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So how much do you love musicals? And that's what I'd always rent whenever we'd go to the movie store. This Mueller report completely exonerated the president, and therefore everybody on the Trump train, woo, woo (ph). Like, you know? And so I think, more than anything, it made me realize, like, that's what depression does to you. 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. Yeah, I got handcuffed and brought to a cop car and taken to the station. Cecily Strong (SNL) Biography, Net worth 2023, Salary, Age, Height, Educational Qualifications, Family Details, Parents, Husband, Boyfriends, Children . UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Oh, she sure would like a taste. You put the bowl in your belly 'cause it's good for the soul. Was this all through movies? STRONG: Well, thank you so much. GROSS: A turning point in your young life (laughter) was in 1999 when you were a sophomore in high school. GROSS: So let's talk a little bit about your work on "Saturday Night Live." 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 . 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. GROSS: To shoot and be in these, like, exuberant, like, joyful production scenes? Andrew Singer executive produces with Lorne Michaels on behalf of Broadway Video. But she kept going, what? Several familiar faces were gone, and many fans were left asking where was Cecily Strong. They just performed, you know? and also a terrific revival of "How To Succeed In Business," a Sondheim tribute. You know, "The Coconauts," "Animal Crackers," "Horse Feathers" has a lot of songs in it. But she kept going, what? 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. He's a queer one, that man o' mine. What did you do to try to capture her voice? UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) It's just a lover's spat. It was at the 2019 Christmas party, that Cecily's agent made her meet him. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) Judge Jeanine Pirro, and it's up to you to decide just what my whole deal is. 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. I saw "Guys And Dolls." We - Ken and I, you know, played music all the time when we were writing. 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. See if you can recognize what inspired this song. It actually - I think it was probably Bryan Tucker, who I write with. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #4: (As character, singing) Who wants corn puddin'? And I think, because my - we'd already gone through things with my brother. And actually, I flew out of the chair the first time because, you know, I hadn't done much physical comedy on the show at all. Can we skip that and get to the good stuff? Strong is the niece of prolific Broadway producer, Edward Strong. 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. PAUL: Yeah, that was part of the curriculum somehow. (SOUNDBITE OF RICHARD RODGERS' "'OKLAHOMA!' It's an ode to those songs. HARADA: (As Florence, singing) Some men stumble home at dark, want dinner and dessert. STRONG: No, I would - it feels great because, this past year especially, I'm just - I'm so proud of the show and being a part of the show. We can't wait to make him watch it - with Cinco and Ken. She was playing Fox News' Judge Jeanine Pirro, a frequent highlight of "Weekend Update," sloshing her booze onto co-anchor Colin Jost . STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) OK. Well, that one's on you. She doesn't know what that actually means, but she really wishes the best for him and loves him. 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. But apparently, according to the leprechaun, this isn't true love. You put the corn in the puddin' and the puddin' in the bowl. So we just were relying on testing. Please continue playing piano for us. PAUL: I mean, it probably came from my love of the Marx Brothers, you know. And then it was just such a gift. 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? But she left the desk, preferring to do sketch comedy, which she's great at. And I think it's wrong to throw those kids out. Cecily Strong is an American actress and comedian who is best known for being a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 2012 to 2022. . ; Cecily Strong was not featured in the opening credits due to her . STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Yum. And it's been great to talk with you. I was so, like, mad that no one was letting me have my rehearsal. GROSS: Reports are that you're not sure whether you're going back to "SNL" in the fall. GROSS: And Hal Willner, who you mentioned - he died of COVID. GROSS: How were you introduced to music of that period? But this is a song where she has no clue that her husband is gay. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Are you serious? 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. - because, you know, every kid wants to go to California. 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+. Mean, horny men lying on in-home hospital beds and white prison gangs who control the remote on Saturdays, thank you for watching. PAUL: I grew up in Phoenix, Ariz., so I didn't see a lot of shows live, but my mom really loved musicals, and she had cast recordings for - I specifically remember "Camelot" - you know, loving as a pretty young kid and listening to that. Cecily Strong had a special bond with her cousin Owen. It's streaming on Apple TV+. 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: Oh, you wrote the song? And anything I can do to help (laughter) would make me feel very good. was a lifetime in the making. And I wound up never stopping. So I think that led to my love of these 1920s songs, you know, the Tin Pan Alley stuff. She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." - which is now streaming on Apple TV+. He's a queer one, that man o' mine. So it is more of a romantic comedy, and it can be more about, what does love mean? She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." 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. She attended Oak Park and River Forest High School respectively. OK, can you just please tell us about the candidates? We live in Brooklyn. I'm also - love the show and get a lot of joy from it. GROSS: Because she has gaydar and no one in the town does (laughter). STRONG: No. And then to be on those sets that were also gorgeous and then to be with this amazing group of people - and we are able to do musicals in a time when Broadway is shuttered, and that's so depressing to walk next to. 