Cecily Strong said goodbye to Elvis as host Austin Butler – who was later joined by the rest of the group – said goodbye to Elvis on Saturday. SNL Cast – closed the show with a performance of “Blue Christmas”.
Even Kenan Thompson had a solo during Strong’s bittersweet number Who Leaves Saturday night live after 11 seasons on the show. A social media post by SNL‘s official Instagram account for the sketch show confirmed Strong’s departure earlier today.
Strong made her debut SNL as a featured player on September 15, 2012 and was brought up the following year, beginning with season 39. The comedy star co-hosted the Weekend Update segment with Seth Meyers. When Meyers went to the host Late at nightStrong was still a co-anchor for the next door segment SNL Screenwriter Colin Jost for one season.
Stark follows several SNL player out. Chris Redd is gone. Players Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor and Aristotle Athari were dropped before the start of season 48. And last May, Deadline announced that Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney were stepping down alongside Pete Davidson.
A Blue Christmas indeed.
Author: Lynette Reis
Source: Deadline
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