But they both soon realize they're trapped in Schmigadoon, where life is a musical.Ī leprechaun has explained to the couple - in song - that they can't leave Schmigadoon until they find true love, which means the depth of their love is about to be tested. Keegan-Michael Key's character hates musicals and is desperate to leave. Cecily Strong's character loves musicals and is initially charmed. The townspeople are singing and dancing as if they're in an old musical. The men are dressed like they're in old-fashioned barbershop quartets. The women are wearing long, colorful prairie dresses with big petticoats. They get lost in the woods, cross over a bridge and suddenly find themselves on what looks like a backlot movie set of a small town in the early 20th century - a town called Schmigadoon. Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key star as a couple of trying to reinvigorate their relationship by going on a hike designed for couples who need to reconnect. Let's start with "Schmigadoon!," which is filled with references to classic musicals, like "Oklahoma!," "Carousel," "The Music Man," "The Sound of Music" and, of course, "Brigadoon." It's streaming on Apple TV+. Strong also has a new book that will be published tomorrow called "This Will All Be Over Soon." It's a journal of her first year of the pandemic, dealing with anxiety and depression. Her characters have included Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Melania Trump and the girl you wish you hadn't started a conversation with at a party. But she left the desk, preferring to do sketch comedy, which she's great at. In her second season, she co-anchored Weekend Update with Seth Meyers and then Colin Jost. Strong joined "SNL" as a featured player in 2012. My guest, Cecily Strong, is nominated for an Emmy for the second year in a row for her work on "Saturday Night Live." She also stars in the new series "Schmigadoon!," which is a very smart, funny and loving satire of musicals from the '40s and '50s.
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