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. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) In Schmigadoon. You put the corn in the puddin' and the puddin' in the bowl. I mean, it's certainly stuck with me. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) I'm Judge Jeanine Pirro, and it's up to you to decide just what my whole deal is. 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. He co-created, co-wrote and wrote all the songs for the series "Schmigadoon!" And I had that above my bed until we - I moved out - I think, till I went to college. Hello, 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. I'd feel safer being a child actor in Chicago. "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life . And suddenly, I used it just to make movies with all the neighborhood kids. STRONG: It was awful. It just felt like, I've fallen through the cracks. And, you know, their - a lot of their movies were kind of musicals. 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." Copyright 2021 NPR. He's . Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Comedian's romantic life explored. GROSS: You're nominated for an Emmy, second year in a row. The same year, she starred in, and was a producer for, Schmigadoon!, a musical parody series on Apple TV+. The entire town and you just spent the last five minutes singing about corn pudding. Corn, corn, corn, corn, corn puddin'. I mean, I think it's certainly been a part of my life since I was little. It wasn't like I'm pulling out. GROSS: That makes no sense at all (laughter). 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. So here's another scene from "Schmigadoon!". And it was hard - you know, I had theater, thank God, and really was comfortable in that world. 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 so it's like, I knew I was kind of - it wouldn't last, this safety that I was feeling by being vaccinated. No. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) We already tried together. 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. 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. 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? This is FRESH AIR. Pick a womanany woman!and she can probably make the character really sing. They also wrote the animated films "Despicable Me," "The Secret Life Of Pets" and the Dr. Seuss adaptations "Horton Hears A Who!" And so - but everything that is evidence that he's gay, she sees as a really positive quality. CHE: (As himself) Yeah. MAIN TITLE", GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. she frequently saw Broadway performances and occasionally got to go backstage to meet their casts because her uncle is a Broadway producer in an interview with Terry Gross for the National . Apple TV+ is close to putting in a series order for the project. And he was showing me clips of her, like, doing man on the street interviews. It's not something we're going to eradicate. in season Host(s) Musical guest Original air date U.S. viewers (millions) 931: 1: Miles Teller: Kendrick Lamar: October 1, 2022 (): 4.02: Kendrick Lamar performs a medley of "Rich Spirit" and "N95" for his first set and "Father Time" with Sampha for his second.Jon Hamm and Shaun White appear in the cold open. The off . . GROSS: Oh, yeah. STRONG: Yes. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) OK. Well, that one's on you. FRESH AIR's executive producer is Danny Miller. I mean, he did a couple attempts here and there. I'll do anything. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) Come on. And so it makes me want to, like, poke harder. Other men have eyes that spark at every passing skirt. And she used the playbill and a lot of those pictures. 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. 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." now and Cecily's character really likes to get involved in people's lives, she helps push him to, you know, proclaim to the whole town who he really is. And I would be driving home. He also co-wrote the animated films "Despicable Me," "The Secret Life Of Pets," "Horton Hears A Who!" and "The Lorax.". Like, what are you thinking? PAUL: (Laughter) I guess it was more appropriate for me growing up in Phoenix. I want to get to another song. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) But not together. He's a hard man to know, it seems - different. She's an actress, and she's a comedian. The show was filmed in Vancouver, Canada. We're leaving. So here you are on "Weekend Update" as Judge Jeanine Pirro. that's streaming on Apple TV+, and she has a new memoir. Do you remember it? (As characters, singing) And then he gives her a snack. I am just trying to figure out how to get out of here and get back to reality. I'm sure that's why I ended up writing movies. I never wanted the songs to be too jokey, if that makes sense. And, like, we're ending someone's, like, educational career right now in this moment, and you're playing a game with it. That was my parents' question. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) My guy loves corn puddin'. I was a weird kid, you know, singing "I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight" in my room, memorizing the lyrics. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) That's fantastic. HARADA: (As Florence, singing) Show me any other man more tender or expressive. 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. STRONG: (As Jeanine Pirro) Can't do it, pal. The entire town and you just spent the last five minutes singing about corn pudding. This is FRESH AIR. Cinco Paul, who also wrote all the songs, after we take a short break. STRONG: No. There must be a lobby somewhere that is making sure that that's still taught in schools. 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. 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 . CHE: (As himself) Yeah, OK. Can you just please tell us about the candidates? The musical comedy has been created by screenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio of 'Despicable Me' fame. (Singing) Some men like to fight and curse. ", "Carousel," "The Music Man," "The Sound Of Music," "South Pacific" and "Brigadoon." Because at "Update," you only get to rehearse on Saturday, really. GROSS: Kind of brought it home. And I was like, I'd also kind of had a breakup kind of the night before. And I had that above my bed until we - I moved out - I think, till I went to college. 