Cecily Strong

The 'Elvis' actor and Cecily Strong's 'SNL' co-stars sang 'Blue Christmas' to bid her farewell and celebrate her decade-long tenure on the show.

And she [missed the first few episodes of SNL Season 48](https://www.tvinsider.com/1063419/saturday-night-live-cecily-strong-absence-season-48/) so that she could star in the one-woman show The Search for Signs of Intelligence Life in the Universe in Los Angeles, another production boasting Michaels as producer. Butler sang a rendition of the Elvis Presley song “Blue Christmas,” with the rest of the cast joining in for the chorus as fake snow fell on the set of Studio 8H and Strong bid her colleagues farewell. Strong joined Saturday Night Live in 2012 and became a scene-stealing cast member with characters like The Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Started a Conversation with at a Party, “Girlfriends Talk Show” host Kyra, and, of course, Cathy Anne. She’d have a power and joy to her performance that made you remember why you loved working at Radio Shack in the first place. “But I don’t know, take that with a grain of salt, being that I have addiction issues.” “Every time she came to work, she had a new character or a new accent or a new impression that would just blow you away. “I’ve had a lot of fun here, and I feel really lucky that I got to have so many of the best moments of my life in this place with these people that I love so much,” Strong said, staying in character but getting teary. “As some of you know, this is Cecily’s last day working at Radio Shack after eight incredible years.” For her work on the show, Strong earned Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series in 2020 and 2021. [Michael Che](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/michael-che/)’s drug-addicted neighbor, who said she was finally going to jail. “Honestly, I don’t think Radio Shack could have survived this long with Cecily,” he said. But Cathy Anne said she had “friends on the inside, and they seem to be doing OK,” as a picture of SNL alums [Aidy Bryant](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/aidy-bryant/) and [Kate McKinnon](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/kate-mckinnon/) in prison uniforms flashed on-screen.

Cecily Strong received a heartfelt sendoff by "Elvis" star Austin Butler during her final day at "Saturday Night Live" on Dec. 17.

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