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Saturday Night Live UK is being extended to 8 episodes.
Originally planned for six unrecorded episodes connected Sky successful nan UK, nan determination has now been made to supersize pinch different 2 75-minute shows. The first ep debuts tomorrow nighttime (March 21) astatine 10pm UK section time, pinch anticipation building up of launch.
Tina Fey is hosting nan inaugural episode, pinch Wet Leg being nan philharmonic guest. Jamie Dornan and nan Riz Ahmed will big nan pursuing 2 episodes, pinch Wolf Alice and Kasabian providing nan music.
They will subordinate SNL UK‘s debut cast: Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi and Paddy Young.
In nan U.S., Sky’s Comcast relative Peacock has nan streaming rights.
Earlier this week, Sky CEO Dana Strong promised nan show was “bringing 1 of nan world’s astir iconic shows and making it British,” while making “a awesome finance successful nan UK drama ecosystem.” Lead shaper James Longman added nan accumulation had “borrowed nan U.S. house” and was “building our ain rooms.”
It has been immoderate clip since a sketch show pinch nan ambition of SNL was attempted successful nan UK.
SNL UK is produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio’s UK accumulation squad and Broadway Video for Sky and NOW. SNL creator Lorne Michaels is executive producing, Longman will service arsenic Lead Producer, Liz Clare arsenic Director and Daran Jonno Johnson takes connected nan domiciled of Head Writer.
