United Kingdom, Feb. 18 -- Cecily Strong never thought she would become a mother.

The 41-year-old comedienne is expecting a baby girl, through IVF, this year with her fiance Jack, and Cecily is thankful that she will be able to experience parenthood.

Reflecting on her birthday and baby shower-combined bash, she told Entertainment Tonight: "[It was the] best birthday I've ever had.

"We got 140-something people came in because it's my first baby, I'm 41, IVF, you know, [it's] not a thing I was sure was going to happen in my life - so what a thing to celebrate."

Last weekend, saw a heavily pregnant Cecily - who was the longest-running female cast member on the hit NBC comedy sketch show - return to Studio 8H, in Rockefeller Centre, New Y...