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Saturday Night Live UK Officially in the middle of its first season.
The show began on March 21 with opening host W.M SNL Hall of Famer Tina Fey, who led the relatively unknown cast of British social media stars and comedians to a strong start. Hollywood ReporterA review noted: “Good cast, choppy writing — like a mothership,” about the London spin-off of Lorne Michaels’ long-running NBC show.
That first episode on Sky (available on Peacock in the US) was watched by more than 220,000 people in Britain. With musical guest Wet Leg, the opening sketches were extensive and benefited from the UK’s top performing talent.
He took over from Fey on 28 March Fifty shades of grey It stars Jamie Dornan, backed by rock band Wolf Alice. He’s passed the hosting baton to Riz Ahmed, promoting his new Amazon series The tastealongside Kasabian on April 3, and on April 11, British comedian Jack Whitehall hosted with musical guest Jorja Smith. Those in the United States may recognize Whitehall as the director of F1 75 live It happened last year.
Bridgerton Nicola Coughlan is set to host the next show after a short hiatus on April 25, with Foo Fighters as her musical guest. She will be promoting the second season of the Channel 4 drama Great mood. then, White lotus Alum Amy Lou Wood has been confirmed to take the reins on May 2, alongside British singer-songwriter Mick.
Although the series got off to a strong start in terms of viewership, the final episode – with Ahmed – saw a 42 percent drop in viewership. It was watched by just 130,950 people in the UK
Regulars season on SNL UK They include Hamed Animachon, Ayoade Bamboy, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Foraker, Anya Magliano, Annabelle Marlowe, Al Nash, Jack Shipp, Emma Sidi and Paddy Young.
here, THR Compiles a final list of announced hosts and musical guests, which will be updated as new names are announced.
March 21: Tina Fey, wet leg
March 28: Jamie Dornan, Wolf Alice
April 3: Riz Ahmed, Kasabian
April 11: Jack Whitehall, Jorja Smith
April 25: Nicola Coughlan, Foo Fighters
May 2: Amy Lou Wood, Mick
