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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

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

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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'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 ‘could have been a lot worse’, critics say

The first episode of the late-night comedy show made its debut on Saturday.

Evening Standard

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

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’

The Independent UK

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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.”

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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

‘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 Guardian - UK

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’

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