But my man loves cooking. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Yum. And I had that above my bed until we - I moved out - I think, till I went to college. Please, no song. (SOUNDBITE OF GEORGE SHEARING'S "THINKING OF YOU"). UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Then she complains that he don't understand her. You know, she's always got a very gravely serious affectation. We'll first hear the voice of Michael Che on "Weekend Update.". And, you know, I desperately wanted to be on stage, but probably because I didn't really belong there, they kept saying, no, but, Cinco, we need you on the piano. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) Never had had corn puddin'. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #5: (As character) Did somebody say corn puddin'? So, I mean, I assume it'll have to be soon. STRONG: No. And so we'll hear Cecily Strong doing a little solo in part of this as Keegan-Michael Key objects (laughter) to her participation. She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." Seven of the comedy sketch show's cast members left the . She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." . (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE"). And it's been great to talk with you. No - 'cause I - I mean, we shot in - last fall. Cecily Strong's new book, This Will All Be Over Soon, isn't what you expect from a Saturday Night Live cast member's . And we are able to do musicals in a time when Broadway is shuttered, and that's so depressing to walk next to. Strong also has a new memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon." GROSS: And Hal Willner, who you mentioned - he died of COVID. And I think, you know, getting that job is how I got into the union. And he was showing me clips of her, like, doing man on the street interviews. And it was like, I really was thinking about those two things as nice options and had to tell my mom. And my roommates - my COVID roommates, Matt (ph) and Kevin - were helping me shoot everything. STRONG: I did - and I mean, not always. She has a new memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon." And, you know, she talks about, like, other men are really harsh and - but he's gentle, you know, like a lacy valentine. PAUL: (Singing) There's lots of movies Ken hasn't seen. Also, Keegan has, you know, this young farm girl pursuing him, played by Dove Cameron. You know, already it's - I didn't feel like I fit in. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Would you leave us alone for just a minute? Apple TV+. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) That's fantastic. You put the bowl in your belly 'cause it's good for the soul. I want to get to another song. He co-created, co-wrote and wrote all the songs for the series "Schmigadoon!" And that really changed everything because then suddenly that became my tribe, you know, the theater kids. GROSS: So your character in "Schmigadoon!" 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. Can we please go now? Accuracy and availability may vary. A TV series that I really enjoyed this year is "Schmigadoon!," a smart, funny and loving satire of musicals from the '40s and '50s. Like, he doesn't look at other women. And the first morning that you're there, you're having breakfast on the porch. I got the recipe. 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. I got the recipe. MsMojo 2010s snl cast memembers where are they now 2010s snl cast members 2010 saturday night live cast members jay pharoah taran killam vanessa bayer aidy bryant kristen wiig leslie jones bobby moynihan cecily . UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Then he says something mean to get her back. Thank you so much. and "The Lorax." GROSS: Cecily Strong, welcome to FRESH AIR. GROSS: (Laughter) The music is kind of like a hoedown. Let's get back to my interview with Cecily Strong. GROSS: Another little clue. And it wasn't easy to do this job this year. STRONG: It was awful. I think that's why, for 25 years, nothing happened with it because it was - it needed that addition to really crack it. GROSS: And I wish her the best. So you must have had this idea early on that being in shows was something real people did. 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, . Otherwise, it's hard to get an impression on the show. And we just thought it was so funny, and it was a fun way to play her. CINCO PAUL AND KEN DAURIO: (Singing) Make him watch it. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) But not together. Oh, he'll have to marry me. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I didn't say that. Extra-dirty vodka Martinis - they're so easy to drink! Strong is the niece of prolific Broadway producer, Edward Strong. You'll find lots of FRESH AIR interviews, including the ones we featured this week with Fran Lebowitz and Kieran Culkin. She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." It was like as soon as I started singing, I knew what to say. 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. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Seriously, please? But at that point, I think I had started getting pretty depressed, and I - because of the time I missed. . Talking about her love interest, Cecily Strong's Partner is Jack. 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 this is how important it is to manage it. during the pandemic. I've been slightly hypoglycemic since I was a kid, so I have to make sure I eat in the morning and get my sugar. If you're a nerd, just be a nerd. So we just were relying on testing. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Yum. 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. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Corn puddin'. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) You put the corn in the puddin' and the puddin' in the bowl. And he was showing me clips of her, like, doing man-on-the-street interviews. We'll be right back after a short break. And so we play with that trope as well. You're in a safer place, safer in the sense that you can go outside without having to go down an elevator and walk through a lobby and be - you know, be in the middle of Manhattan. Strong, who joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" in 2012, received several accolades for her impersonations of Melania Trump, Fox News host, Judge Jeanine Pirro, and many others. GROSS: Did you get to meet the actors? And it seems like - you know, my other thought is, like, COVID is something we have to learn to coexist with. I think there's nothing more thrilling than hearing Terry Gross likes (laughter) your show and (laughter) enjoys it and it has joy from it. He's a hard man to know, it seems - different. Did you get to go backstage? . 