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From Hamlet at the Globe to Keir Starmer on SNL UK: the anarchic rise of George Fouracres

After years of skits and Shakespeare, the Black Country performer has found his biggest audience yet on Saturday Night Live UK. Phil Wang and others hail his ‘pure comedic instinct’

The Guardian - UK

Saturday Night Live UK’s first episode was a ratings success and had some shining moments that prove it can work

An air of scepticism greeted the announcement last year that the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) would get a UK counterpart.

The Conversation

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

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Trump shares Saturday Night Live UK spoof mocking Starmer in latest swipe at prime minister

Donald Trump shared the clip from Saturday Night Live on his Truth Social platform on Sunday

The Independent UK

Donald Trump shares Saturday Night Live UK skit mocking Prime Minister Keir Starmer ahead of phone call

The US President shared the video where Sir Keir is portrayed telling David Lammy ‘I just hate conflict so much’ on his Truth Social platform

Evening Standard

'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

Saturday Night Live UK debuts with surprise guest appearances

Saturday Night Live UK premiered its first episode, hosted by American actress and comedian Tina Fey. The show featured surprise guest appearances from Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan, TV presenter Graham Norton, and Canadian actor Michael Cera. The opening sketch saw cast member George Fouracres as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer…

The Independent UK

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Nicola Coughlan, Graham Norton and Michael Cera appear in Saturday Night Live UK

The first episode of the new sketch show was hosted by American actress and comedian Tina Fey.

Evening Standard

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’

The Independent UK

The Merry Wives of Windsor at Shakespeare’s Globe: rare London revival is a treat

4/5 Led by George Fouracres at Falstaff this is full of zest

Evening Standard

‘King of the musicools!’ Inside the outrageous musical send-up of Andrew Lloyd Webber

It’s had hit runs in Edinburgh and Soho – and was the Guardian’s funniest show of 2024. Now it’s blazing into the West End. Comedy duo Flo & Joan (who were both in Joseph at school) reveal all about One Man Musical

The Guardian - UK

One Man Musical by Flo & Joan review – Andrew Lloyd Webber gets ‘a show about me!’

George Fouracres portrays the impresario as a haughty and pugnacious squire, while the comedy duo play keyboard and drums

The Guardian - UK

The Tempest review – the bard in budgie smugglers

Sean Holmes’s gleefully comic take is a riot of holiday colour and fun, featuring luminous lilos, stag do bantz and a playful Prospero in eyewateringly tight trunks

The Guardian - UK

Hamlet review – a prince of wheeze

Though standup George Fouracres brings pugnacious energy to the role, Shakespeare’s tragedy is rendered way too glib

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Hamlet review – an indie prince of infinite jest but little tragedy

Although Sean Holmes’s production has some nice touches, it fails to plumb the play’s existential depths and lacks emotional intensity

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