She's an actress, and she's a comedian. Talk about the process of writing that. But they both soon realize they're trapped in Schmigadoon, where life is a musical. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) You put the corn in the puddin' and the puddin' in the bowl. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) And it may be a waste. They just performed, you know? I'm Terry Gross, and this is FRESH AIR. Stop. 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. He's a queer one, that man o' mine. It's a journal of her first year of the pandemic, dealing with anxiety and depression. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) It's just a lover's spat. The couple is totally disoriented and dumbstruck when the townspeople break into song. I wound up being lucky and getting to go to the Catholic school I went to. GROSS: How were you introduced to music of that period? GROSS: And this was pretty early in the pandemic, right? I'll do anything. 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 . STRONG: It's hard to say, honestly. So here's another scene from "Schmigadoon!". So, I mean, I assume it'll have to be soon. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) I think they want us to take a verse. And so - but everything that is evidence that he's gay, she sees as a really positive quality. So it is more of a romantic comedy, and it can be more about, what does love mean? . PAUL: The first cartoon I saw that really impacted me, I think, was "The Jungle Book." She has a new memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon." I met Daisy Eagen. I need to get - I have to practice this fall. Yes, he is not anyone from the film industry. Please continue playing piano for us. Why did you want him to hate musicals? CINCO PAUL AND KEN DAURIO: (Singing) Make him watch it. I know from your new memoir that when "Saturday Night Live" did some episodes with everybody at home, that you were - you didn't want to participate at first, and you didn't do one or two of the shows because you just didn't feel ready to perform, I mean, because you really were in a serious state of depression and anxiety. ANN HARADA: (As Florence Menlove) That's a good question. MAIN TITLE", GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. Yeah. 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? I met Daisy Eagen. CHE: (As himself) Yeah, OK. Can you just please tell us about the candidates? GROSS: So your character in "Schmigadoon!" Cecily Strong attends the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards at L.A. LIVE on September 19, 2021 in Los . 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. Farmer McDonough craved a son. Cecily Strong first joined SNL as a featured player in 2012. Cecily Strong is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer who has a net worth of $4 million. I was a new cast member. GROSS: Then you have a couple episodes where you share your opinions of films of the '80s and films of the '90s. We'll talk more after a break. Here's all the safety measures - until I finally felt safe. What's YOUR favorite Ceci. But my man loves cooking. GROSS: Did you get to meet the actors? 1 year ago. STRONG: Yeah, absolutely I do. So I've gotten to see a lot of his shows in New York. GROSS: And it just reminded me, too, that when I was in school, we had to learn some of that kind of dancing - you know, like, square dancing. . I'm sorry. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. And he was showing me clips of her, like, doing man-on-the-street interviews. Her birth name is Cecily Legler Strong. We'll hear from the co-creator of "Schmigadoon!" It actually - I think it was probably Bryan Tucker, who I write with. Is that an idea that you originated? CHE: (As himself) So I assume you're not happy with the election. It's about her life during the first year of the pandemic, when she felt overcome by anxiety and depression. She's created some great characters for the show. And I can't - she's so far away. 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. It turns out that her own uncle is a producer on Broadway, and that meant she had a lot of access to the stage when she was a child. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) That's fantastic. What did you do to try to capture her voice? GROSS: How did you come up with the idea of a musical about people trapped in a musical set in the early 20th century? ; Cecily Strong was not featured in the opening credits due to her . It went to dress and not to air. GROSS: Yeah. And we both enjoy malapropisms, I think, as much as each other, so it's a lot of that. And then just being loud and over annunciating and trying to have a stern look, you know? STRONG: You know, luckily, I have producers there and and Lorne, too, and I feel very taken care of by the show. STRONG: (As The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party) And I'm sorry. and "The Lorax.". And she told me I was looking at the world with S - I can't swear - with crap-colored glasses. The women are wearing long, colorful prairie dresses with big petticoats. Trailer Lorne Michaels, SNL's creator, is one of the play's producers. And the first morning that you're there, you're having breakfast on the porch. GROSS: Another little clue. And I always wanted to be an actor since I was little. And I started, you know - I would - I had to tell my mom because there was a couple of nights - I shared a car with my brother at this time. So you're not in the middle of New York City right now. We're leaving. