Though Cecily Strong‘s exit from Saturday Night Live has been in the cards for a while, most were surprised by the announcement just hours before tonight’s broadcast that this could be her final episode. She received a correct sendoff, although, with two sketches referencing her departure.
The first was the return of Cathy Ann, a multitude of a girl always attempting to mild her cigarette, on Weekend Update. She’s headed to jail for, amongst different issues, “drug use, trespassing, destruction of property, (crack), impersonating a police horse, (meeeeeth and crack).” Prison, right here, was a thinly-veiled metaphor for leaving the present; she shared an image of two of her associates on the within — Aidy Bryant and Kate McKinnon, who each left the present earlier this yr.
Horrifying tales of her intercourse tape with Michael Che and her plea discount (seems, life with out parole is a fairly whole lot, all issues thought-about) quickly gave approach to Strong partially dropping the character to speak about what a good time she had doing SNL. It was a touching phase. (Press PLAY above to look at the sketch.)
But Strong’s second farewell was one of many extra affecting on-screen goodbyes the present has ever completed. In the fashion of a few of her greatest work — like her clown character speaking about abortion — an deliberately skinny premise of a Radio Shack vacation occasion overlaid Kenan Thompson (with one of many all-time nice dangerous sketch names, Mr. Frank Lasagna) saying some very actual and shifting issues about Strong’s time on SNL.
It ended with host Austin Butler singing “Blue Christmas” as Casual Elvis that grew right into a full solid rendition. Strong broke a bit of as she saved from crying in the course of the efficiency, and it was a ravishing adieu for one of many present’s mainstays.
We love you, Cecily pic.twitter.com/XmQUpOOqgD
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) December 18, 2022
Fun reality: With this episode, Strong units the document for many episodes by a feminine solid member, exceeding the earlier document holder — Kate McKinnon — by one. Now that’s a Strong end.
Watch Strong’s last SNL sketches above, then grade the episode.
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