American actress, voice actress, and comedian Cecily Strong is a cast member of “Saturday Night Live,” joining the show in 2012. Strong previously performed regularly at The Second City and iO Chicago. She also appeared at the Chicago Sketch Fest, Chicago Just for Laughs, New York Sketchfest, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In September 2012, Strong made her debut as a featured player on SNL. Strong co-anchored the recurring Weekend Update segment with Seth Meyers. Strong later co-anchored with Colin Jost as well. Strong’s recurring characters include a ditzy, unnamed pseudo-activist known as “The Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Started a Conversation With at a Party,” Dana, one half of a pair of retail employees who always insult their coworkers out of fear of being fired, Kyra from “The Girlfriends Talk Show,” and an unnamed blond former porn star-turned-model-commercial actress who hawks elegant items. Her celebrity impressions include Allison Williams, Anjelica Huston, Ariana Grande, Sofia Vergara, Fran Drescher, Jill Kelley, Khloe Kardashian, Sarah Koenig, Rachel Maddow and Michelle Rodriguez. Strong served as the featured entertainer at the 2015 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. She lambasted the various news organizations in attendance, politicians of all persuasions, and President Obama. She also took shots at the U.S. Secret Service and Brian Williams. Recent credits include “Staten Island Summer,” The Boss” and “Ghostbusters.” Cecily Strong is a very strong act.
