Live from London, it's the first teaser for Saturday Night Live UK

The first footage from the British series looks quite a bit like the New York original.

By Drew Gillis  |  March 6, 2026 | 11:51am
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Live from London, it's the first teaser for Saturday Night Live UK

With its cast and writers set, Saturday Night Live UK is growing ever closer. Variety previously reported that the series would look quite a bit like the SNL we’ve all come to know over the past 51 seasons, complete with a monologue, musical guests, and a Weekend Update segment. The first teaser certainly supports this; the clip introduces the cast in a very similar manner as they’re introduced in the U.S. version, except of course that these comics are live from London, not New York. 

That all being said, this is just a teaser for the series, and (probably) not the actual introduction that will kick off every episode. Hopefully, they’re able to find a British version of Don Pardo or Darrell Hammond to announce the cast if they really want to imitate what we have going on over here. 

Deadline also reports that at least some of the hosts for the six-episode season are expected to be announced soon. The trade also picked up an unconfirmed report from The Sun that claims Tina Fey will host the first episode of the British version, which an unnamed insider claimed is symbolic of “handing the baton” from the Americans to the Brits. In any case, Saturday Night Live UK kicks off across the pond on March 21.

 
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