A Conversation with Cecily Strong

Cecily Strong is an actress and author known for her work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2012-22, where she received Emmy nominations in 2020-21 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Strong produced and starred in Apple TV+’s hit musical series, Schmigadoon. Her memoir, This Will All Be Over Soon, was released in 2021. That same year she made her New York stage debut at the Shed in The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, and returned to star in the production at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. She recently finished appearing in the Broadway Comedy All Out.

Strong voiced characters in the hit animated features Leo and Garfield. Strong starred in the John Patrick Shanley play Brooklyn Laundry at the Manhattan Theatre Club. She has appeared in films such as The Female Brain and Paul Feig’s reboot of Ghostbusters. Strong emceed the 2015 White House Correspondents’ Dinner.