- where she sort of wishes he could be who he really is. She co-anchored "Weekend Update" with Seth Meyers and then Colin Jost but stepped down, preferring to do sketch comedy. And now she's appearing in New York in a limited-run production of Jane Wagner's "The Search For Signs Of Intelligent Life In The Universe." STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) OK. Well, that one's on you. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I'm not saying anything, but apparently some cosmic verdict has been reached, and we failed. You'll find lots of FRESH AIR interviews, including the ones we featured this week with Fran Lebowitz and Kieran Culkin. GROSS: Well, I hope your mom, like, recovers really soon. 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? Why couldn't we cross? I wish I could free him so I could finally see him the way he truly is and let him shine. 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 . Was it your idea to do her, or did someone say, oh, you should do her? Please, no song. GROSS: There's times on Update when Colin Jost has been laughing, like, so hard because you're so funny. So I don't know what you do with that. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) No. But they both soon realize they're trapped in Schmigadoon, where life is a musical. She's been a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" since 2012. Strong also has a new book that will be published tomorrow called "This Will All Be Over Soon." total viewers were 4.1 million after three weeks lingering around 3.7 million. Developed by Cinco Paul and Ken . Corn, corn, corn, corn, corn puddin'. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Then what are you saying? 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. There's a song called "Something Wonderful" from "King And I" and another song from "Carousel" called "What's The Use Of Wond'rin?" So you must have had this idea early on that being in shows was something real people did. You know, we were getting ready for one of those - I think they were two "Update" specials because it was an election year. ANN HARADA: (As Florence Menlove) That's a good question. She stars with Keegan-Michael Key in the new series "Schmigadoon!" HARADA: (As Florence, singing) Show me any other man more tender or expressive. GROSS: There's times on "Update" when Colin Jost has been laughing, like, so hard because you're so funny. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I didn't say that. Congratulations on "Schmigadoon!" But she kept going, what? Then I kind of want to, like, go further. 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 they embraced me. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Would you leave us alone for just a minute? Here's all the safety measures - until I finally felt safe. And she has a new memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon." We - Ken and I, you know, played music all the time when we were writing. Outside of SNL, Cecily Strong hasn't really established an especially large presence in Hollywood. And, like, I'll never understand why they took joy in that because it was such a huge and awful moment in my life. GROSS: And who did you think of as being the girl? STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Guys, we're actually in the middle of something. GROSS: We're listening to my interview with Cinco Paul. It was gorgeous. Courtesy: Apple TV+. STRONG: Well, thank you so much. We were in his office, and he was like, have you seen this lady? That was so weird. GROSS: Yeah. PAUL: You know, he's amazing, and he's so tender, and he loves cooking. 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? What - my parents put me in one, I should say. . Good. It just felt like, I've fallen through the cracks. PAUL: Yeah, it's called "Make Him Watch It," and we make each other watch a movie we've never seen before. - because, you know, every kid wants to go to California. She has had numerous popular celebrity impressions in SNL. It was a McDonald's commercial that never aired. (TV-14. Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, producer, author, and singer. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Yum. . You know, she's always got a very gravely serious affectation. So let's talk a little bit about your work on "Saturday Night Live." Strong also has a new memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon." (As characters, singing) Then she complains that he don't understand her. And it's like, you don't know what corn puddin' is? And she recommends the corn puddin'. And you know, there is still an element of, like, you're playing with your friends. GROSS: Why don't we hear "Corn Puddin'"? My Uncle Ed is a theater producer in New York, my dad and I went to his shows and saw "Guys and Dolls," "The Secret Garden." I was into the soundtracks. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Oh, she sure would like a taste. is initially really charmed by the idea that they're, like, living in a world of a musical. So I've gotten to see a lot of his shows in New York. It was all just this crazy bad timing. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character, singing) Every steak's bound to have some fat. PAUL: (Singing) There's lots of movies Ken hasn't seen. So like, the reality - COVID was real to you. I'll do anything. 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. Cecily attended Oak Park and River Forest High . We'll talk more after a break. (SOUNDBITE OF GEORGE SHEARING'S "THINKING OF YOU"). I'm Terry Gross. 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? And for her, it's all these really positive qualities. GROSS: Like, among the shows he did was terrific revivals of "Music Man," which is, of course, referenced (laughter) in "Schmigadoon!" ", a loving satire of classic musicals from the 1940s and early '50s, like "Oklahoma! GROSS: What are some of the movies and some of the cartoons that you grew up with? And this is how important it is to manage it. Accuracy and availability may vary. I rented every musical on VHS they . Strong said that because her uncle is a Broadway producer, . 