Cecily Strong leaving SNL

2022 - 12 - 18

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Cecily Strong Opens Up About Leaving 'Saturday Night Live' After ... (TV Insider)

Now, the Emmy-nominated comedian is reflecting on her emotional final night. “My heart is bursting. I have a lot of big huge life-changing love to unpack, so ...

[Michael Che](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/michael-che/)’s drug-addicted neighbor, for her final Weekend Update appearance. “And my great friend Colin Jost ended up helping me again, this time by getting Elvis to sing me off (thank you Austin Butler you absolute kind and generous dreamboat).” “And I’m so grateful I got to have these wonderful past six shows to help me ease into it and get to meet and laugh and probably overly hug Molly [Kearney], Marcello [Hernandez], Devon [Walker], and Michael [Longfellow] who I think are not only brilliantly funny but really great humans. I have a lot of big huge life-changing love to unpack, so this is what I can say tonight,” Strong posted on Instagram on Sunday (December 18) night. “I left that night around 11 after saying goodbye to everyone. “Ten and a half years ago I got my dream job.

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Cecily Strong Explains Saturday Night Live Exit: Why I Left SNL (Variety)

“I left that night around 11 after saying goodbye to everyone. I got stuck wandering around the building because none of the elevators went to the first floor ...

“The first actual work day I tried to be very cool and make it look like I knew what I was doing and I was supposed to be there,” Strong wrote. In her first statement on leaving “SNL,” Strong wrote that her “heart is bursting” and told a story about her first night on the job over a decade ago. [Cecily Strong](https://variety.com/t/cecily-strong/) commented on her surprise “ [Saturday Night Live](https://variety.com/t/saturday-night-live/)” exit for the first time in an Instagram post in which the Emmy-nominated comedian wrote, “I am ready to go.” Strong’s departure [was announced](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/cecily-strong-saturday-night-live-departure-1235464351/) just a few hours before her final episode was filmed on Dec.

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Why Did Cecily Strong Leave 'SNL'? Details on Her Exit (Distractify)

After 11 seasons on the sketch comedy series, Cecily Strong is leaving 'Saturday Night Live.' Wait, why?! Here's what we know about her departure.

Once she arrived, the fictional drug-addicted neighbor of [Michael Che](https://www.distractify.com/p/what-did-kanye-west-say-to-michael-che) revealed the reason for her appearance on the segment. [Kenan Thompson](https://www.distractify.com/p/who-is-kenan-thompson-married-to) played her boss and broke character a bit, stating, "I don’t think RadioShack could have lasted this long without Cecily. [Entertainment Weekly](https://ew.com/tv/cecily-strong-leaves-snl-cast/) learned that she "always intended to return for only the first half of Season 48." 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." [Saturday Night Live](https://www.distractify.com/t/saturday-night-live) episode of the year typically goes out with a bang, this year's annual holiday show was bittersweet — how so? [Austin Butler](https://www.distractify.com/p/does-austin-butler-really-sing-in-elvis)-hosted episode.

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Cecily Strong Posts Heartfelt Message Announcing Her SNL ... (NBC)

The December 17, 2022 episode of Saturday Night Live was surprisingly emotional as fan favorite Cecily Strong revealed she is departing after 11 hilarious ...

[Molly](https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/credits/featured-player/molly-kearney), [Marcello](https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/credits/featured-player/marcello-hernandez), [Devon](https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/credits/featured-player/devon-walker), and [Michael](https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/credits/featured-player/michael-longfellow) who I think are not only brilliantly funny but really great humans. Go behind-the-scenes, stay on top of breaking news, hang with the stars, and much more. She continued, "I got stuck wandering around the building because none of the elevators went to the first floor and I was trying so hard to avoid having to go back upstairs to ask for help because I’d already said goodbye!!! The first actual work day I tried to be very cool and make it look like I knew what i was doing and I was supposed to be there. And my great friend Colin Jost ended up helping me again, this time by getting Elvis to sing me off (thank you Austin Butler you absolute kind and generous dreamboat)." Strong concluded the post by saying goodbye to everyone she has made laugh throughout her SNL run: "I’m sorry I’ve been a little quiet about it publicly.

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