekend Update.". Like, where did you grow up? It feels like a little bit of other-planet behavior - all of us. And that really changed everything because then suddenly that became my tribe, you know, the theater kids. 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 . It went to dress and not to air - and then kind of like, well, I don't know that we'll ever get to do that again. Cecily Strong is a total theater geek.. Thank you so much for creating this series. (SOUNDBITE OF GWENDOLYN DEASE'S "PORKCHOP'S BLUES"), GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. CHE: (As himself) So I assume you're not happy with the election. Keegan-Michael Key's character hates musicals and is desperate to leave. No. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Then what are you saying? STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) Can't do it, pal. Strong slid into a corner booth with her fellow "S.N.L." cast member Heidi Gardner. Strong said that because her uncle is a Broadway producer, . July 16, 2021 1:58 PM PT. This is FRESH AIR. STRONG: (As The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party) And I'm sorry. We're going to make him watch it for a podcast. So let's talk a little bit about your work on "Saturday Night Live." My guest is Cecily Strong. GROSS: Cinco Paul, welcome to FRESH AIR. GROSS: Well, let's take a short break here, and then we'll talk some more. This Mueller report completely exonerated the president, and therefore everybody on the Trump train - woo, woo (ph). Cecily Strong is saying goodbye to Saturday Night Live. It was Gardner's first time, and her eyes widened as a pile of men in short shorts burst into a number . Apple TV+ is close to putting in a series order for the project. and also a terrific revival of "How To Succeed In Business," a Sondheim tribute. STRONG: I mean, I think I just felt smaller and smaller and smaller. And so we'll hear Cecily Strong doing a little solo in part of this as Keegan-Michael Key objects (laughter) to her participation. 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 . - for the greater world - someone else can judge - luckily or not, but she became more popular and more of a household name. during the pandemic. total viewers were 4.1 million after three weeks lingering around 3.7 million. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) It's just a lover's spat. GROSS: Had you been vaccinated when you shot the series? That was so weird. Was this all through movies? In "South Pacific," there's a younger woman who ends up falling in love with an older man. GROSS: I love the way mansplaining becomes, like, don't man-terrupt me. Producer Ed Strong (bottom right) and his wife, Laurel Strong (bottom l.), take a break from celebrating to pause for a photo with their son Owen Strong, friend Cayenne Douglass, niece Cecily . GROSS: He was dealing with a lot of mental health issues? GROSS: And the waitress delivering the corn pudding is the younger woman who's pursuing him. She's always got a very gravely serious affectation. Schmigadoon! It kind of felt like that a little bit. And then, then, we found the art school. Because at "Update," you only get to rehearse on Saturday, really. And then I have to say the Marx Brothers have played a huge role in my life. I should really just drink olive juice; it'd be safer. I think there's nothing more thrilling than hearing Terry Gross likes (laughter) your show and (laughter) enjoys it and has joy from it. This Mueller report completely exonerated the president, and therefore everybody on the Trump train, woo, woo (ph). I mean, they - I got it expunged from my record by doing a hundred hours of community service, and I wound up really loving the community service I did. And actually, my dad took a bunch of pictures. The town looks like a stage or movie set from the early 20th century. So we did her on "Update.". Cinco Paul has loved musicals from his early childhood, and the opportunity to make a . STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) OK. Well, that one's on you. Barry Sonnenfeld directs and executive produces. If you're just joining us, my guest is Cinco Paul, and he co-created, co-wrote and then wrote all the songs for the satirical musical series "Schmigadoon! KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I didn't say that. Andrew Singer executive produces with Lorne Michaels on behalf of Broadway Video. And usually in those songs, that's like, he's wonderful. And so she was devastated when, in early 2020, he passed away at age thirty from the brain cancer glioblastoma. I never wanted the songs to be too jokey, if that makes sense. And in many ways, that was Ken. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. And they don't even know what corn pudding is. What did you do to try to capture her voice? I saw "Guys And Dolls." That's called a double standard. she frequently saw Broadway performances and occasionally got to go backstage to meet their casts because her uncle is a Broadway producer in an interview with Terry Gross for the National . And I will put on music I really like and get myself warm and fall asleep and not have to wake up. The women are wearing long, colorful prairie dresses with big petticoats. GROSS: So the Cecily Strong character loves musicals. 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