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. It was like as soon as I started singing, I knew what to say. Oh, he'll have to marry me. In "South Pacific," there's a younger woman who ends up falling in love with an older man. It was like, in order to do the show next week, I just need to step away this week. ; 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 they don't even know what corn pudding is. We're leaving. And suddenly, I used it just to make movies with all the neighborhood kids. 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. So somebody at Fox News said my name into a bathroom mirror three times, and here I am. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Corn puddin'. Like, you know? Cecily Strong is a 38-year-old American actress and comedian who has been a cast member of Saturday Night Live since 2012. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Come on, could be fun. Here to explain is Jeanine Pirro. Is that an idea that you originated? I've always loved musicals. But then, I mean, I did go back, and it was important to me, and it felt good to laugh. You're nominated for an Emmy for your work on "SNL," and so are some of the other cast members. GROSS: (Laughter) I like that idea, the square dancing lobby. I was a new cast member. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (Singing, as characters) My guys loves corn puddin'. 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 . I think with the school, this new superintendent came in, and she made it her thing to have zero tolerance. STRONG: I mean, I think I just felt smaller and smaller and smaller. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) I'm Judge Jeanine Pirro, and it's up to you to decide just what my whole deal is. And then it was just such a gift. 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! The musical comedy has been created by screenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio of 'Despicable Me' fame. This Mueller report completely exonerated the president, and therefore everybody on the Trump train - woo, woo (ph). STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) So what? Cecily Strong "Still Thinking" About Return to 'SNL' as Lorne Michaels Shares Hopes "She'll Come Back" The 'Saturday Night Live' veteran, who has a new memoir out on Aug. 10, says . Thanks for finally letting a woman on late night TV. You know, that PAUL: I'll tell you. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) So what? And I will put on music I really like and get myself warm and fall asleep and not have to wake up. (Singing) Some men like to fight and curse. 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. Cecily Strong is saying goodbye to Saturday Night Live. It's like, can we skip that (laughter)? Terry, I have to say it is so meaningful to me that you like the show and that you responded to it like this. After we take a short break, Ken Tucker will review a new album of songs Prince recorded in 2010. And I had that above my bed until we - I moved out - I think, till I went to college. I guess I knew it as a job. It played it on Broadway in the . 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? Originally broadcast Aug. 9 and Aug. 23. GROSS: That's Cecily Strong as Judge Jeanine Pirro. PAUL: Well, it's kind of crazy. To be a 10 or 11-year-old kid obsessed with that sort of music was very odd, but I just - I loved it from an early age. 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. You know, I was much more protected. So we did her on "Update.". It was like as soon as I started singing, I knew what to say. Accuracy and availability may vary. Was this all through movies? But apparently, some cosmic verdict has been reached. PAUL: From your mouth to God's ears. Here to explain is Jeanine Pirro. The town looks like a stage or movie set from the early 20th century. GROSS: How did you come up with the idea of a musical about people trapped in a musical set in the early 20th century? STRONG: Yes. Do you even know what women have to do when we go vote, Michael? I need to get - I have to practice this fall. STRONG: Right. Thank you so much for creating this series. Mama's got one volume, and it's three chardonnays deep at a crowded party. And I was really, like, a kid who sort of wanted to stay under the radar, anyway. GROSS: I love the way mansplaining becomes like, don't man-terrupt me (laughter). A powerful memoir from the Saturday Night Live cast member Cecily Strong about grieving the death of her cousinand embracing the life-affirming lessons he taught heramid the coronavirus pandemic. It's brought me such pleasure at a time when I think we all need some pleasure. because everyone in it seems to be enjoying being in it so much. Talking about her love interest, Cecily Strong's Partner is Jack. 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. overall No. 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. So you have a few really funny references to, like, closeted gay people in musicals. Extra-dirty vodka Martinis - they're so easy to drink! (SOUNDBITE OF DON BYRON'S "SHAKE 'EM UP"). JOST: That's great. So a few weeks after talking to Cecily Strong about starring in the series, I spoke with Cinco Paul, who wrote all the songs. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Guys, we're actually in the middle of something. Pick a womanany woman!and she can probably make the character really sing. It's such a contrast for me seeing the joy in "Schmigadoon!" STRONG: It was awful. So, I mean, I assume it'll have to be soon. STRONG: No. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. I've always loved musicals. So if he wants my puddin', he'll have to marry me. OK, can you just please tell us about the candidates? 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. GROSS: So let's hear a clip of you doing Jeanine Pirro. And so we'll hear Cecily Strong doing a little solo in part of this as Keegan-Michael Key objects (laughter) to her participation. During a 2021 interview with Terry Gross on the National Public Radio program Fresh Air, she said that because her uncle is a Broadway producer, as a child she often got to go to . Saturday Night Live cast member Cecily Strong will provide an exclusive preview of her new memoir, "This Will All Be Over . That's where everything's OK. So if he wants my puddin', he'll have to marry me. I'm really glad we came. This Mueller report completely exonerated the president, and therefore everybody on the Trump train, woo, woo (ph). . STRONG: No. And then my uncle is also a Broadway producer. