Fifty years after Saturday Night Live first aired in America, a British version arrived Saturday night on Sky One, live from Television Centre in London, watched by more than 220,000 people in the UK, and already available to stream in the US on Peacock.
Tina Fey hosted the premiere, with indie rock band Wet Leg as the musical guest. The cold open depicted Prime Minister Keir Starmer, played by cast member George Fouracres, as a nervous, hand-wringing figure trying to avoid a call from President Donald Trump, a sketch that immediately established the show's intent to bite.
The cast drew from more than 1,200 applicants and includes Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi, and Paddy Young. Magliano and Young anchor the UK's Weekend Update segment.
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The Guardian awarded three stars, with critic Lucy Mangan writing that the cast of 11 actors and a 20-strong writing team 'only just got away with it', or perhaps 'managed a bit better than that.' The Independent matched that score, noting 'some hits, some misses,' while observing the show displayed 'a willingness to push the envelope' and that 'borrowing a beloved American format might feel a bit stale, but there are notes of new ingredients that could offer something fresh.'
Viewer reaction online split along similar lines, with some calling it 'brilliant' and others 'utter slop.'
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