I love the show so much. 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? So right away I was like, oh, God. And so I think they thought that might be a good outlet for me. Thank you so much for creating this series. So - but talk about writing this and what you wanted to do with it. Saturday Night Live's Cecily Strong stars in the new production of Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner's "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe." . STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) So you're ready to give up on us because of what a leprechaun said? GROSS: And who did you think of as being the girl? 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. And it's - more than anything, it's like, watching my brother deal with his own depression, and it's like how I feel about mine. JOST: (As himself) That's great. So here you are on "Weekend Update" as Judge Jeanine Pirro. . It played it on Broadway in the . KEY: (As Josh Skinner) We already tried together. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) I got us corn puddin'. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Then he says something mean to get her back. . He's, like, a really big Broadway producer. I did a driver's-ed video for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Then I kind of want to, like, go further. I think my favorite character that you've been doing lately is Judge Jeanine Pirro, the Fox News host. But I remember, you know, "Camelot" and "South Pacific" and "Guys And Dolls" and hearing those a lot. If you're a nerd, just be a nerd. She also stars in the new series "Schmigadoon!," which is a very smart, funny and loving satire of musicals from the '40s and '50s. GROSS: To her participation. It went to dress and not to air. She's an actress, and she's a comedian. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) That's right. And so we play with that trope as well. STRONG: You know, we definitely loved the exclamations, you know, saving those for the - what? The couple, Josh and Melissa, are played by Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong. CECILY STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) I don't understand. No. Oh, that's really - it's a funny song, but it's also - it's a lovely song. I am eating ice cream, and the voiceover says, like, well, McDonald's now has ice - soft-serve for 37 cents or whatever it was. I rented every musical on VHS they . PAUL: Well, I thought it was really important. Yeah, I got handcuffed and brought to a cop car and taken to the station. I met Daisy Eagen. I'm still trying to wrap my head around all of it. 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. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) Can't do it, pal. He's a queer one, that man o' mine. It was at the 2019 Christmas party, that Cecily's agent made her meet him. It was like as soon as I started singing, I knew what to say. 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. PAUL: Well, it's kind of crazy. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. I never wanted the songs to be too jokey, if that makes sense. I saw "Once Upon A Mattress," which I absolutely loved and really wanted to do. I'm Terry Gross. And anything I can do to help (laughter) would make me feel very good. GROSS: Cinco Paul, welcome to FRESH AIR. GROSS: Let's hear you as the Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party. PAUL: (Singing) There's lots of movies Ken hasn't seen. But I want to play the theme song from this because I think it's you and Ken actually singing the song. GROSS: Yeah. And so I wanted to play with that. He's a queer one, that man o' mine. I was licking a soft-serve ice-cream cone. STRONG: That's usually just Colin and I. With a Broadway producer uncle in her own family, Strong was heavily exposed to the musical scene, making it an early love in her life. And you're being, you know, waited on by a - you know, a very lovely, very young (laughter) waitress. Because, I mean, we shot last fall, so that wasn't even - I didn't even know we'd get to be vaccinated. 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. And it's like, you don't know what corn puddin' is? And it's just, oh, a song just about food. I got the recipe. Or I'll go to my garage. . It's streaming on Apple TV+. And we are able to do musicals in a time when Broadway is shuttered, and that's so depressing to walk next to. We'll start with Cecily Strong. Talk about the process of writing that. So somebody at Fox News said my name into a bathroom mirror three times, and here I am. 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. Yum. She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." 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 . Being a regular member of The Second City and iO Chicago. 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. I think that's why, for 25 years, nothing happened with it because it was - it needed that addition to really crack it. is initially really charmed by the idea that they're, like, living in a world of a musical. And then my uncle is also a Broadway producer. 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. This is FRESH AIR. She stars in the new series "Schmigadoon!" NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Apple TV+ today released the trailer for its new musical comedy series "Schmigadoon!," executive produced by Lorne Michaels and starring Emmy Award nominee Cecily Strong and Emmy Award winner Keegan-Michael Key. And I was just part of a wave of kids who were expelled. Apple TV+. I mean, "Corn Puddin'" came out of - initially, I was thinking, you know, what is the song that is most going to annoy Keegan's character? HARADA: (As Florence, singing) Sometimes it may seem like he is too good to be true, like there's a man that I can't see just aching to break through. . And he was trying to help me find things. Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key in "Schmigadoon!" premiering July 16, 2021 on Apple TV+. But the fun thing is that, ironically, in our show, it does move the story forward because this stupid song gets Keegan to say, OK, we're leaving (laughter). STRONG: Well, first of all, just thank you for saying that. STRONG: Oh, definitely. Here with her final thoughts on this election is the Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party. If I think that he's laughing at something, I'll want to hit that harder. You know, and then it took a while to really understand - here's all of the things we're going to put in place. It was like as soon as I started singing, I knew what to say. So here's another scene from "Schmigadoon!". The series stars Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key as a couple who find themselves stuck in a 1940s musical's wacky town, where people sing about their love of "Corn Pudding" and quite . First two episodes streaming Friday, July 16, on Apple TV+. (As characters, singing) Just 'cause you feuded don't mean that you're concluded. Why couldn't we cross? Like, where did you grow up? Extra-dirty vodka Martinis - they're so easy to drink! GROSS: That was another scene from "Schmigadoon!," which stars my guest, Cecily Strong, and Keegan-Michael Key. GROSS: That was another scene from "Schmigadoon!," which stars my guest, Cecily Strong, and Keegan-Michael Key. So like, the reality - COVID was real to you. STRONG: And it would, like, end in some crazy, like, exclamation. But I was just always performing around the house. I mean, when I was growing up in Brooklyn, I thought people in movies and on Broadway were, like, from another planet. (Credit: Apple TV+) "It was an easy yes for me to do this . You know, really, we talk about escapism, and I had real life escapism, where I flew into this beautiful, magical land of Vancouver, where there's, like, water and mountains and big trees - it was gorgeous - and then to be on those sets that were also gorgeous, and then to be with this amazing group of people. Which - a lot of your memoir is about living through the pandemic, like, the first almost year of the pandemic. GROSS: Why don't we hear "Corn Puddin'"? 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: Thank you. And I loved school, so it was really tough being expelled. In a 2021 interview with Terry Gross on the National Public Radio program Fresh Air, Strong said that because her uncle is a Broadway producer, as a child she often got to attend Broadway shows and sometimes go back stage to meet their casts.She then attended a private Catholic school until transferring for her senior year to the Chicago Academy for the Arts, where she graduated in 2002. STRONG: I said no, actually, at first to going to Vancouver and shooting because I was - I really was afraid. We'll be right back after we take a short break. And we just thought it was so funny, and it was a fun way to play her. . - because, you know, every kid wants to go to California. (SOUNDBITE OF MARVIN HAMLISCH'S "MULTI-TASKING"). I love the show so much. Hello, Michael Che. STRONG: Well, I actually will say the police had a program that I was really lucky to have. This is a colostomy, Michael Che. My mom is in Mexico. GROSS: To shoot and be in these, like, exuberant, like, joyful production scenes? I loved that movie so much, and the songs in that are so good. And so we'll hear Cecily Strong doing a little solo in part of this as Keegan-Michael Key objects (laughter) to her participation. Do you feel like you're competing with other people who are nominated? And I will put on music I really like and get myself warm and fall asleep and not have to wake up. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As character, singing) You can't eat a fish without getting some bones. You put the bowl in your belly 'cause it's good for the soul. And she used the playbill and a lot of those pictures. NBC. You put the bowl in your belly 'cause it's good for the soul. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) Never had had corn puddin'. I want to get to another song. Like, what are you thinking? PAUL: The first cartoon I saw that really impacted me, I think, was "The Jungle Book." We're leaving. God, this whole musical is so much fun. STRONG: No because it wasn't like they were not emotional thoughts, you know? And you go like, whoa, what's that? That was so weird. And I'll meet - you know, I'll probably talk to Lorne more and talk to my agents, and we'll figure it out, figure out where I'll be. But in this one, it's kind of like, hmm, he's so different than other men. I think I took my first drama class when I was 3. She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." So we just were relying on testing. Now that delta is causing this resurgence, what's your level of anxiety now? I've always loved musicals. 'The Addams Family' star Barry Sonnenfeld is the director, and the actor, while Cecily Strong too serves as the producer. The men are dressed like they're in old-fashioned barbershop quartets. GROSS: There's times on "Update" when Colin Jost has been laughing, like, so hard because you're so funny. 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 then just being loud and overenunciating and trying to have a stern look. 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. This one-woman show was a Broadway hit in 1985 and starred Lily Tomlin as 12 characters, something Cecily Strong seems very well-suited for. And then they went, oh, wait a minute; there's one more pocket. I feel like when my kids were little, they were still teaching square dancing. And we wrote a sketch, actually, that didn't make it onto the show. - for the greater world - someone else can judge - luckily or not, but she became more popular and more of a household name. Cinco Paul serves as showrunner, and wrote all of the original music for the series. And you can't have love without having a lover's spat. And I think, because my - we'd already gone through things with my brother. Like, clearly it was a thing for Rodgers and Hammerstein. