Cecily Strong said goodbye to Elvis on Saturday as host Austin Butler – who was later joined by the rest SNL Cast – ended the show with a performance of “Blue Christmas”.
Even Kenan Thompson had a solo for Strong leaving during the bittersweet number Saturday night live after 11 seasons on the show. A post on social media by SNL‘s official Instagram account for the sketch show confirmed Strong’s exit earlier in the day.
Strong gave up her debut SNL as a featured player on September 15, 2012 and was ramped up the following year starting with Season 39. The comedy star co-anchored the Weekend Update segment alongside Seth Meyers. When Meyers went to the host late nightStrong continued to anchor the segment alongside SNL Screenwriter Colin Jost for one season.
Stark follows several SNL player 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 all quit in addition to Pete Davidson.
A Blue Christmas indeed.