Six episodes at approximately 30 minutes each.) ", which is a loving satire of classic musicals from the '40s and '50s. And it's like, you don't know what corn puddin' is? (SOUNDBITE OF RICHARD RODGERS' "'OKLAHOMA!' But in this one, it's kind of like, hmm, he's so different than other men. GROSS: Did you get to meet the actors? She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." Thank you so much for creating this series. Is that an idea that you originated? UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #7: (As character, singing) Who wants corn puddin'? 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. 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 . Our interview was recorded in August. 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. 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. 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. Talk about the process of writing that. A TV series that I really enjoyed this year is "Schmigadoon!," a smart, funny and loving satire of musicals from the '40s and '50s. So I think that led to my love of these 1920s songs, you know, the Tin Pan Alley stuff. You just really got her down (laughter). 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. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) No - oh, no, that's not OK - unless it's consensual. And she just told me she's got COVID. It's brought me such pleasure at a time when I think we all need some pleasure. Like, where did you grow up? And I think they knew that about me. STRONG: No, it actually - I think it was probably Bryan Tucker, who I write with, and I wound up writing a lot of my "Update" characters with them, or sort of those - anybody that's a real - you know, I write Marjorie Taylor Greene with him, and we did Sidney Powell together this year, too. Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, producer, author, and singer. Strong will also serve as a producer. I'm also - love the show and get a lot of joy from it. Please, no song. Can we please go now? GROSS: So your character in "Schmigadoon!" In her second season, she co-anchored "Weekend Update" with Seth Meyers and then Colin Jost. Cecily Strong (SNL) Biography, Net worth 2023, Salary, Age, Height, Educational Qualifications, Family Details, Parents, Husband, Boyfriends, Children . UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) First, she said something bad to get his gander. 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. Can we please go now? I'm also - love the show and get a lot of joy from it. I think with the school, this new superintendent came in, and she made it her thing to have zero tolerance. And she recommends the corn puddin'. So you're back on Fox. And usually in those songs, that's like, he's wonderful. Yum. Strong is the niece of prolific Broadway producer, Edward Strong. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Come on. And I wound up never stopping. ., directed by Leigh Silverman (Lifespan of a Fact, Violet), explores American society, art, power, and the feminist movement through a series of characters. You've just really got her down (laughter). Let's get back to my interview with Cecily Strong. Trailer I'm Terry Gross, and this is FRESH AIR. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Guys, we're actually in the middle of something. And I think my uncle probably didn't want me to be an actor as much as I did, just knowing that it was a tough life. GROSS: My interview with Cecily Strong was recorded in August. And so - but everything that is evidence that he's gay, she sees as a really positive quality. Cecily Strong. It's - so I just don't know for sure yet. OK, can you just please tell us about the candidates? PAUL: You know, he's amazing, and he's so tender, and he loves cooking. He also co-wrote the animated films "Despicable Me," "The Secret Life Of Pets," and "Horton Hears A Who.". 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 saw "Guys And Dolls." I mean, I think it's certainly been a part of my life since I was little. NBC. So if he wants my puddin', he'll have to marry me. You want to try with other people? STRONG: Thank you. 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. 'Schmigadoon!' star Cecily Strong and co-creator Cinco Paul embrace musical satire The Apple TV+ satire series . UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) We want corn puddin'. ; 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. And I was just part of a wave of kids who were expelled. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) Can't do it, pal. SNL's Cecily Strong stars in it as Melissa and is also a producer. GROSS: So let's hear a clip of you doing Jeanine Pirro. CHE: (As himself) So I assume you're not happy with the election. And then my uncle is also a Broadway producer. 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. Now that delta is causing this resurgence, what's your level of anxiety now? Copyright 2021 NPR. during the pandemic. STRONG: It's actually - I mean, it's funny timing. PAUL: Yeah, I mean, that was the intention. We all know that so many performers on Broadway historically have been gay, and it's only in recent years that they've been able to be out. STRONG: Right. So, I mean, I assume it'll have to be soon. - for the greater world - someone else can judge - luckily or not, but she became more popular and more of a household name. And whenever a musical theater song would somehow pop up in my mix, he would say, skip. So that's when I joined SAG. And you're being, you know, waited on by a - you know, a very lovely, very young (laughter) waitress. 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. and also a terrific revival of "How To Succeed In Business," a Sondheim tribute. 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: We're listening to my interview with Cinco Paul. And then just being loud and overenunciating and trying to have a stern look. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #6: (As character, singing) Still unmarried at 28. And it was a lot of work, which is a good distraction and good to, like, have a job again. 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. Or I'll go to my garage. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. STRONG: That's usually just Colin and I. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As character, singing) You can't eat a fish without getting some bones. He's become a little more of a fan. I saw "Guys And Dolls." STRONG: (As Melissa) This was literally me in high school. A married couple, played by Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key, have gotten lost in the woods and emerged to find themselves in a small town called Schmigadoon. Originally broadcast Aug. 9 and Aug. 23. And I wound up doing correspondence classes and graduating on time. It was my first year talking with Colin. I want to get to another song. GROSS: That's music from "Schmigadoon!" STRONG: Well, I actually will say the police had a program that I was really lucky to have. Subsequent episodes released Fridays through Aug. 13. And, like, those are usually boring, too, and I never really understand the function that they serve. PAUL: (Singing) So now that there's COVID-19 PAUL AND DAURIO: (Singing) Here's what we're going to do. But if you've got some extry (ph) STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) I sure would like a taste. And new flash, Michael - 40% of children are just their legs. Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, producer, author, and singer. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Oh, no - no, no, no, no, no, no. And it opens with, you know, two friends hiking through the wilderness, and they're hiking over the countryside. The women are wearing long, colorful prairie dresses with big petticoats. Stop. And so we play with that trope as well. And then just being loud and over annunciating and trying to have a stern look, you know? And we are able to do musicals in a time when Broadway is shuttered, and that's so depressing to walk next to. And it wasn't easy to do this job this year. