When news arrived that Saturday Night Live was coming to the UK, many immediately wrote it off, predicting that the show would be “cringeworthy”, “unfunny”, and, crucially, too American. “A lot of people are frothing at the mouth for it to fail,” comedian Bella Hull, one member of the show's 20-strong writers’ room, told The Independent.
But while SNL UK debuted on Saturday (21 March) to middling reviews, it has had a huge groundswell of support both within the comedy and TV industries – from Richard Osman to Joe Lycett – and from fans online.
