Cecily Strong

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Summary

Cecily Strong is an actor and comedian known for her 11 seasons on Saturday Night Live, where she co-anchored Weekend Update and developed recurring characters and political impressions. Her work also includes the musical comedy Schmigadoon! and the memoir This Will All Be Over Soon. In 2021, she used SNL’s Weekend Update to share her own abortion experience through the Goober the Clown sketch; she later said she created it amid anxiety about reproductive rights and wanted to challenge shame around abortion. No public statements on race-focused advocacy, DEI, or LGBTQ activism are on record.