“SNL” host Austin Butler led the show’s cast in song during a performance of “Blue Christmas” to pay tribute to departing cast member Cecily Strong on Saturday. (You can watch Butler and the cast sing along with Strong below).
“Saturday Night Live” confirmed via its social media accounts that it’d “send off” Strong, who joined the show in 2012, on this weekend’s episode.
Strong previously didn’t appear in the opening credits of this season’s first episode as she performed in “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe” in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Reporter noted.
She also took a break from the show while filming “Schmigadoon!,” according to the entertainment news site.
Longtime cast member Kenan Thompson opened Strong’s last sketch by addressing her exit “at RadioShack” and joked that she gave the store “eight incredible years” despite her 11 years of service.
Thompson later brought out the “Elvis” actor, who Thompson deemed “casual Elvis,” to kick off a touching performance of “Blue Christmas.”
You can watch Butler, who was later joined by “SNL” cast members on stage, sing the Elvis Presley classic below.
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