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Oh, no - no, no, no, no, no, no. She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." And, like, those are usually boring, too, and I never really understand the function that they serve. How does it feel? I'm sorry. GROSS: You did you first paid gig when you were 10. I feel like my bubble just burst recently. STRONG: No. God, this whole musical is so much fun. This was performed after Pirro made anti-Muslim remarks about Representative Ilhan Omar. And the trees are tall, and we call it Schmigadoon. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) It's just a lover's spat. He's a hard man to know, it seems - different. STRONG: Oh, totally. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Oh, she sure would like a taste. GROSS: Did you get to meet the actors? So you're back on Fox? STRONG: No because it wasn't like they were not emotional thoughts, you know? These Cecily Strong "SNL" performances were more than strong. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) And you're not sick? I got the recipe. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character, singing) Every steak's bound to have some fat. 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. The townspeople are singing and dancing as if they're in an old musical. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. STRONG: I almost enjoy it more to see when someone's laughing. Stop. ", (SOUNDBITE OF PODCAST, "MAKE HIM WATCH IT"). You know, it's hard. I want to get to another song. Strong is most notable for being a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2012 to 2022. That's called a bubble standard. How were you first exposed to musicals? GROSS: (Laughter) The music is kind of like a hoedown. Here with her final thoughts on this election is the Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #5: (As character) Did somebody say corn puddin'? Talk about the process of writing that. STRONG: Yeah. I did, like, a video for kids - for schools to show about kids with parents with drug and alcohol problems. Like, he's just - when he's managing it, he is the most delightful, wonderful - my brother is, like, one of my favorite people in the world. PAUL: The songs really should move the story forward in some way. The show was filmed in Vancouver, Canada. Corn, corn, corn, corn, corn puddin'. Her new memoir, "This Will All Be Over Soon," will be published tomorrow. I only wish that nightly he were slightly more aggressive. Farmer McDonough craved a son. Our schoolmarm is Emma Tate. GROSS: Were you thrilled to be doing a commercial? CECILY STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) I don't understand. KEN DAURIO: (Singing) Some Cinco hasn't seen, too. 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+. Seven of the comedy sketch show's cast members left the . (As characters, singing) Then he says something mean to get her back. SNL's Cecily Strong stars in it as Melissa and is also a 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. But she left the desk, preferring to do sketch comedy, which she's great at. Cecily Strong attends the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards at L.A. LIVE on September 19, 2021 in Los . I was so, like, mad that no one was letting me have my rehearsal - 'cause "Update," you only get to rehearse on Saturday, really. And it was hard - you know, I had theater, thank God, and really was comfortable in that world. And I loved school, so it was really tough being expelled. 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. You want to try with other people? KEY: (As Josh Skinner) That's it. The women are wearing long, colorful prairie dresses with big petticoats. In "Schmigadoon!," a musical comedy about musical theater starting a six-episode run Friday on Apple TV+, Cecily Strong and Keegan Michael-Key play Melissa and Josh . that's streaming on Apple TV+, and she has a new memoir. Thea Chaloner directed today's show. 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. (SOUNDBITE OF KEITH JARRETT TRIO'S "CONCEPTION"). And I always wanted to be an actor since I was little. And it wasn't easy to do this job this year. I think my favorite character that you've been doing lately is Judge Jeanine Pirro, the Fox News host. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) And it may be a waste. 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 . But I want to play the theme song from this because I think it's you and Ken actually singing the song. GROSS: I really love that. And then kind of like, well, I don't know that we'll ever get to do that again. I should really just drink olive juice; it'd be safer. But I didn't really know what to do with it, so it was one of those that I just filed away. You want to try with other people? I mean, he did a couple attempts here and there. 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." 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. And I think you're probably not wrong. 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. 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. She's been in the entertainment business since 2012, officially making her a ten-year veteran of the arts. GROSS: They didn't connect to the world I lived in. GROSS: A turning point in your young life (laughter) was in 1999 when you were a sophomore in high school. In case you are wondering about his identity, Jack is an international traveler. STRONG: And it would, like, end in some crazy, like, exclamation. So this starts - this clip will start with Cecily Strong speaking, and I should say that the mayor's last name is Menlove. We have to show our IUD. I feel like when my kids were little, they were still teaching square dancing. STRONG: Thank you. Six episodes at approximately 30 minutes each.) The Illinois native stars alongside Keegan-Michael Key, Dove Cameron . STRONG: Yeah. This past summer, Strong published a memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon." HARADA: (As Florence, singing) Some men stumble home at dark, want dinner and dessert. So that wasn't even - I didn't even know we'd get to be vaccinated. GROSS: And the waitress delivering the corn pudding is the younger woman who's pursuing him. And so it makes me want to, like, poke harder. Apple TV+. 