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    Cecily Strong finds 'Signs of Intelligent Life' in a celebrated one-woman show

    The 'Saturday Night Live' cast member and 'Schmigadoon!' star performs in "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," a one-woman show made famous by Lily Tomlin.
    by Jeff Lunden Jan 11, 2022 3 minutes
    Cecily Strong is putting her personal spin on a celebrated one-woman show at The Shed in New York City this month.

    Back in 1985, Lily Tomlin made a splash on Broadway in a one-person play, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, written by her now wife, Jane Wagner. Playing a dozen characters, Tomlin won a Tony Award, starred in a film version, and triumphally returned to Broadway in 2000. Now, the play is being revived again, off-Broadway, starring Saturday Night Live performer Cecily Strong.

    "I have to be me in it, because there's just too much else going on—if I'm trying to also

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