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #7: (As character, singing) Who wants corn puddin'? You put the bowl in your belly 'cause it's good for the soul. I saw "Once Upon A Mattress," which I absolutely loved and really wanted to do. is a weird show. 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. We'll be right back. If you're like me, you've never watched the show, and you didn't know her name until now. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character, singing) Every steak's bound to have some fat. 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. (SOUNDBITE OF GWENDOLYN DEASE'S "PORKCHOP'S BLUES"), GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. GROSS: To make your point about being a good student, you were a National Merit-commended scholar based on your PSATs. Cecily attended Oak Park and River Forest High . It's brought me such pleasure at a time when I think we all need some pleasure. My life - you know, to just not really know your place yet and then be told you don't have a place here, it just kind of - I felt like I was - I didn't talk for a year or something. And then he turns off the tape to say, like, oh, and off the record, you're a great student, and we're sorry to lose you. 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. It's not like I drove myself. During a recent . STRONG: Yes. So I dropped out. 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? KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I mean KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Look; this whole thing is insane. GROSS: What was the impact of that on you? STRONG: It's actually - I mean, it's funny timing. Let's get back to my interview with Cinco Paul. Mere hours before the December 17 show, it was revealed that the 38-year-old comedian would be making her final appearance on the late-night . Facts Buddy Fast, Factual, Free! And is it hard for you to keep a straight face when he's having trouble keeping a straight face? And in many ways, that was Ken. I mean, I think - it's certainly been a part of my life since I was little. You know, we were getting ready for one of those - I think they were two "Update" specials because it was an election year. ", a satire of classic musicals from the '40s and '50s. Talk about the process of writing that. GROSS: OK, let me reintroduce you here, and then we'll talk some more. You know, really, we talk about escapism, and I had real-life escapism where I flew into this beautiful, magical land of Vancouver, where there's, like, water and mountains and big trees. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #6: (As character, singing) Still unmarried at 28. So, you know, I'm - I would love to do it. It's brought me such pleasure at a time when I think we all need some pleasure. She helps our kids to punctuate. That strikes me as a little bit crazy. This was performed after Pirro made anti-Muslim remarks about Representative Ilhan Omar. PAUL: Yeah. And that really changed everything because then suddenly that became my tribe, you know, the theater kids. And my roommates - my COVID roommates, Matt (ph) and Kevin - were helping me shoot everything. The Illinois native stars alongside Keegan-Michael Key, Dove Cameron . I mean, it's certainly stuck with me. Corn, corn, corn, corn, corn puddin'. JOST: That's great. So I don't know what you do with that. GROSS: And who did you think of as being the girl? In addition to starring, Cecily Strong serves as producer, and Ken Daurio serves as consulting producer and writer. Cecily Strong as seen in May 2015 (The Peabody Awards / Flickr / CC BY-2.0) Best Known For. 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. 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 that was the germ of the idea. Copyright 2021 NPR. Strong is the niece of prolific Broadway producer, Edward Strong. Because at "Update," you only get to rehearse on Saturday, really. I mean, the season starts - what? Barry Sonnenfeld directs and executive produces. Developed by Cinco Paul and Ken . But they both soon realize they're trapped in Schmigadoon, where life is a musical. Strong has been a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" since 2012. "You know how much I hate musicals. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) So you don't really love me? And it's like, this is still when New York City is really the epicenter, and our show is so about New York City. STRONG: Yeah, exactly. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) OK. Well, that one's on you. Here to explain is Jeanine Pirro. September 29, 2022 5:22pm. PAUL: He was not a fan. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE"). Was it your idea to do her, or did someone say, oh, you should do her? And we both enjoy malapropisms, I think, as much as each other, so it's a lot of that. STRONG: It was awful. GROSS: Another little clue. 4. Did you get to go backstage? Lorne Michaels, SNL's creator, is one of the play's producers. The town looks like a stage or movie set from the early 20th century. And this is from the February 20, 2017, edition of "Saturday Night Live." 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? So you must have had this idea early on that being in shows was something real people did. 