{"id":528783,"date":"2022-12-18T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T06:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cecily-strong-leaving-saturday-night-live-says-goodbye-in-character-on-weekend-update-segment\/"},"modified":"2022-12-18T09:32:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T06:32:00","slug":"cecily-strong-leaving-saturday-night-live-says-goodbye-in-character-on-weekend-update-segment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cecily-strong-leaving-saturday-night-live-says-goodbye-in-character-on-weekend-update-segment\/","title":{"rendered":"#Cecily Strong Leaving \u2018Saturday Night Live,\u2019 Says Goodbye in Character on \u201cWeekend Update\u201d Segment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9c9947090\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9c9947090\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cecily-strong-leaving-saturday-night-live-says-goodbye-in-character-on-weekend-update-segment\/#Cecily_Strong_Leaving_%E2%80%98Saturday_Night_Live_Says_Goodbye_in_Character_on_%E2%80%9CWeekend_Update%E2%80%9D_Segment\" >Cecily Strong Leaving \u2018Saturday Night Live,\u2019 Says Goodbye in Character on \u201cWeekend Update\u201d Segment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cecily_Strong_Leaving_%E2%80%98Saturday_Night_Live_Says_Goodbye_in_Character_on_%E2%80%9CWeekend_Update%E2%80%9D_Segment\"><\/span>Cecily Strong Leaving \u2018Saturday Night Live,\u2019 Says Goodbye in Character on \u201cWeekend Update\u201d Segment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Cecily Strong is the latest castmember to depart NBC\u2019s <em>Saturday Night Live.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Strong\u2019s final show was Saturday night\u2019s edition. She <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared as Kimberly Guilfoyle in the cold open and other segments, including one about \u201cJewish Elvis\u201d as well as \u201cWeekend Update.\u201d In the latter, she played recurring character Cathy Anne, who was saying \u201cgoodbye\u201d because she was going to prison. She joked that she\u2019d be fine because she had \u201cfriends on the inside, they seem to be doing OK\u201d as a photo of recently departed castmembers Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant were shown onscreen in prison garb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cEverybody has to go to jail at some point, right? It\u2019s my time now,\u201d she added. Breaking character a bit toward the end, she said: \u201cI had a lot of fun here. And I feel really lucky that I have had so many of the best moments of my life in this place, and with these people that I love so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Another segment saw her as a RadioShack employee working her last day on the job. In the skit, Kenan Thompson, playing her boss, noted that she\u2019d had \u201ceight incredible years\u201d working there. \u201cWell, I\u2019ve been here 11,\u201d she said. \u201cI know, and eight of them were incredible,\u201d he replied, adding: \u201cFrankly, I don\u2019t think RadioShack could have lasted this long without Cecily. Every time she came to work, she had a new character, or a new accent, or a new impression that would just blow you away. She\u2019d have a power and joy to her performance that made you remember why you loved working at RadioShack in the first place.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Host (and <em>Elvis<\/em> star) Austin Butler then appeared as \u201cCasual Elvis\u201d \u2014 the joke was that they didn\u2019t have enough money to spring for an Elvis Presley costume \u2014 and serenaded her with \u201cBlue Christmas,\u201d which she then joined in on, followed by Thompson and the rest of the <em>SNL<\/em> cast.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> of her departure was announced Saturday on <em>SNL\u2019<\/em>s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> accounts (see below). <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    She joined the sketch show, executive produced by Lorne Michaels, in 2012, its 38th season. Over the years, she created such characters as \u201cThe Girl You Wish You Hadn\u2019t Started a Conversation With at a Party\u201d and impersonated such celebrities as Kendall Jenner, Megyn Kelly and Liz Cheney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    It\u2019s understood that the plan had been for Strong to return for only the first half of the current season. Fans had noticed her absence from the opening credits of the season premiere in October, but at the time she was appearing in <em>The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe<\/em> at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and thus was unable to tape <em>SNL<\/em> in New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Strong next stars in the second season of AppleTV+ <em>Schmigadoon!,<\/em> which is also executive produced by Michaels. She also took a hiatus from <em>SNL<\/em> while filming that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Strong follows on the heels of other castmembers who have recently left <em>SNL<\/em>, including McKinnon, Bryant and Pete Davidson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Saturday night\u2019s <em>SNL<\/em> features host Austin Butler and musical guest Lizzo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <strong>Updated 10:32 p.m. Dec. 17: <\/strong>Added Strong\u2019s appearance on \u201cWeekend Update.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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