Saturday Night Live UK Unveils Full Cast

Saturday Night Live UK, which is slated to premiere on Sky on March 21, has unveiled its inaugural cast of 11 rising comedy talents, including Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring and more.

George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi and Paddy Young round out the main cast.

The brand-new U.K. version of NBC’s hit show will be broadcast live each week with a new guest host. Each episode will feature an opening monologue, topical sketches, live music and a U.K. take on SNL’s news satire Weekend Update.

“The U.K. is absolutely packed with incredible comedy talent right now, and this cast represents the freshest voices we have,” said James Longman, lead producer. “They’re bold, exciting and, of course, incredibly funny. The chemistry between them is something special, and we can’t wait to share this funny group of people with the world.”

Phil Edgar Jones OBE, executive director of unscripted originals at Sky, added, “We all need a laugh like never before, so we’re beyond excited to bring Saturday Night Live to the U.K., only 50 short years after it first launched in the U.S. The show’s long-standing legacy of discovering and nurturing outstanding comedy talent speaks for itself, and this U.K. version will build on that legacy with the support of Lorne Michaels, a brilliant local production team and an exciting new generation of voices. Saturday nights are looking bright!”

SNL UK is being produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio’s U.K. production team and Broadway Video. Liz Clare is the director, and Daran Jonno Johnson is head writer. Other writers will be announced.