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. 'The Addams Family' star Barry Sonnenfeld is the director, and the actor, while Cecily Strong too serves as the producer. This election is a misgrace (ph), OK? and also a terrific revival of "How To Succeed In Business," a Sondheim tribute. STRONG: Well, I actually will say the police had a program that I was really lucky to have. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. You know, I really wanted them - like, oh, that could genuinely have been a song sung in an undiscovered Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. July 16, 2021 1:58 PM PT. GROSS: Well, I hope your mom, like, recovers really soon. Stop. GROSS: Oh, yeah. KEN DAURIO: (Singing) Some Cinco hasn't seen, too. I wound up being lucky and getting to go to the Catholic school I went to. Congratulations on "Schmigadoon!" I did, like, a video for kids - for schools to show about kids with parents with drug and alcohol problems. This Mueller report completely exonerated the president, and therefore everybody on the Trump train - woo, woo (ph). And we wrote a sketch, actually, that didn't make it onto the show. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Guys, we're actually in the middle of something. I'm Terry Gross. STRONG: You know, we definitely loved the exclamations, you know, saving those for the - what? 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. And then my uncle is also a Broadway producer. You're nominated for an Emmy for your work on "SNL," and so are some of the other cast members. PAUL: (Singing) So now that there's COVID-19 PAUL AND DAURIO: (Singing) Here's what we're going to do. And, like, I'll never understand why they took joy in that because it was such a huge and awful moment in my life. That's outrageous. Thirty-seven cents - it must not be very good, something that - and then I made a face like, huh? And then they kind of looked - they made, like, a show of it and looked in every pocket but that pocket and then said, OK, you're good to go. You were 15. And my mom made a little poster for me for my room growing up that said Cecily on Broadway. Terry, I have to say it is so meaningful to me that you like the show and that you responded to it like this. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Oh, she sure would like a taste. Strong, 35, has been on SNL since 2012, joining alongside current . And I suddenly thought, wow, the opening to this is very much like the opening to "Brigadoon." And so that's really - that's when my love affair with musicals began. We started with the opening song from "Schmigadoon!" UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As character, singing) You can't eat a fish without getting some bones. So I'd like you to talk a little bit about what you think of those moments in musicals where you have to sing about food or a picnic or a clambake. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #6: (As character, singing) Still unmarried at 28. The studio behind the project is Universal Television, with Lorne Michaels and Andrew Singer of Broadway Video. Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key star as a couple of trying to reinvigorate their relationship by going on a hike designed for couples who need to reconnect. I think it'll - honestly, I think she'll be so touched to hear that from you, too. PAUL: What would be the worst possible song to subject him to, you know? 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) I got us corn puddin'. I'm still trying to wrap my head around all of it. - for the greater world - someone else can judge - luckily or not, but she became more popular and more of a household name. And, you know, their - a lot of their movies were kind of musicals. OK, can you just please tell us about the candidates? Is that an idea that you originated? Are you reverting to that level of fear again? Strong is most notable for being a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2012 to 2022. And I was enjoying watching it so much. During her youth, she often attended Broadway shows, thanks to her uncle's career as a . GROSS: Well, let's take a short break here, and then we'll talk some more. September 29, 2022 5:22pm. ; 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. PAUL: Yeah. What's YOUR favorite Ceci. 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. GROSS: And the waitress delivering the corn pudding is the younger woman who's pursuing him. STRONG: Well, first of all, just thank you for saying that. I was a weird kid, you know, singing "I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight" in my room, memorizing the lyrics. We have to show our IUD. Thanks for finally letting a woman on late-night TV. MAIN TITLE", GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. GROSS: What are some of the movies and some of the cartoons that you grew up with? So if he wants my puddin', he'll have to marry me. STRONG: Oh, totally. GROSS: To shoot and be in these, like, exuberant, like, joyful production scenes? 1 year ago. And she used the playbill and a lot of those pictures. PAUL: (Laughter) I guess it was more appropriate for me growing up in Phoenix. He's, like, a really big Broadway producer. And we were making the sets and making our props and hair and makeup, so it was really - we had a fun little make believe studio here. STRONG: Sure. GROSS: And he's not just a Broadway producer. OK, so here's "He's A Queer One," and this is Ann Harada singing. What Is Cecily Strong's Net Worth? It kind of felt like that a little bit. 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. What's true love really mean? So it's like something my family had already been dealing with. And actually, my dad took a bunch of pictures. And then the town just starts singing about how great corn pudding is. This Mueller report completely exonerated the president, and therefore everybody on the Trump train, woo, woo (ph). UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) My guy loves corn puddin'. - in late September usually. STRONG: Yeah. - about a couple who find themselves trapped in a small town from the early 1900s where life is a musical. And I loved school, so it was really tough being expelled. This was performed after Pirro made anti-Muslim remarks about Representative Ilhan Omar. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. And I just - I did theater. STRONG: No. Cecily Strong. 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