Cecily Strong voices the character of Mrs. Malkin in Leo. The new animated comedy is currently streaming on Netflix.
Jaded 74-year-old lizard Leo (Adam Sandler) has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle (Bill Burr). When he learns he only has one year left to live, he plans to escape to experience life on the outside but instead gets caught up in the problems of his anxious students — including an impossibly mean substitute teacher. It ends up being the strangest but most rewarding bucket list ever…
“I got to watch it with kids in the theater the other day,” the actress shared with me. “It was just so cool to to hear like, ‘oh, that’s what they’re laughing at,’ and like, ‘they’re really hearing this part and how important for them to hear that it’s great to listen to others, it’s great to be different, and it’s great to be scared.’ And so, I’m just so excited to get to be a part of doing that.”
We discussed why she wanted to be part of the project, watching the film with an audience, which musical number is her favorite, and more.
Watch my interview here:
