Vacation baes! Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber are ringing in the new year on the beach — with the Gerbers.
18.12.2022 - 09:37 / deadline.com
Cecily Strong got an Elvis goodbye on Saturday when host Austin Butler — who was later joined by the rest of the SNL cast — ended the show with a performance of “Blue Christmas.”
Even Kenan Thompson had a solo during the bittersweet number for Strong, who is leaving Saturday Night Live after 11 seasons on the show. A post on social media from SNL‘s official Instagram account for the sketch show confirmed Strong’s exit earlier in the day.
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Strong made her debut on SNL as a featured player on September 15, 2012, and was upped the following year starting with Season 39. The comedic star co-anchored the “Weekend Update” segment alongside Seth Meyers. When Meyers left to host Late Night, Strong continued to co-anchor the segment alongside SNL writer Colin Jost for one season.
Strong follows several SNL players out the door. Chris Redd is gone. Players Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor and Aristotle Athari were dropped before the start of Season 48. And last May, Deadline revealed that Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney were exiting in addition to Pete Davidson.
A blue Christmas, indeed.
Vacation baes! Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber are ringing in the new year on the beach — with the Gerbers.
Much has been made about Austin Butler’s immersive journey into playing Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.” The actor recently said he didn’t see his family for three years (see below) during his intense preparation and shooting of the movie. It seems like overdoing it on the surface, but playing an artist that iconic is pretty intimidating, and it’s not a role you want to whiff.
Cecily Strong is reflecting on her time on Saturday Night Live after an emotional last show on the sketch show following 11 seasons.
A sweet dedication. Austin Butler was eager to show off his hosting chops on Saturday Night Live — but he hasn’t forgotten where he came from.
It got emotional on Saturday Night Live this weekend as another longtime cast member of the late-night sketch comedy series is saying goodbye.
SNL couldn’t get through its Austin Butler-hosted Christmas show without at least one skit about Elvis Presley — but the star of the Baz Luhrmann biopic wasn’t the one donning the bejeweled blue spandex.
Cecily Strong got emotional on her last day on Saturday Night Live. The actor made an appearance on the “Weekend Update” segment as her character Cathy Anne also bid farewell as she was going to prison.