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. And my guest, Cinco Paul, co-created the series, co-wrote it and wrote all the songs. is a weird show. Make him watch it. Starring Keegan-Michael Key, Cecily Strong, Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth, Ariana DeBose, Fred Armisen, Jaime Camil and Jane Krakowski. 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. You know, the first show we did, we did the table read on Wednesday. See if you can recognize what inspired this song. We'll be right back. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. 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. And I'm really - I'm so proud of everybody. He's . UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Then she complains that he don't understand her. Strong slid into a corner booth with her fellow "S.N.L." cast member Heidi Gardner. Cecily Strong first joined SNL as a featured player in 2012. And suddenly, I used it just to make movies with all the neighborhood kids. GROSS: Yeah, he's great in it. And whatever you decide to do about "Saturday Night Live," I wish you well. 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. Was it your idea to do her, or did someone say, oh, you should do her? GROSS: Yeah, yeah. But I was just always performing around the house. Do you feel like you're competing with other people who are nominated? CECILY STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) I don't understand. . Facts Buddy Fast, Factual, Free! STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Mrs. Menlove, forgive me for asking, but how much do you really know about your husband? The townspeople are singing and dancing as if they're in an old musical. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) No. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE"). I appreciate it. GROSS: Let's hear you as the Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party. PAUL: Yeah, it's called "Make Him Watch It," and we make each other watch a movie we've never seen before. GROSS: Oh, you wrote the song? 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. 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. And that's what I'd always rent whenever we'd go to the movie store. Like, he doesn't look at other women. She has a new memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon." 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. PAUL: (Laughter) I guess it was more appropriate for me growing up in Phoenix. 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. During this final week of the year, we're featuring a few of the many interviews from 2021 that we enjoyed. 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 had that above my bed until we - I moved out - I think, till I went to college. Is that an idea that you originated? And actually, my dad took a bunch of pictures. That's all. 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. I - you know, it's hard. 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 . And "Corn Puddin'" suddenly came to me as just a - it's kind of the perfect representation of these sort of songs like the - it's "A Real Nice Clambake." STRONG: No. That was my parents' question. GROSS: They didn't connect to the world I lived in. It's so, like, vaudeville era. But that's really where it deepened into something different. And I think she's doing well. Strong is most notable for being a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2012 to 2022. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. We're leaving. We live in Brooklyn. GROSS: So let's hear a clip of you doing Jeanine Pirro. It feels like a little bit of other-planet behavior - all of us. We'll first hear the voice of Michael Che on "Weekend Update.". Please do a Season 2. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) That's it. She is best known for being a cast member of Saturday Night Live. So somebody at Fox News said my name into a bathroom mirror three times, and here I am. You know, I was much more protected. This is FRESH AIR. 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. I love the show so much. 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. And for her, it's all these really positive qualities. 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 they embraced me. 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. 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. STRONG: Well, first of all, just thank you for saying that. It just felt like, I've fallen through the cracks. GROSS: That's really funny. She's been a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" since 2012. I'm Terry Gross, and this is FRESH AIR. It's not something we're going to eradicate. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) We already tried together. And you know, there is still an element of, like, you're playing with your friends. Hello, Michael Che. 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? Let's get back to my interview with Cecily Strong. She also stars in the new series "Schmigadoon!," which is a very smart, funny and loving satire of musicals from the '40s and '50s. So here's another scene from "Schmigadoon!". The studio behind the project is Universal Television, with Lorne Michaels and Andrew Singer of Broadway Video. I can hear you. "You know how much I hate musicals. And it's been great to talk with you. CHE: (As himself) So I assume you're not happy with the election. Was this all through movies? So how much do you love musicals? Let's take another break here. (Credit: Apple TV+) "It was an easy yes for me to do this . GROSS: Yeah. The women are wearing long, colorful prairie dresses with big petticoats. And she stars in the new series "Schmigadoon! And we wrote a sketch, actually, that didn't make it onto the show. Terry, I have to say it is so meaningful to me that you like the show and that you responded to it like this. She has a new memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon," and she stars in the new series "Schmigadoon!," a satire of classic musicals from the '40s and '50s. And this is from the February 20, 2017, edition of "Saturday Night Live." UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) I got us corn puddin'. Congratulations on "Schmigadoon!" And I'm - that's according to doctors, Michael Che. No - 'cause I - I mean, we shot in - last fall. 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." KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Are you serious? And then one is the older sort of father figure love interest, you know, that you see in "King And I" and "Sound Of Music" and "South Pacific." We're not going to spend another minute in this town. Do you even know what women have to do when we go vote, Michael? GROSS: Were you thrilled to be doing a commercial? (As characters, singing) Just 'cause you feuded don't mean that you're concluded. Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. That's just so funny. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) But not together. You know, that PAUL: I'll tell you. And, you know, everybody that was there was supposed to be there. You not only - because you were expelled, you not only weren't allowed to attend the ceremony; you weren't allowed within a three-block radius of where the ceremony was, and you were threatened with arrest if you overstepped that boundary. 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? Paul will be the showrunner and Daurio is a consulting producer. 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. It kind of felt like that a little bit. 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