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SNL UK roasts Trump, Starmer relationship in first episode
The UK adaptation of Saturday Night Live drew 226,000 viewers on Sky One, blending American format with British satire and featuring Tina Fey and Wet Leg.
- On Saturday, March 21, Saturday Night Live UK premiered on Sky One and NOW with Tina Fey guest hosting a 75-minute live show featuring a cold open lampooning Keir Starmer and Donald Trump and Wet Leg as musical guest.
- Sky and SNL producers launched the UK edition to extend the long-running SNL brand and showcase British comedic talent, but British TV industry and critics greeted the move with scepticism due to past short-lived foreign versions.
- Ratings-Wise, 226,000 viewers tuned in on Sky One at 10 p.m., marking 3.2% share, while The Telegraph and The Guardian gave mixed reviews and Tina Fey's monologue had over half a million YouTube views by noon Sunday.
- Next week's edition will see Jamie Dornan host with Wolf Alice providing music, following mixed but mostly positive reactions and an extended eight-episode run for SNL UK.
- The show knowingly pushes boundaries with edgy jokes about pedophiles and the Epstein files, fueling controversy amid skepticism, with a U.S. debut on Peacock planned.
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A new iteration of 'Saturday Night Live' kicked off this weekend, from London, with Tina Fey as host — the perfect ambassador to bridge the American and U.K. versions.
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