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Trump posts Saturday Night Live UK sketch that shows Starmer terrified of him

Donald Trump shared the opening skit from Saturday Night Live UK featuring Keir Starmer without comment on Truth Social, highlighting the new show's political satire format.

  • On Sunday, President Donald Trump posted the Saturday Night Live U.K. sketch to his Truth Social account without adding a caption.
  • The sketch aired on Saturday as the opener of Saturday Night Live U.K. on Sky One, featuring George Fouracres as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Hammed Animashaun as Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, with a view of 10 Downing Street.
  • In the sketch, Starmer's panic plays out as he frets, 'Oh golly — what if Donald shouts at me?', while Lammy advises against sending ships through the Strait of Hormuz and introduces the 'Gen Z' adviser and 'Starmzy'.
  • The show's producer acknowledged he 'laughed a lot' after the Saturday broadcast, while American viewers struggled with British accents and references.
  • The UK edition mirrors NBC's format and features 75-minute episodes with impersonations of Diana, princess of Wales, and Sir Winston Churchill, linking it to SNL's satirical tradition.
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The sketch was made as part of the premiere of the British Saturday Night Live.

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A new mockery of the American president did not go unnoticed in London. On Sunday, March 22, Donald Trump shared on his social network Truth a sketch of the British show Saturday Night Live, inspired by the American version. In the video, we can see British Prime Minister Keir Starmer panicked at the idea of having to call the President of the United States. One sees in it a fake Keir Starmer, interpreted by George Fouracres, turning to his Depu…

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