Hannah Waddingham and Ncuti Gatwa are to host the final two episodes of Sky’s Saturday Night Live UK. Myles Smith and Holly Humberstone to perform.
Hannah Waddingham and Ncuti Gatwa will host the final two episodes of Saturday Night Live UK. On May 9, the BAFTA and Emmy award-winning star of stage and screen, Hannah Waddingham (known for Ted Lasso and Ride or Die), will welcome singer-songwriter and BRIT award winner Myles Smith. Then, on May 16, the Rwandan-Scottish, BAFTA award-winning actor Ncuti Gatwa (from Doctor Who, Sex Education, and Barbie) will team up with indie-pop singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone.
This Saturday, BAFTA-winning actor Aimee Lou Wood will host the episode. It will feature music from British breakthrough artist MEEK.
ABOUT THE SERIES
Live from London at 10 pm every Saturday night. Each 75-minute episode will see a different host take to the stage alongside SNL UK’s inaugural cast. The cast includes Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, and Larry Dean. Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi, and Paddy Young.
Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Riz Ahmed, Jack Whitehall, and Nicola Coughlan have all taken on hosting duties for the series so far. Meanwhile, Wet Leg, Wolf Alice, Kasabian, Jorja Smith, and Foo Fighters have performed as musical guests.
BEHIND THE SERIES
SNL UK will air thanks to Universal Television Alternative Studio’s UK production team and Broadway Video, collaborating with Sky and NOW. Lorne Michaels takes on the role of executive producer. James Longman leads as the Producer, while Liz Clare directs. Daran Jonno Johnson steps in as the Head Writer, and Managing Director Helen Kruger Bratt oversees UTAS UK Productions. Shanna Baynard is the Executive in Charge of Production, with Andy Charles Smith and Sam Salter managing production efforts. Phil Edgar-Jones, the Executive Director of Unscripted Originals, and Lisa Clark, the Commissioning Executive at Sky, commissioned SNL UK for Cecile Frot-Coutaz, the CEO of Sky Studios and Chief Content Officer for Sky.
Watch Saturday Night Live UK live on Sky and streaming service NOW
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