total viewers were 4.1 million after three weeks lingering around 3.7 million. Please, no song. It's about her life during the first year of the pandemic, when she felt overcome by anxiety and depression. 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. 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. I had the idea for this almost 25 years ago, and it was while I was watching the movie "An American Werewolf In London," of all things, one of my favorite movies. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, chanting) Corn puddin', corn puddin', corn puddin', corn puddin'. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) And it may be a waste. GROSS: I love the way mansplaining becomes, like, don't man-terrupt me. JOST: (As himself) That's great. Copyright 2021 NPR. In this scene, the couple keeps trying to cross the bridge and escape Schmigadoon while bickering about their relationship. No. My guest is Cecily Strong. 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 . And then it was just such a gift. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) We already tried together. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. 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. What's true love really mean? GROSS: You love movies, and you and your writing partner, Ken Daurio, have a podcast. This is a colostomy, Michael Che. I never wanted the songs to be too jokey, if that makes sense. - in late September usually. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) We want corn puddin'. Cecily Strong is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer who has a net worth of $4 million. She's been in the entertainment business since 2012, officially making her a ten-year veteran of the arts. And, like, those are usually boring, too, and I never really understand the function that they serve. And so it feels like breakthrough infections are going to be a part of all of our lives soon, too. I'll just keep driving west - right? Oh, that's really - it's a funny song, but it's also - it's a lovely song. 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. 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 . If you're an avid fan of Saturday Night Live, you already know Cecily Strong. Like, you know? STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Yum. You put the bowl in your belly 'cause it's good for the soul. In this scene, the couple keeps trying to escape Schmigadoon by crashing back over the bridge while bickering about their relationship. PAUL: Yeah. Yeah, I got handcuffed and brought to a cop car and taken to the station. I think it'll - honestly, I think she'll be so touched to hear that from you, too. 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 . So here's another scene from "Schmigadoon!". And my guest, Cinco Paul, co-created the series, co-wrote it and wrote all the songs. I'd feel safer being a child actor in Chicago. Let's take another break here. 4. The townspeople are singing and dancing as if they're in an old musical. This is FRESH AIR. You know, and then it took a while to really understand - here's all of the things we're going to put in place. (SOUNDBITE OF KEITH JARRETT TRIO'S "CONCEPTION"). KEY: (As Josh Skinner) No. Strong, 35, has been on SNL since 2012, joining alongside current . 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. You know, the first show we did, we did the table read on Wednesday. Her birth name is Cecily Legler Strong. This is a colostomy, Michael Che. And it was hard - you know, I had theater, thank God, and really was comfortable in that world. Her characters have included Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Melania Trump and the Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party. And the trees are tall, and we call it Schmigadoon. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) So you don't really love me? 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. 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. So somebody at Fox News said my name into a bathroom mirror three times, and here I am. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #5: (As character) Did somebody say corn puddin'? And we'll also hear the Cecily Strong character kind of join in in a verse, much to the Keegan-Michael Key character's annoyance. GROSS: There's times on Update when Colin Jost has been laughing, like, so hard because you're so funny. I'm Terry Gross. 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. So if he wants my puddin', he'll have to marry me. . Her characters have included Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Melania Trump and the girl you wish you hadn't started a conversation with at a party. Apple TV+. And that really led to my love of movies and reading about movies and then starting to make my own with our family's Super 8 camera, which we've gotten for home movies, you know, on vacation. STRONG: No. This election is a mis-grace (ph), OK? CECILY STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) I don't understand. Cecily Strong's New Book. This past summer, Strong published a memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon." UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) It's just a lover's spat. The couple, Josh and Melissa, are played by Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong. GROSS: Kind of brought it home. Can you believe this, that we lost Hal, you know? I saw "Once Upon A Mattress," which I absolutely loved and really wanted to do. Let's get back to my interview with Cinco Paul. He's become a little more of a fan. GROSS: That's Cecily Strong as Judge Jeanine Pirro. And, you know, I wouldn't say my wife hates musicals. I need to get - I have to practice this fall. GROSS: We're listening to my interview with Cecily Strong, who stars in "Schmigadoon!," the Apple TV+ series which is a loving satire of classic musicals from the '40s and '50s. GROSS: To shoot and be in these, like, exuberant, like, joyful production scenes? PAUL: (Laughter) I guess it was more appropriate for me growing up in Phoenix. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Come on. And he was trying to help me find things. And it was like, now we're seeing all of each other on Zoom at our first Zoom table read, and it was just so overwhelming. We can't wait to make him watch it - with Cinco and Ken. And then my uncle is also a Broadway producer. I think my favorite character that you've been doing lately is Judge Jeanine Pirro, the Fox News host. Thanks for finally letting a woman on late night TV. But what really cracked it for me was, oh, instead of two friends, it should be a couple. And like, hi, I haven't seen you. GROSS: Reports are that you're not sure whether you're going back to "SNL" in the fall. I'll do anything. STRONG: Well, first of all, just thank you for saying that. . I mean, when I was growing up in Brooklyn, I thought people in movies and on Broadway were, like, from another planet. I am just trying to figure out how to get out of here and get back to reality. (SOUNDBITE OF RICHARD RODGERS' "'OKLAHOMA!' Cecily Strong's character loves musicals and is initially charmed. Like, clearly it was a thing for Rodgers and Hammerstein. Production Photos See Emmy Nominee Cecily Strong Take the Stage in Los Angeles Run of The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. But I was just always performing around the house. Stop. Cecily Strong is unsure about her future at Saturday Night Live after nine seasons on the iconic sketch comedy series. GROSS: And who did you think of as being the girl? I think with the school, this new superintendent came in, and she made it her thing to have zero tolerance. She grew up visiting him backstage . It was produced on . I should really just drink olive juice; it'd be safer. 