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. We'll be right back. PAUL: Yeah. is a weird show. And then my uncle is also a Broadway producer. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #7: (As character, singing) Who wants corn puddin'? GROSS: Well, listen. Our interviews and reviews are produced and edited by Amy Salit, Phyllis Myers, Roberta Shorrock, Sam Briger, Lauren Krenzel, Heidi Saman, Therese Madden, Ann Marie Baldonado, Seth Kelley and Kayla Lattimore. And that really changed everything because then suddenly that became my tribe, you know, the theater kids. But what really cracked it for me was, oh, instead of two friends, it should be a couple. And whatever you decide to do about "Saturday Night Live," I wish you well. GROSS: That's Cecily Strong is Judge Jeanine Pirro. 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 I will put on music I really like and get myself warm and fall asleep and not have to wake up. And I'd go, well, tonight I'm going to either - I'll just keep driving. - in late September usually. So I've gotten to see a lot of his shows in New York. PAUL: From your mouth to God's ears. And whenever a musical theater song would somehow pop up in my mix, he would say, skip. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Then she complains that he don't understand her. - about a couple who find themselves trapped in a small town from the early 1900s where life is a musical. during the pandemic. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) And it may be a waste. He also co-wrote the animated films "Despicable Me," "The Secret Life Of Pets," and "Horton Hears A Who.". Could be fun. She's nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Saturday Night Live." Talking about her love interest, Cecily Strong's Partner is Jack. SNL season 48 premiered without some cast members many considered synonymous with the show in recent years. And it was like, now let's read our sketches and see - and then, like, have to film them all by Saturday. I only wish that nightly he were slightly more aggressive. And she ends up, you know, falling in love with this kind of mean-spirited older man who, of course, becomes a much better human being as soon as he falls in love with her, this kind of, like, magical transformation. - 'cause everyone in it seems to be enjoying being in it so much and I was enjoying watching it so much - and the contrast between that and the depression and anxiety you describe in your memoir. 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? GROSS: So when does a decision have to be made? Outside of SNL, Cecily Strong hasn't really established an especially large presence in Hollywood. Why did you want him to hate musicals? First two episodes streaming Friday, July 16, on Apple TV+. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character, singing) Every steak's bound to have some fat. How are you doing? UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) We want corn puddin'. How did it affect your sense of self to be arrested and to be expelled and to think, maybe, you wouldn't even graduate high school? 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 . 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. And it's like, you don't know what corn puddin' is? KEY: (As Josh Skinner) No. Six episodes at approximately 30 minutes each.) Trailer STRONG: No because it wasn't like they were not emotional thoughts, you know? This election is a mis-grace (ph), OK? OK, so here's "He's A Queer One," and this is Ann Harada singing. She's been a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" since 2012. 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. I am just trying to figure out how to get out of here and get back to reality. You know, it's hard. Later, we'll hear from Cinco Paul, who co-created the series and wrote all the songs. And, you know, I desperately wanted to be on stage, but probably because I didn't really belong there, they kept saying, no, but, Cinco, we need you on the piano. You were 15. I mean, it's real to most people, but, I mean, you saw the worst that could happen. Strong stars in the new Apple TV+ satire about a couple who get lost in the woods and end up trapped in a town where life is a musical and the townspeople frequently burst into song. I can hear you. Her new memoir, "This Will All Be Over Soon," will be published tomorrow. So you're back on Fox? But apparently, according to the leprechaun, this isn't true love. KEY: (As Josh Skinner) That's fantastic. We'll be right back after a short break. I've always loved musicals. Accuracy and availability may vary. It went to dress and not to air. Courtesy: Apple TV+. I'm Terry Gross. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) But not together. 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. That's just so funny. You know, my grandmother would buy me musicals on VHS. 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." I'm Terry Gross. - the loving satire of '40s and early 1950s musicals. But my man is gentle, as soft and sentimental as any lace adorned a valentine. I should really just drink olive juice; it'd be safer. GROSS: And so the reason why they're singing about corn pudding is it's their first morning in town. And the trees are tall, and we call it Schmigadoon. You know, she's always got a very gravely serious affectation. I sure would like a taste. STRONG: That's usually just Colin and I. GROSS: And who did you think of as being the girl? I rented every musical on VHS they . 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 . STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) So what? UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Just 'cause you feuded don't mean that you're concluded. KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY: (As Josh Skinner) I mean KEY: (As Josh Skinner) Look, this whole thing is insane. And the first morning that you're there, you're having breakfast on the porch. You know, I really wanted them - like, oh, that could genuinely have been a song sung in an undiscovered Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. PAUL: (Singing) So now that there's COVID-19 PAUL AND DAURIO: (Singing) Here's what we're going to do. Lorne Michaels, SNL's creator, is one of the play's producers. 