We'll be right back after we take a short break. And I think Hal Willner, our music producer, had passed away the night before or something. STRONG: Well, first of all, just thank you for saying that. We'll be right back. I mean, it's certainly stuck with me. And you know, there is still an element of, like, you're playing with your friends. Cinco Paul has loved musicals from his early childhood, and the opportunity to make a . And it was a lot of work, which is a good distraction and good to, like, have a job again. 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. And he was showing me clips of her, like, doing man on the street interviews. Which - a lot of your memoir is about living through the pandemic, like, the first almost year of the pandemic. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. Thank you so much for creating this series. And they're sitting on the porch and about to have breakfast, and they're asked if they want some corn pudding. I want you to talk about writing this because this is an example of a song that I don't think closely adheres to another song. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) That's right. And I think she's doing well. I'm Terry Gross. STRONG: Yeah. Cecily Strong is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer who has a net worth of $4 million. ", which is a loving satire of classic musicals from the '40s and '50s. Talk about the process of writing that. 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. OK, can you just please tell us about the candidates? Cecily Strong as seen in May 2015 (The Peabody Awards / Flickr / CC BY-2.0) Best Known For. It's like, can we skip that (laughter)? I'm not going to do the show. And, like, those are usually boring, too, and I never really understand the function that they serve. And, like, I'll never understand why they took joy in that because it was such a huge and awful moment in my life. And she's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." Our countdown includes Princess Jasmine, Gemma, Cathy Anne, and more! 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? 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 . No - 'cause I - I mean, we shot in - last fall. But that's really where it deepened into something different. Other men have eyes that spark at every passing skirt. Keegan-Michael Key's character hates musicals and is desperate to leave. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I didn't say that. Because, I mean, we shot last fall, so that wasn't even - I didn't even know we'd get to be vaccinated. which he also co-created and co-wrote. If you're like me, you've never watched the show, and you didn't know her name until now. Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. You have to do people that everybody knows. It's like, why are we learning this? GROSS: (Laughter) I like that idea, the square dancing lobby. The couple is totally disoriented and dumbstruck when the townspeople break into song. Luckily for us, but maybe - who knows for the greater world - someone else can judge luckily or not, but she became more popular and more of a household name. 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. JOST: That's great. And I'm - that's according to doctors, Michael Che. 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. And in many ways, it's my wife. But I was just always performing around the house. Please do a Season 2. And we are able to do musicals in a time when Broadway is shuttered, and that's so depressing to walk next to. Good. It's brought me such pleasure at a time when I think we all need some pleasure. STRONG: Right. I think you have a shout-out to that. Starring Keegan-Michael Key, Cecily Strong, Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth, Ariana DeBose, Fred Armisen, Jaime Camil and Jane Krakowski. ; Cecily Strong was not featured in the opening credits due to her . I don't have enough gym credits to graduate on time. ", (SOUNDBITE OF PODCAST, "MAKE HIM WATCH IT"). CHE: (As himself) Yeah. One is the bad boy, you know, which is the Billy Bigelow character. Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key in "Schmigadoon!" premiering July 16, 2021 on Apple TV+. Cecily Strong is a total theater geek.. 'Cause Kevin can wait, but Syrian refugees can't, OK? It's not like I drove myself. And so I wanted to play with that. (SOUNDBITE OF GEORGE SHEARING'S "THINKING OF YOU"). Cecily Strong is saying goodbye to Saturday Night Live. STRONG: I mean, I think I just felt smaller and smaller and smaller. It's a nice melody. 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. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. And I was talking about something else, and then I sort of made fun of myself, like, yeah, because, you know, that's - well, that's an important thing for society to hear or something. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Like, where did you grow up? 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. Luckily for us, but maybe - who knows? She suspects that he's not being his true self. I appreciate it. She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) That's right. GROSS: Well, I wish you well. GROSS: Reports are that you're not sure whether you're going back to "SNL" in the fall. She's created some great characters for the show. GROSS: And so the reason why they're singing about corn pudding is it's their first morning in town. STRONG: That's usually just Colin and I. GROSS: Because she has gaydar and no one in the town does (laughter). GROSS: That was another scene from "Schmigadoon!," which stars my guest, Cecily Strong, and Keegan-Michael Key. You put the corn in the puddin' and the puddin' in the bowl. Hello, Michael Che. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) That's fantastic. I'm also - love the show and get a lot of joy from it. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Oh, no - no, no, no, no, no, no. Mama's got one volume, and it's three chardonnays deep at a crowded party. You know, I wasn't a super popular kid. So I think that led to my love of these 1920s songs, you know, the Tin Pan Alley stuff. And it seems like - you know, my other thought is, like, COVID is something we have to learn to coexist with. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Oh, I think they want us to take a verse. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Corn puddin'. STRONG: Well, I actually will say the police had a program that I was really lucky to have. And so I think, more than anything, it made me realize, like, that's what depression does to you. GROSS: And he's not just a Broadway producer. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Oh, no, that's not OK - unless it's consensual. So I've gotten to see a lot of his shows in New York. 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. This is FRESH AIR. The series is streaming on Apple TV+. What's YOUR favorite Ceci. You know, I really wanted them - like, oh, that could genuinely have been a song sung in an undiscovered Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. And then the town just starts singing about how great corn pudding is. I feel like my bubble just burst recently. Later, we'll hear from Cinco Paul, who co-created the series and wrote all the songs. And so in the spirit of turning your life into a musical, I just want to play the opening theme from your podcast, "Make Him Watch It. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Mrs. Menlove, forgive me for asking, but how much do you really know about your husband? Cinco Paul, who also wrote all the songs, after we take a short break. GROSS: Cinco Paul wrote all the songs for the satirical musical series "Schmigadoon!" That's just so funny. The series is streaming on Apple TV+. Andrew Singer executive produces with Lorne Michaels on behalf of Broadway Video. "Saturday Night Live" picked up around 400,000 viewers on Saturday from the previous week. 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 we both enjoy malapropisms, I think, as much as each other, so it's a lot of that. 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. So you're back on Fox. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) And then he gives her a smack. GROSS: And I wish her the best. The Keegan-Michael Key character hates musicals. 'Schmigadoon!' HARADA: (As Florence, singing) Show me any other man more tender or expressive. But my man is gentle, as soft and sentimental as any lace adorned a valentine. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Come on. They also wrote the animated films "Despicable Me," "The Secret Life Of Pets" and the Dr. Seuss adaptations "Horton Hears A Who!" PAUL: Yeah. STRONG: Yeah. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Guys, we're actually in the middle of something. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character, singing) Every steak's bound to have some fat. Thanks for finally letting a woman on late-night TV. 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. STRONG: Oh, totally. 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. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Then she complains that he don't understand her. Now Emmy-nominated actress Cecily Strong slides through the tour-de-force roles created by the Peabody and Emmy Award-winning writer Jane Wagner who is reimagining the legendary one-person play . But apparently, some cosmic verdict has been reached. So I've gotten to see a lot of his shows in New York. STRONG: No. I think that's why, for 25 years, nothing happened with it because it was - it needed that addition to really crack it. And I wound up doing correspondence classes and graduating on time. STRONG: I almost enjoy it more to see when someone's laughing. GROSS: Yeah, yeah. 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. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) And Colin, I just want to take this opportunity to say hi to my super fans out there. I'll just keep driving west - right? Oh, he'll have to marry me. ) that 's right ( As Josh Skinner ) I did n't say that I think we all need pleasure... 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