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18.12.2022 - 19:21 / perezhilton.com
It got emotional on Saturday Night Live this weekend as another longtime cast member of the late-night sketch comedy series is saying goodbye.
The show announced that Cecily Strong would be leaving ahead of the holiday episode on Saturday, which was hosted by Austin Butler and featured returning musical guest Lizzo. They wrote on social media:
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So, of course, the cast made sure to give her a great send-off! During the “Weekend Update,” the 38-year-old actress hopped on the segment as her popular character Cathy Anne, with a Santa hat on her head and cigarette in hand, to share that she wouldn’t be coming on the show anymore. Why is that? Well, Cathy was sentenced to life in prison:
LOLz. At one point, she broke character to tell the audience with tears in her eyes:
Awww! See the emotional moment (below):
That wasn’t all. The final sketch of the night featured Kenan Thompson honoring Cecily for her 11 years (or eight years, as he joked) at “Radio Shack.” He expressed in the skit:
Then, Austin and the rest of the cast walked on stage and serenaded her with Elvis Presley’s Blue Christmas. Watch the tear-filled goodbye (below):
So touching!
Cecily brought so much laughter and joy to the show, and delivered some very powerful moments over the past 11 seasons! She will be truly missed!!! But besides the goodbyes, you can also ch-ch-check out the rest of the night’s highlights (below) – including a hilarious sketch of Austin portraying a classic Christmas character from a black-and-white movie lamenting about being alone this holiday season and two stellar performances from Lizzo!
AH-MAZING!!!
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