Saturday Night Live Sings Off Cecily Strong in an Emotional Christmas Farewell

Of all the send-offs in all the lands, none was as sweet as Saturday Night Live’s for Cecily Strong. Hours before the Christmas episode aired, news broke that the brunette angel of the show—our Mom to Kenan Thompson’s Pops—had gotten her wings. She gave us 11 years of Jeanine Pirro and Cathy Anne and Goober the Clown. Eleven years of breaking into song; each time a revelation that this generous and brave performer was also an old-school chanteuse. It’s hard to think of an SNL without her as its sturdy moral center. Some goodbyes are for the players. They need… Read Full Article