Cecily Strong, one of the most talented regular members of the cast of Saturday Night Live, announced last night that she is leaving the show after 11 seasons. Strong played a variety of popular characters including Fox News' Judge Jeanine Pirro, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Arizona gubernatorial candidate and full-blown nutcase Kari Lake, The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party, Claire from H.R. and Cathy Anne, the drug-addled neighbor of Weekend Update Co-Anchor Michael Che. She was given a warm send-off by the cast on last night's show, including a rendition of the Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas" led by guest host Austin Butler, who stars in the 2022 biopic "Elvis."
Strong's exit follows the recent departures of a number of other talented cast members, including Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Chris Redd, Aidy Bryant and Melissa Villaseñor. Sadly, most of last night's show was on par with previous shows from this season, which is to say it sucked. Cecily will be missed.
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