Saturday night live UK It’s officially halfway through its first season.
The show began on March 21 with the inaugural host and SNL Hall of Famer Tina Fey, who guided the relatively unknown cast of social media stars and British comedians to a solid start. The Hollywood ReporterThe review determined: “Good casting, uneven script, like the mothership,” about the London spin-off of Lorne Michaels’ long-running NBC sketch show.
that first episode in Darling (available in Peacock in the United States) was seen by more than 220,000 people in Great Britain. Featuring musical guest Wet Leg, the opener’s sketches were highly varied and made use of the UK’s roster of top performing talent.
Replacing Fey on March 28 was Fifty Shades of Gray star Jamie Dornan, with support from rock group Wolf Alice. He passed the hosting baton to Riz Ahmed, promoting his new Amazon series. Baitalongside Kasabian on April 3, and on April 11, British comedian Jack Whitehall hosted with musical guest Jorja Smith. Americans might recognize Whitehall as the ringmaster of the F1 75 live last year’s event.
Bridgerton Star Nicola Coughlan will host the next show after a short hiatus on April 25, with the Foo Fighters as her musical guest. She will promote the second series of her Channel 4 comedy-drama. great humor. So, white lotus It has been confirmed that alum Aimee Lou Wood will take the reins on May 2, alongside British singer-songwriter Meek.
Although the show got off to a good start in terms of ratings, its most recent episode, featuring Ahmed, saw a 42 percent drop in ratings. It was seen by only 130,950 people in the UK.
The regulars of the season SNL UK They include Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi and Paddy Young.
Here, THR completes a definitive list of announced presenters and musical guests, which will be updated as new names are announced.
March 21: Tina Fey, wet leg
March 28: Jamie Dornan, Alice Wolf
April 3: Riz Ahmed, Kasabian
April 11: Jack Whitehall, Jorja Smith
April 25: Nicola Coughlan, Foo Fighters
May 2: Aimee Lou Wood, meek