Saturday Night Live UK: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sky is bringing NBC's legendary late-night comedy showcase, Saturday Night Live, to the UK and Ireland in 2026. A star-studded lineup of hosts will take to the stage to declare, "Live from London, it's Saturday Night!" in this brand-new edition of the programme.

Series details

• Title: Saturday Night Live UK
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2026-03-21
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 75 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 84000
• TVDB ID: 462451

Cast and credited roles

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

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-03-21; final listed air date 2026-05-16; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2026-09-12; final listed air date 2026-10-24; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Saturday Night Live UK on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.