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Saturday Night Live UK

Saturday Night Live UK

TV Series· Comedy· 2 Seasons· 14 Episodes· 2026

About the series

The hugely successful US-based sketch show is getting a Great British makeover. SNL aired live from the London studio, bringing some much-needed chaos and comedy to our screens. With a stacked roster of celebrity hosts, musical guests, and a huge team of up-and-coming comedians and writers, you can expect hilarious sketches that draw on the biggest political and pop culture stories of the moment.

Meet the comics

The comedians writing and starring in SNL UK’s weekly sketches

  • Al Nash

    Al is a comedian, actor and writer. His online sketches have amassed over 100 million views across social channels. He currently has multiple comedy television projects in pre-production, and has appeared on Channel 4 and BBC 1. Al regularly performs live on the London comedy circuit and hosts variety night ‘Al Nash & Friends’ at The MOTH Club with Knock2Bag.

  • Ania Magliano

    Award-winning comedian and writer Ania has quickly become a standout voice on the UK comedy scene. She’s appeared on Taskmaster, and her 2023 show, ‘I Can’t Believe You’ve Done This’, was released as her debut stand-up special on Sky Comedy and NOW TV.

  • Ayoade Bamgboye

    Ayoade is a comedian, actor and writer. Her debut show ‘Swings and Roundabouts’ won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer 2025, amd NextUp’s Biggest Award In Comedy. She also recently wrote and starred in her Channel 4 Playground ‘Rise and Shine with Channel 9’ which was produced by A24.

  • Larry Dean

    Larry is an award-winning Scottish comedian, writer and actor known for his charismatic storytelling, wit, and candid reflections on his life. He’s hosted Live at the Apollo and starred in The Royal Variety Performance 2024, and has been nominated three times for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

  • Annabel Marlow

    Starting out in the West End, Annabel has played Katherine Howard in the iconic musical Six, and has continued to succeed in London’s musical theatre scene ever since. As a musical comedian, her one-person show '...is this okay ??' sold out its entire run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

  • Celeste Dring

    Celeste is best known for BBC comedies Lazy Susan and This Country, in which she appeared as recurring character Kayleigh Hudson. On joining the SNL UK cast, she says: “It was a no-brainer really. I just love the idea of being creative with a group of brilliantly talented and funny people and the chance to do something new.”

  • Hammed Animashaun

    Hammed is an award-winning actor from East London. Having worked across a variety of TV and film projects, he most notably starred in BBC’s Black Ops and The Bridge Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

  • Paddy Young

    Paddy is an Edinburgh Comedy Awards nominated actor, writer and comedian from Scarborough. He starred in Everyone Else Burns, and wrote on Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping on Channel 4. His comedy shows Hungry, Horny, Scared and If I Told You I’d Have To Kiss You have sold out theatres and been nominated for awards.

  • Emma Sidi

    Emma is an actress, comedian and writer for radio, stage and screen. She has starred in hit TV shows such as BBC 3’s Starstruck and Channel 4’s Stath Lets Flats, as well as BAFTA-nominated comedy Pls Like. She’s also appeared in King Gary, W1A, Ghosts, and Industry.

  • George Fouracres

    George is an actor and comedian from the Black Country. Since 2024 he has starred in the award-winning One Man Musical, and is the third member of the sketch group ‘Daphne’. He’s starred in plays at Shakespeare’s Globe, shows on HBO and the BBC, as well as podcasts and the radio.

  • Jack Shep

    Jack Shep is a writer, comedian, and actor. His TikTok has amassed over 86k followers, 7.5 million likes, and nearly 40 million views. He is a regular on the stand-up circuit and often features on the line-ups of London’s best comedy nights. His own mixed bill night, ‘Wanting To Be Cool, Having To Be Funny’ is a cult hit.

Any questions?

Saturday Night Live UK (or, SNL UK) is a live comedy sketch show that features new celebrity hosts and musical guests every week. It’s streamed live from London on Saturday nights. It’s the UK version of the incredibly popular US show of the same name.
The show starred the same cast members for every episode. Each week, they wrote and starred in several live sketches, featuring the celebrity host. The cast are as follows:

  • Al Nash
  • Ania Magliano
  • Ayoade Bamgboye
  • Larry Dean
  • Annabel Marlow
  • Celeste Dring
  • Hammed Animashaun
  • Paddy Young
  • Emma Sidi
  • George Fouracres
  • Jack Shep

There was a new A-list celebrity host every week. They starred in sketches alongside the cast and introduce the musical guests. The hosts were announced shortly before each show.
Saturday Night Live UK has 14 episodes.
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