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. Did you see music theatre? Please, no song. GROSS: I love the way mansplaining becomes, like, don't man-terrupt me. Mama's got one volume, and it's three chardonnays deep at a crowded party. Let's take another break here. She has a new memoir called "This Will All Be Over Soon." During the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" in May, Cecily Strong climbed into a large clear cube marked "boxed wine" and belted Frank Sinatra's "My Way," lowering herself triumphantly into a pool of red wine as the song crescendoed. That's outrageous. GROSS: That's Cecily Strong as Judge Jeanine Pirro. Cecily Strong attends the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards at L.A. LIVE on September 19, 2021 in Los . 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. And we wrote a sketch, actually, that didn't make it onto the show. And that's what I'd always rent whenever we'd go to the movie store. And whatever you decide to do about "Saturday Night Live," I wish you well. The townspeople are singing and dancing as if they're in an old musical. In watching "Schmigadoon!," I had to wonder who is able to produce such a great series that is both a tribute to and a satire of musicals of the 1940s and early '50s like "Oklahoma!," "Carousel," "The Sound Of Music," "The Music Man" and, of course, "Brigadoon." 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 . This Mueller report completely exonerated the president, and therefore everybody on the Trump train, woo, woo (ph). SNL season 48 premiered without some cast members many considered synonymous with the show in recent years. In her second season, she co-anchored Weekend Update with Seth Meyers and then Colin Jost. GROSS: And Hal Willner, who you mentioned - he died of COVID. PAUL: From your mouth to God's ears. 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. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) You put the corn in the puddin' and the puddin' in the bowl. And there was no lines; it was all facial expressions. STRONG: You know, luckily, I have producers there and and Lorne, too, and I feel very taken care of by the show. Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, producer, author, and singer. But at that point, I think I had started getting pretty depressed, and I - because of the time I missed. Can we skip that and get to the good stuff? If I can play devil's abacus for just a second, I think we all know the real reason Julian Assange is in jail, and that's 'cause she's a woman. All rights reserved. Thanks for finally letting a woman on late-night TV. But to then think I'm - not only do I not fit in, I'm not welcome. 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. What's YOUR favorite Ceci. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE"). 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 . UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Oh, she sure would like a taste. Cecily Strong's character loves musicals and is initially charmed. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) But not together. And she's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." So if he wants my puddin', he'll have to marry me. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) Never had corn puddin'. 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. 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) Please do not man-terrupt (ph) me when I'm wo-making (ph) a point, Michael. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Oh, she sure would like a taste. She stars with Keegan-Michael Key in the new series "Schmigadoon!" UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) You put the corn in the puddin' and the puddin' in the bowl. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Guys, we're actually in the middle of something. And I was really, like, a kid who sort of wanted to stay under the radar, anyway. What did you do to try to capture her voice? And she just told me she's got COVID. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I didn't say that. Please, no song. Can we please go now? But that's really where it deepened into something different. Strong said that because her uncle is a Broadway producer, . And that's according to doctors, Michael Che. STRONG: Well, it was sort of a mix of, like, I'm making fun of myself, and then I'm thinking about people I'd seen on Facebook. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, chanting) Corn, Corn KEY: (As Josh Skinner) That's it. GROSS: I love the way mansplaining becomes like, don't man-terrupt me (laughter). 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. 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. Stop. PAUL: You know, he's amazing, and he's so tender, and he loves cooking. And I'm really - I'm so proud of everybody. 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. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) First, she said something bad to get his gander. And they don't even know what corn pudding is. It's not like I drove myself. You know, the first show we did, we did the table read on Wednesday. How were you first exposed to musicals? What Is Cecily Strong's Net Worth? And then my uncle is also a Broadway producer. And you can't have love without having a lover's spat. STRONG: (As The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party) Hello, Michael Che. We started with the opening song from "Schmigadoon!" Thanks for finally letting a woman on late night TV. And then it ends in a very - you know, Ann does an amazing job with the song, and it ends in a really sweet spot - right? Terry, I have to say it is so meaningful to me that you like the show and that you responded to it like this. I only wish that nightly he were slightly more aggressive. And the trees are tall, and we call it Schmigadoon. - the loving satire of '40s and early 1950s musicals. And they embraced me. I don't know exactly where you live. Will Get Your Toes Tapping, So Sing Along If You Know The Words. 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. 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