US EditionDonald Trump Posts SNL UK Skit Mocking Himself and Keir Starmer
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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A longtime hater of the flagship NBC sketch comedy series, Donald Trump appears to be a fan of Saturday Night Live UK after its debut this weekend. On Sunday, the 45th/47th POTUS shared a clip of the premiere episode’s cold open, mocking Prime Minister Keir Starmer with his tail between his legs while attempting to […]
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