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“Did personification opportunity Poppins?,” asks Tina Fey arsenic she hovers supra a group of bemused British comedians.
The first-ever SNL UK sketch has dropped up of this Saturday’s opening show and it’s each astir nan impermanent host, who was announced this week arsenic nan first to beforehand nan UK type of Lorne Michaels‘ show.
The teaser sketch, titled ‘ Tina Fey – A practically cleanable host’ sees her descend awkwardly from nan group rafters dressed arsenic Mary Poppins arsenic nan formed talk really they’ll fto group cognize astir nan 10pm section clip launch.
“Gather information children,” says Fey successful a Poppins-esque British accent. “Nanny’s present pinch everything you request for a practically perfect- you cognize what, I’m gonna driblet nan voice,” she continues, switching backmost to her earthy American. “I’ve sewage everything you request for your first ever SNL UK.”
Out of her container comes drama netting, wigs, an extra-tall lamp, a crown (“In lawsuit you wanna do royal stuff”), an highly agelong shoe, an eel pastry “with other eel” for formed personnel Jack Shep, nan Epstein Files and a ample brace of drama pants.
Cast personnel Emma Sidi past stops Fey successful her tracks, saying, “Hey Tina, we emotion that you’re present but we’re conscionable trying to fig retired really to beforehand nan show,” to which Fey responds, “Oh, of course, why do you deliberation I brought this?” arsenic she reveals a banner revealing her arsenic nan sketch series’ first host.
She’s soon being winched backmost up, pulling an awkward smile. “It really hurts my crotch,” she says arsenic she exits. “Goodbye… goodbye, children,” she adds arsenic she bangs into a backmost wall and hangs overhead.
Fey is hosting nan first-ever SNL UK, which launches connected Sky One astatine 10 p.m. GMT (2 p.m. PT) and Peacock nan pursuing day. She will beryllium followed by Riz Ahmed past Jamie Dornan successful nan impermanent host’s chair for nan show that we first reported was successful nan useful astir 5 years ago.
Buzz has been building for SNL UK all week and property will beryllium fixed a teaser tomorrow nighttime astatine a swanky Sky Up Next event. More teasers will apt beryllium dropping done nan week arsenic Sky builds hype for nan show, which kicks disconnected pinch a six-episode order.
SNL UK is being produced by James Longman, formerly of The Late Late Show.
Cast of chiefly up-and-comers is comprised of Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi, and Paddy Young.
Led by Daran Jonno Johnson, nan penning squad features Al Roberts, Ayo Adenekan, Bella Hull, Celya AB, Charlie Skelton, Chris Cantrill, Ellie Fulcher, Gráinne Maguire, Hari Kanth, Humphrey Ker, James Farmer, Jonno Johnson, Joseph Moore, Keith Akushie, Laura Claxton, Lorna Rose Treen, Louis Waymouth, Nathan Foad, Omar Badawy, and Omodara Olatunji.
SNL UK is produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio pinch Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video. SNL UK was commissioned by Phil Edgar-Jones, Sky Commissioning Executive Lisa Clark, and Cecile Frot-Coutaz, who serves arsenic CEO of Sky Studios & Chief Content Officer for Sky. Universal Television Alternative Studio’s UK Productions is overseen by Managing Director Helen Kruger Bratt. Shanna Baynard will service arsenic Executive successful Charge of Production, pinch Andy Charles Smith arsenic nan Lead Producer for UTAS UK Productions, alongside Sam Salter arsenic Production Executive.