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? 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 . It's - so I just don't know for sure yet. Did you get to go backstage? It's a nice melody. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) So you're ready to give up on us because of what a leprechaun said? And so it feels like breakthrough infections are going to be a part of all of our lives soon, too. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) First, she said something bad to get his gander. Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. The men are dressed like they're in old-fashioned barbershop quartets. Let's get back to my interview with Cecily Strong. And there's a bunch of kids who weren't as lucky as I was. I loved that movie so much, and the songs in that are so good. Cecily Strong is an American actress and comedian. They just performed, you know? STRONG: Well, first of all, just thank you for saying that. 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. GROSS: But the mayor's wife sings a song that's called "He's A Queer One, That Man O' Mine." In addition to starring, Cecily Strong serves as producer, and Ken Daurio serves as consulting producer and writer. And, like, those are usually boring, too, and I never really understand the function that they serve. STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble, singing) Never had corn puddin'. These Cecily Strong "SNL" performances were more than strong. I think with the school, this new superintendent came in, and she made it her thing to have zero tolerance. And actually, my dad took a bunch of pictures. STRONG: Right. So we just were relying on testing. What - my parents put me in one, I should say. It's streaming on Apple TV+. I did a driver's-ed video for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. So a few weeks after talking to Cecily Strong about starring in the series, I spoke with Cinco Paul, who wrote all the songs. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. ", a satire of classic musicals from the '40s and '50s. 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. I think it'll - honestly, I think she'll be so touched to hear that from you, too. You know, I was a straight-A student up until then. STRONG: Although, I went back to - I actually went back to public school, which was a tough decision - you know, whether to stay at the Catholic school or go back - because the rules of the expulsion or whatever, they let me back my junior year. This is FRESH AIR. How does it feel? Congratulations on "Schmigadoon!" So, I mean, I assume it'll have to be soon. I wish your mother well. What Is Cecily Strong's Net Worth? If I think that he's laughing at something, I'll want to hit that harder. 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." GROSS: Well, let's take a break here, and then we'll talk some more. (Carolyn Van Houten / Chicago Tribune) . But I was just always performing around the house. We'll be right back after a short break. I think my favorite character that you've been doing lately is Judge Jeanine Pirro, the Fox News host. The Illinois native stars alongside Keegan-Michael Key, Dove Cameron . STRONG: It's actually - I mean, it's funny timing. CHE: (As himself) So I assume you're not happy with the election. Good. Otherwise, it's hard to get an impression on the show. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, singing) Corn puddin'. We'll hear from the co-creator of "Schmigadoon!" STRONG: I said no, actually, at first to going to Vancouver and shooting because I was - I really was afraid, you know? We'll start with Cecily Strong. It's like, can we skip that (laughter)? You know, I was much more protected. Starring Keegan-Michael Key, Cecily Strong, Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth, Ariana DeBose, Fred Armisen, Jaime Camil and Jane Krakowski. 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. What is your critique of how the school and the police handled you? Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Oh, he'll have to marry me. STRONG: That's usually just Colin and I. And I think, you know, whatever name is next to an Emmy nomination, it still feels like everybody there is a part of that - why there's a nomination. Keegan-Michael Key's character hates musicals and is desperate to leave. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "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? And this is from the February 20, 2017, edition of "Saturday Night Live." Of course I love you. And it's like, this is still when New York City is really the epicenter, and our show is so about New York City. And, you know, she talks about, like, other men are really harsh and - but he's gentle, you know, like a lacy valentine. 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 for her, it's all these really positive qualities. Cecily Strong is a total theater geek.. I love the show so much. Our countdown includes Princess Jasmine, Gemma, Cathy Anne, and more! That's outrighteous (ph). JOST: You don't have to shout, you know. It was all just this crazy bad timing. He's, like, a really big Broadway producer. . GROSS: So let's hear a clip of you doing Jeanine Pirro. Cecily Strong. You put the corn in the puddin' and the puddin' in the bowl. Do you even know what women have to do when we go vote, Michael? This is FRESH AIR. PAUL: The first cartoon I saw that really impacted me, I think, was "The Jungle Book." GROSS: And who did you think of as being the girl? Cecily Strong's character loves musicals and is initially charmed. STRONG: I almost enjoy it more to see when someone's laughing. It kind of felt like that a little bit. CECILY STRONG: (As Melissa Gimble) I don't understand. GROSS: You did you first paid gig when you were 10. STRONG: (As The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party) And I'm sorry. UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (As characters, chanting) Corn puddin', corn puddin', corn puddin', corn puddin'. And he - you know, he had had depression for a long time. Schmigadoon! 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