One year ago, Saturday Night Live mocked Aimee Lou Wood with a lazy, tasteless sketch about her teeth. Now, in an impressive power move, she’s set to host SNL UK. It’s sure to be must-watch television, and a masterful resetting of the narrative by Wood. We’ve all dreamt about getting one up on those who’ve hurt us, but what if you could revisit that insulting joke they made about you, and beat them at their own game, on national television? This choice of host has to be the biggest thing to happen on a series that has already reinvigorated the British comedy scene, brought us the greatest Princess Diana impression the world has witnessed, and, most surprisingly, been shared by Donald Trump.
It was in April last year that Wood, her star rising higher and higher following her endearing, heartfelt turn in The White Lotus, first dared to hit back at the long-running comedy institution. Her career was at an all-time high, but there had been a fixation on what she calls her “big gap teeth” that was nothing new for the British actor, who has been bullied about them for years.
