-My next guest is an Emmy-nominated performer
who you know from "Saturday Night Live."
She also stars in the new show "Schmigadoon,"
which premieres this Friday on Apple TV+.
Everyone, please welcome back Cecily Strong!
-♪ Cecily Strong ♪
♪ She knows how to jive ♪
♪ She is the woman ♪
♪ From "Saturday Night Live" ♪
Cecily Strong
♪ Coming at you soon ♪
♪ Hope she's explanin' ♪
♪ What is a Schmigadoon ♪
-Cecily Strong!
That's a -- That's a standing ovation.
-Oh, that's sweet! -They love you.
Come on. -How nice.
-They love you. I love you, too.
Thank you for coming on the show,
but thank you for doing a sketch with us.
-Oh, it's so much fun.
You know I love to sing and dance with you, Jimmy.
-I know. We always have fun doing it.
I got to say the Emmys were announced,
and you got your second Emmy nomination.
Congratulations. Well-deserved.
-Thanks. It was very nice.
And it feels like it was a good celebration, I got to share
with a lot of my cast mates who were making history.
I mean, Aidy Kenan got the double.
-Oh, that's right. Aidy Bryant. Kenan Thompson.
That's right. -And Bowen.
-And Bowen Yang. -First time a feature player.
-I always want to call you on a Sunday.
Thank God I don't have your number.
'Cause I just want to be like -- Or text you and say,
"That was the funniest thing you've ever done."
-I've given you some fake numbers.
-Yes, you actually have. You and Don Cheadle.
-For that purpose.
Yeah, no one gives me their real number.
But you do -- And every week, you top yourself.
And you crush it every week.
And, you know, everyone loves you.
But, dude, Jeanine Pirro?
-It's very fun. And she loves me the most.
-But you going into the giant box of wine.
-Yeah. -Singing "My Way"
and just whipping wine at Colin Jost.
-Why not? Colin loves it more than anyone.
I've never seen anything like it.
-You know what's great? It looks like it's so much fun
that you're having out there.
That's the secret to the whole thing.
-I mean, and it's like you can tell them, "Fine, if I'm going
to do Pirro again, I need to..."
"Well, I barfed wine last time,
so I should get in a tub of wine this time."
-You'll top yourself. -And then they're like --
Richie's like, "Okay, we'll figure it out."
-Yeah, Richie. -Yeah, yeah.
And then, I mean, even, like, the safety guy
at some point said to me beforehand -- He was like,
"Okay, I've tested getting into the grapefruit juice."
And I kept going, "Why grapefruit juice?
What does that even look like?"
I think it was grape juice. So that was a weird thing.
-That's sticks in your head? -"Have you been throwing
grapefruit juice in your eyes?" And he kept saying,
"Don't open your eyes in the grapefruit juice.
It stings." And I was like,
"What do you think I'm going to be doing in this?"
-Yeah. -In the tub like...
"Shape of Water."
-Just jumping in and dunking quick.
-I don't know that you had to throw
grapefruit juice in your eyes. -It was a good warning
from him, but you crushed it either way.
I want to talk about "Schmigadoon."
I've heard about this. I knew it going into production.
I was like, "Oh, this is gonna be..."
You. Keegan-Michael Key. -I love it so much.
-Dude, the production on this thing is insanity.
-Yes, yeah.
-Can you set it up in a couple lines or what it's about?
-Sure. I think so. I hope so. -Yeah.
-It's a couple that is kind of
at a stale point in their relationship.
They're doctors,
and they go on a hike, as one does, to fix it.
-Yeah.
-And they get lost in a town that turns out to be a musical.
And they can't leave until they find true love,
which is strange to hear if you think you're in love.
-That's what I'm talking about. I love that.
They're stuck in this town. -Yeah.
-And, by the way, some heavy hitters in this.
Alan Cumming. Kristin Chenoweth.
-Yes. -She -- How powerful --
-She's unreal.
I feel like she made a quotable line
out of every line she had. -Yeah.
-She was just like, "Oh, yes, you do!"
Just does -- And I was like, "Wow. That's how --
You can, 'Yes, thank you.'"
Or just, "Ahem." -Yeah, just a --
-I guess no one says "Ahem." -No one does "Ahem."
-That's how it's written, but that's not how you say it.
-[ Clears throat ] -Ahem!
-I want to show everyone a clip.
Here's Cecily Strong in "Schmigadoon."
Take a look at this.
-So, you have a feller?
-Y-Yes, I have a feller.
-And he's okay with you walking on your own at night,
talking with strange men?
-Well, he's...
What's the question again?
-Wait a minute. What are you trying to do?
Are you trying to get me to fall for you?!
-What? No. -Well, then why do those
crazy kind of thoughts keep running through my head?
-Oh, I don't really -- -Well, you can forget it.
Because no woman is gonna tie Danny Bailey down, no how.
-Sure.
-♪ When a squirrel wants another squirrel ♪
♪ He don't bother to get attached ♪
-Oh, I get a private show.
-Come on! -That was me.
-You know how to do it right there!
Cecily Strong, everybody! Oh, you're one of my favorites.
Come back whenever, buddy.
"Schmigadoon" is streaming on Apple TV+ this Friday.