Scripted series · Sky One
Saturday Night Live UK
Live from London, it's Saturday Night!
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Al Nash
Self - Various Characters
8 eps
Ania Magliano
Self - Various Characters
8 eps
Annabel Marlow
Self - Various Characters
8 eps
Ayoade Bamgboye
Self - Various Characters
8 eps
Celeste Dring
Self - Various Characters
8 eps
Emma Sidi
Self - Various Characters
8 eps
George Fouracres
Self - Various Characters
8 eps
Hammed Animashaun
Self - Various Characters
8 eps
Jack Shep
Self - Various Characters
8 eps
Larry Dean
Self - Various Characters
8 eps
Paddy Young
Self - Various Characters
8 eps
Tina Fey
Self - Host
1 eps
Rhian Teasdale
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Hester Chambers
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Jamie Dornan
Self - Host
1 eps
Ellie Rowsell
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Theo Ellis
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Joel Amey
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Joff Oddie
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Riz Ahmed
Self - Host
1 eps
Sergio Pizzorno
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Chris Edwards
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Ian Matthews
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Tim Carter
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Michael Cera
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1 eps
Graham Norton
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1 eps
Regé-Jean Page
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1 eps
Henry Holmes
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Nicola Coughlan
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
2 eps
Josh Mobaraki
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Ellis Durand
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Chris O'Dowd
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1 eps
Jack Whitehall
Self - Host
1 eps
Jorja Smith
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Dave Grohl
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
MEEK
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Nate Mendel
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Pat Smear
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Chris Shiflett
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
Rami Jaffee
Self - Musical Guest
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Saturday Night Live UK actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Saturday Night Live UK reads strongest on Humour, Bingeability and Serialized.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
British incarnation of NBC's legendary late-night comedy showcase. Broadcast live each week, this UK version brings the high-wire, anything-can-happen energy that makes 'SNL' a cultural force, now reimagined through a distinctly British lens.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
21 March - Tina Fey
Tina Fey hosts Saturday Night Live UK with musical guest Wet Leg on 21 March 2026.
S01E07
9 May - Hannah Waddingam
Hannah Waddingam hosts Saturday Night Live UK with musical guest Myles Smith on 9 May 2026.
S01E02
28 March - Jamie Dornan
Jamie Dornan hosts Saturday Night Live UK with musical guest Wolf Alice on 28 March 2026.
S01E05
25 April - Nicola Coughlan
Nicola Coughlan hosts Saturday Night Live UK with musical guest Foo Fighters on 25 April 2026.
S01E06
2 May - Aimee Lou Wood
Aimee Lou Wood hosts Saturday Night Live UK with musical guest Meek on 2 May 2026.
S01E08
16 May - Ncuti Gatwa
Ncuti Gatwa hosts Saturday Night Live UK with musical guest Holly Humberstone on 16 May 2026.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E08
16 May - Ncuti Gatwa
S01E07
9 May - Hannah Waddingam
S01E06
2 May - Aimee Lou Wood
S01E05
25 April - Nicola Coughlan
S01E04
11 April - Jack Whitehall
S01E03
4 April - Riz Ahmed
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Phil Edgar JonesExecutive Producer
- Lorne MichaelsExecutive Producer
- James LongmanProducer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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