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Oh, she sure would like a taste. Saturday Night Live cast member Cecily Strong will provide an exclusive preview of her new memoir, "This Will All Be Over . This Mueller report completely exonerated the president, and therefore everybody on the Trump train, woo, woo (ph). HARADA: (As Florence, singing) Show me any other man more tender or expressive. 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. And it was "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying." 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. Here with her final thoughts on this election is the Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party. GROSS: All right. GROSS: That was another scene from "Schmigadoon!," which stars my guest, Cecily Strong, and Keegan-Michael Key. And he - you know, he had had depression for a long time. It's an ode to those songs. And you're being, you know, waited on by a - you know, a very lovely, very young (laughter) waitress. I'll do anything. And I loved school, so it was really tough being expelled. You don't land a job with SNL without being funny. It's still - and I think, like, even though that seems crazy to say in the middle of summer, I think it's been a wild couple of years, and so I'm just - I'm OK with not knowing. I mean, to me, there is a trope in these musicals often. - the loving satire of '40s and early 1950s musicals. I - you know, it's hard. 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. Let's get back to my interview with Cinco Paul. GROSS: They didn't connect to the world I lived in. And then my uncle is also a Broadway producer. 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? Was it your idea to do her, or did someone say, oh, you should do her? 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. PAUL: Well, I thought it was really important. STRONG: Well, first of all, just thank you for saying that. Andrew Singer executive produces with Lorne Michaels on behalf of Broadway Video. 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. STRONG: Right. And this is from the February 20, 2017, edition of "Saturday Night Live." Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Schmigadoon! The entire town and you just spent the last five minutes singing about corn pudding. And that's according to doctors, Michael Che. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Oh, she sure would like a taste. And it's been great to talk with you. She also stars in the new series "Schmigadoon!," which is a very smart, funny and loving satire of musicals from the '40s and '50s. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE"). I think my favorite character that you've been doing lately is Judge Jeanine Pirro, the Fox News host. Of course I love you. There must be a lobby somewhere that is making sure that that's still taught in schools. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Would you leave us alone for just a minute? Cinco Paul serves as showrunner, and wrote all of the original music for the series. So this starts - this clip will start with Cecily Strong speaking, and I should say that the mayor's last name is Menlove. (As characters, singing) Just 'cause you feuded don't mean that you're concluded. 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. 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? 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. Strong has been a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" since 2012. And then my uncle is also a Broadway producer. PAUL: The songs really should move the story forward in some way. And I was like, I'd also kind of had a breakup kind of the night before. Cecily Strong, who was a child actress and then an improviser in Chicago before finding fame on "Saturday Night Live," is set to make her New York stage debut this winter. And we just thought it was so funny, and it was a fun way to play her. I loved that movie so much, and the songs in that are so good. And I'm now back to worrying about someone I love with COVID. She has had numerous popular celebrity impressions in SNL. 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. GROSS: And he's not just a Broadway producer. PAUL: (Singing) There's lots of movies Ken hasn't seen. Good. I don't have enough gym credits to graduate on time. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) No - oh, no, that's not OK - unless it's consensual. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Then what are you saying? and "The Lorax." GROSS: Cinco Paul, welcome to FRESH AIR. Cecily Strong is good at women. And they don't even know what corn pudding is. And it was hard - you know, I had theater, thank God, and really was comfortable in that world. And they embraced me. GROSS: But the mayor's wife sings a song that's called "He's A Queer One, That Man O' Mine." 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. She suspects that he's not being his true self. It's like, can we skip that (laughter)? 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