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SNL UK roasts Trump, Starmer relationship in first episode
The UK adaptation of the long-running US show featured Tina Fey and satirical sketches targeting Prime Minister Keir Starmer and former Prince Andrew, drawing 226,000 viewers.
- 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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Donald Trump adds to Keir Starmer humiliation as US President reacts to SNL UK skit mocking prime minister
Donald Trump has reacted to Saturday Night Live UK's inaugural episode after it opened with a politically charged cold open that mocked the fraught relationship between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the US President amid the ongoing Iran conflict
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Tina Fey: What ‘SNL UK’ Can Do That The U.S. Version Can’t
ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA Tina Fey made history this weekend as the first-ever host of “Saturday Night Live UK,” and she wasted no time pointing out one key difference between the new show and its American counterpart. The UK edition follows the same core structure as NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” However, Fey’s opening monologue offered an early glimpse into how the format is being adapted for British audiences, including one notable change that’s al…
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