Saturday Night Live confirms Cecily Strong's will be leaving the comedy sketch show after 11 seasons

Ahead of Saturday night's new episode, Saturday Night Live took to social media to announce Cecily Strong's imminent exit from the show.

In a carousel post showing an image of a cue card that said "We'll miss you, Cecily!" the official Instagram account captioned: "Tonight we send off one of the best to ever do it."

It comes after the comedian, 38, starred on the long-running program for eleven seasons.

Strong's final appearance coincides with Austin Butler's night as host and Lizzo's turn as the musical guest.

She distinguished herself with a memorable impersonation of Fox News opinion host Judge Jeanine Pirro.

Although she's leaving her beloved NBC family, she'll still be working closely with SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels. One of her next endeavors is an Apple TV+ show Schmigadoon!, which is also produced by Michaels.

In September 2021 Strong shared a heartfelt social post as she reunited with her costars following the Covid-19 pandemic.

She gave a special shoutout to Kenan Thompson, 44, who recently hosted the People's Choice Awards.