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. And I'd go, well, tonight I'm going to either - I'll just keep driving. 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. is initially really charmed by the idea that they're, like, living in a world of a musical. Other men have eyes that spark at every passing skirt. STRONG: Well, first of all, just thank you for saying that. GROSS: You're nominated for an Emmy, second year in a row. 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. GROSS: That's pretty great. You know, "The Coconauts," "Animal Crackers," "Horse Feathers" has a lot of songs in it. "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life . But apparently, according to the leprechaun, this isn't true love. It's like, why are we learning this? Then I kind of want to, like, go further. This Mueller report completely exonerated the president, and therefore everybody on the Trump train, woo, woo (ph). I feel like when my kids were little, they were still teaching square dancing. And they don't even know what corn pudding is. They just performed, you know? I wish I could free him so I could finally see him the way he truly is and let him shine. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #4: (As character, singing) Who wants corn puddin'? It played it on Broadway in the . It's such a contrast for me seeing the joy in "Schmigadoon!" 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. GROSS: That's really funny. 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. I saw "Once Upon A Mattress," which I absolutely loved and really wanted to do. We'll hear from the co-creator of "Schmigadoon!" He's a queer one, that man o' mine. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Are you serious? 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. ", a loving satire of classic musicals from the 1940s and early '50s, like "Oklahoma! This is FRESH AIR. And then just being loud and over annunciating and trying to have a stern look, you know? 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? 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. I was so, like, mad that no one was letting me have my rehearsal. 1 year ago. It actually - I think it was probably Bryan Tucker, who I write with. But if you've got some extree (ph) STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) I sure would like a taste. It's so, like, vaudeville era. KEN DAURIO: (Singing) Some Cinco hasn't seen, too. GROSS: And he's not just a Broadway producer. STRONG: And it would, like, end in some crazy, like, exclamation. And I wound up doing correspondence classes and graduating on time. Apple TV+ is close to putting in a series order for the project. Hello, Michael Che. That strikes me as a little bit crazy. What's YOUR favorite Ceci. He's a hard man to know, it seems - different. I am just trying to figure out how to get out of here and get back to reality. 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. And that's what I'd always rent whenever we'd go to the movie store. STRONG: I haven't. My guest, Cecily Strong, is nominated for an Emmy for the second year in a row for her work on "Saturday Night Live." 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. centers on a couple who gets trapped in a town where people burst into song. PAUL: (Singing) So now that there's COVID-19 PAUL AND DAURIO: (Singing) Here's what we're going to do. GROSS: (Laughter) I like that idea, the square dancing lobby. It became my community, you know. 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. It's streaming on Apple TV+. It went to dress and not to air. This is FRESH AIR. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, chanting) Corn, Corn KEY: (As Josh Skinner) That's it. You've just really got her down (laughter). Saturday Night Live cast member Cecily Strong will provide an exclusive preview of her new memoir, "This Will All Be Over . You have to do people that everybody knows. STRONG: Right. 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. 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. 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 also a terrific revival of "How To Succeed In Business," a Sondheim tribute. And so - but everything that is evidence that he's gay, she sees as a really positive quality. I'm sure that's why I ended up writing movies. 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. Mama's got one volume, and it's three chardonnays deep at a crowded party. But I didn't really know what to do with it, so it was one of those that I just filed away. And it opens with, you know, two friends hiking through the wilderness, and they're hiking over the countryside. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character, singing) You can't plow a field without hitting some stone. . Cecily Strong (SNL) Biography, Net worth 2023, Salary, Age, Height, Educational Qualifications, Family Details, Parents, Husband, Boyfriends, Children . STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) And it may be a waste. I don't know exactly where you live. It's not something we're going to eradicate. You know, I was a straight-A student up until then. We started with the opening song from "Schmigadoon!" The same year, she starred in, and was a producer for, Schmigadoon!, a musical parody series on Apple TV+. And so she was devastated when, in early 2020, he passed away at age thirty from the brain cancer glioblastoma. Cecily Strong On 'SNL,' 'Schmigadoon!' . And the first morning that you're there, you're having breakfast on the porch. 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. And we wrote a sketch, actually, that didn't make it onto the show. I wish your mother well. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) Can't do it, pal. You know, already it's - I didn't feel like I fit in. What is your critique of how the school and the police handled you? 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. I wound up being lucky and getting to go to the Catholic school I went to. 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. Could be fun. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character, singing) Every steak's bound to have some fat. STRONG: You know, we definitely loved the exclamations, you know, saving those for the - what. Because at "Update," you only get to rehearse on Saturday, really. Later, we'll hear from Cinco Paul, who co-created the series and wrote all the songs. Several familiar faces were gone, and many fans were left asking where was Cecily Strong. We're leaving. And that was the germ of the idea. And we failed. I'm like, well, live with my brother for a week and tell me you don't think psych meds are good. So they'll be - I think that'll brighten her day. STRONG: (As The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party) Wow. Is that an idea that you originated? Schmigadoon! And even on the tape - like, they do your expulsion hearings, and they're taping it. (As characters, singing) Just 'cause you feuded don't mean that you're concluded. You put the bowl in your belly 'cause it's good for the soul. The Search . And the first morning that you're there, you're having breakfast on the porch. So - but talk about writing this and what you wanted to do with it. And so that's what "Corn Puddin'" is. And you know, there is still an element of, like, you're playing with your friends. 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? And it's like, this is still when New York City is really the epicenter, and our show is so about New York City. You know, I wasn't a super popular kid. We're not going to spend another minute in this town. 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