Ed Sheeran and King Charles brutally mocked in SNL UK Diana sketch The Sky show poked fun at Ed Sheeran’s tour controversy and Earl Spencer’s Diana claims about King Charles in sketch The Independent UK · Sep 20
SNL UK Roasts Harry and Meghan's UK Return, Questions His Paternity and Mocks Netflix Deal Saturday Night Live UK turned Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's reported return to Britain into satire, joking about their finances, Netflix partnership and a long-running paternity rumour. International Business Times UK · Sep 13
‘It’s like failing your driving test every week’: SNL UK stars on returning to one of the most brutal jobs in comedy THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: Despite some early scepticism, the UK’s first series of the legendary live sketch show was a joyous success. As it returns for a second run, its cast tell Lauren Morris about the high-octane nature of putting on a fresh, punchy night of entertainment every Saturday night The Independent UK · Sep 12
Jamie Dornan was ‘terrified’ ahead of hosting Saturday Night Live UK The UK version of the long-running US sketch comedy series launched in March. Evening Standard · Aug 28
Celebrity Traitors among winners at Edinburgh TV Festival awards The popular programme took home two prizes. Evening Standard · Aug 27
SNL UK concludes series with lowest ever audience figures: ‘Sad it’s over’ The comedy sketch show was up against the Eurovision Song Contest for viewers The Independent UK · May 17
Traitors with crabs to the Prince Andrew Plan: the 10 best SNL UK sketches so far Sexy dad swap, the anti-ageing cream so good everyone will think your husband should be in prison, and the long con to make King Charles look good … you can’t say Saturday Night Live UK hasn’t gone there! Here are the best skits The Guardian - UK · May 15
The 12 funniest sketches on SNL UK, from roasting The Traitors to skewering Starmer TV: As ‘Saturday Night Live UK’ gears up for its grand finale, here’s a ranking of the funniest sketches to grace its first ever British outing The Independent UK · May 14
Saturday Night Live UK’s Jack Shep: ‘Lads shouted Diana at me in the street – it was hot’ INTERVIEW: The ‘Saturday Night Live UK’ breakout comic blew up with his star turn on the Sky sketch show. He tells Lauren Morris about newfound fame, his football coaching career and his thoughts on Keir Starmer The Independent UK · May 12
Saturday Night Live UK spoofs Kanye West’s Wireless controversy in ‘hilarious’ cold open Sketch also skewered Melania Trump’s seemingly out-of-the-blue statement on Jeffrey Epstein The Independent UK · Apr 12
Saturday Night Live UK takes aim at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in scathing opening sketch Comedy skit imagined the former prince as part of a long-term plan to improve King Charles' reputation by contrast The Independent UK · Mar 29
Andrew asked to befriend paedophile to make brother look good in SNL sketch Set in 1997, the sketch saw Jack Shep portray the disgraced royal in a meeting with MI5 who devised a plan to increase support for King Charles. Evening Standard · Mar 28
People were rooting for SNL UK to fail – a huge swell of fan and comedian support might save it Viewers had been ‘frothing at the mouth for SNL UK to fail’, show writer Bella Hull told The Independent The Independent UK · Mar 23
'Scary wonderful president, why is he so bloomin' difficult to talk to?': SNL UK debut mocks Starmer’s awkward call with Trump over Iran war Britain's "Saturday Night Live" debut featured a skit where Prime Minister Keir Starmer awkwardly declined joining a war in Iran with US President Donald Trump. Starmer, advised by a Gen Z aide, opted for a voice note, referencing "Friends" and past US-UK cooperation. The sketch concluded with a jab at… The Times of India · Mar 22
Evening Standard · Mar 22 Saturday Night Live UK ‘could have been a lot worse’, critics say The first episode of the late-night comedy show made its debut on Saturday.
The Independent UK · Mar 22 SNL UK: Richard Osman shares verdict as opening show divides viewers UK edition of the late night comedy sketch show launched with an opening monologue from Tina Fey
The Independent UK · Mar 22 Saturday Night Live UK review – Some hits, some misses, and a bang-on Princess Di impression 3/5 First ever British edition of iconic American show was hosted by Tina Fey and included gags about Starmer, Attenborough and ‘Come Dine With Me’
Bored Panda · Mar 18 New SNL UK Trailer Goes Viral Thanks To Tina Fey’s Brutal Epstein Files Joke While Dressed As Mary Poppins Netizens were divided after Tina Fey appeared in a teaser sketch to promote the upcoming launch of the UK edition of “Saturday Night Live.”
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16 Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed first three guest hosts of UK Saturday Night Live British version of the topical US comedy show will air live on Sky One and will be written in the week before broadcast
The Guardian - UK · Mar 15 ‘How could this be anything other than funny?!’ Behind the scenes of Saturday Night Live UK SNL is a US comedy institution – can a British version rise to the challenge of finding the funny in our comparatively beige politicians every week? We speak to the team hand-picked to do just that
The Independent UK · Feb 4 Saturday Night Live UK: Meet the cast taking centre stage on the British SNL The cast is made up of TV newcomers and stars you’ll recognise from the likes of ‘Big Boys’ and ‘Taskmaster’