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. GROSS: That was another scene from "Schmigadoon!," which stars my guest, Cecily Strong, and Keegan-Michael Key. GROSS: Another little clue. And so - but everything that is evidence that he's gay, she sees as a really positive quality. 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's a journal of her first year of the pandemic, dealing with anxiety and depression. I don't know exactly where you live. And that's according to doctors, Michael Che. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Then she complains that he don't understand her. And you're being, you know, waited on by a - you know, a very lovely, very young (laughter) waitress. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Are you serious? She's now starring in the new series "Schmigadoon! STRONG: I said no, actually, at first to going to Vancouver and shooting because I was - I really was afraid. And she used the playbill and a lot of those pictures. Can we skip that and get to the good stuff? Cecily Strong is unsure about her future at Saturday Night Live after nine seasons on the iconic sketch comedy series. That's called a double standard. I saw my first Marx Brothers movie when I was 10 on TV, and I fell in love with the Marx Brothers and became obsessed. 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. Strong will also serve as a producer. And so she was devastated when, in early 2020, he passed away at age thirty from the brain cancer glioblastoma. GROSS: They didn't connect to the world I lived in. So we just were relying on testing. Being a regular member of The Second City and iO Chicago. 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. 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. That's all. 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. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I'm not singing, and you're not singing. . Could be fun. STRONG: Oh, definitely. Meet Cecily Strong's Partner: The Actress' Secretive Love Life Details. I'm Terry Gross. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) We already tried together. Barry Sonnenfeld directs and executive produces. GROSS: Well, listen. STRONG: You know, we definitely loved the exclamations, you know, saving those for the - what. And my mom made a little poster for me for my room growing up that said Cecily on Broadway. She has a new memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon." Later, we'll hear from Cinco Paul, who co-created the series and wrote all the songs. 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 anything I can do to help (laughter) would make me feel very good. I was a weird kid, you know, singing "I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight" in my room, memorizing the lyrics. That was my parents' question. Like, clearly it was a thing for Rodgers and Hammerstein. Unless she's a superwoman, you won't be seeing Cecily Strong on "Saturday Night Live" tonight. And so that's what "Corn Puddin'" is. I need to get - I have to practice this fall. Disha Kandpal. GROSS: To make your point about being a good student, you were a National Merit-commended scholar based on your PSATs. He co-wrote, co-created and wrote all the songs for the satire of musicals called "Schmigadoon!" Strong is the niece of prolific Broadway producer, Edward Strong. Cecily Strong at Chicago's UP Comedy Club as a part of TBS's Just For Laughs Festival in 2013. COLIN JOST: Fox News personality Judge Jeanine Pirro returned to television tonight after being suspended two weeks for controversial comments about a Muslim congresswoman. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) So you don't really love me? 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. Starring Keegan-Michael Key, Cecily Strong, Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth, Ariana DeBose, Fred Armisen, Jaime Camil and Jane Krakowski. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross, and this is FRESH AIR. Mama's got one volume, and it's three chardonnays deep at a crowded party. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE"). 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 he was showing me clips of her, like, doing man-on-the-street interviews. It was my first year talking with Colin. You've just really got her down (laughter). And there was no lines; it was all facial expressions. You have to do people that everybody knows. I'm not going to do the show. But she does not, you know, embrace them in the way that I do. "Saturday Night Live" picked up around 400,000 viewers on Saturday from the previous week. I've never caught him looking at other gals more young, petite or fine. GROSS: That's music from "Schmigadoon!" 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. You put the bowl in your belly 'cause it's good for the soul. You put the bowl in your belly 'cause it's good for the soul. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) Can't do it, pal. Then I kind of want to, like, go further. And there's a bunch of kids who weren't as lucky as I was. 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. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) No - oh, no, that's not OK - unless it's consensual. And I think that's probably why I enjoy rewatching it so much, is just taking myself back there. This is FRESH AIR. Cecily Strong. SNL cast member Cecily Strong's recent The View interview has got fans wondering about her dating life. which he also co-created and co-wrote. So that's really where it began when I was a kid. We'll be right back after we take a short break. and "The Lorax.". NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Oh, that's really - it's a funny song, but it's also - it's a lovely song. I - you know, it's hard. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Come on. 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