SNL UK brings fresh humor to British tastes while showcasing Myles Smith's talents. The upcoming special will revisit old UK-specific humor and even feature Indian music. The show offers a unique perspective on UK-based humor and entertainment.
We're not going to lie. It's so much better to cover Saturday Night Live UK knowing it will be back for a 12-episode second season in September.
But before we go looking too far ahead, we still have two more shows to go for this season. SNL UK has Hannah Waddingham and musical guest Myles Smith on tap for this weekend, with the sketch comedy and music series offering us a look at some of the photo work Waddingham did to help promote tonight's show.
#gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode in wp-includes/media.php */ Image: Sky/SNL UK Screencap Image: Sky/SNL UK Screencap Image: Sky/SNL UK Screencap Image: Sky/SNL UK Screencap And here's a look at Waddingham and Smith during their SNL UK on-stage promo: Hannah Waddingham! Myles Smith!
Saturday!! pic.twitter.com/2e6yqsO3SF — Sky TV May 7, 2026 Here's a look at Waddingham during her photo shoot for this weekend's SNL UK, followed by a video of what went down: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Saturday Night Live UK View this post on Instagram A post shared by Saturday Night Live UK And don't forget that SNL UK wraps up its first season on May 16th, with Ncuti Gatwa as host and Holly Humberstone as the musical guest.
Now, here's a look at Waddingham and the team from earlier this week at the table read: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Saturday Night Live UK This week's SNL UK Midweek Sketch saw cast members George Fouracres and Annabel Marlow hoping to learn a few tips for vocal warm-ups from Waddingham. Not to spoil anything, but let's just say that Fouracres and Marlow have some very different methods to their respective madness: SNL UK: George Fouracres & His Connection to 'British Pork' Sketch From the opening show, we've found a whole lot to love about SNL UK.
Being on this side of the Atlantic, we will readily admit that there are quite a few UK-specific references along the way that get lost on us – at least, until we look them up. The fact that we want to take the time speaks volumes for what SNL UK is bringing to the sketch game.
This past weekend, Fouracres fronted the 'British Pork' sketch, which was based on a very bizarre and twisted commercial for British pork from 1984. It wasn't the subject itself, but the way it was presented. The intense, ominous tone from the dad, the slightly off reactions from around the table, that weird glance between mom and dad… yeah, it's all very creepy.
We can proudly say that we actually heard about and screened the ad years ago, making us feel pretty good about ourselves. But what we did learn was that 'corpsing' is the UK equivalent of 'breaking' here – in this case, when a cast member can't hold back the laughs mid-sketch. Fouracres ran into a lot of that on Saturday night, and it was through an apology post for his corpsing that Fouracres shared his personal backstory with the sketch.
Image: SNL UK Screencap; AdvertArchive Screencaps Here's a look at what Fouracres had to share about the 'British Pork' sketch, including how long the original commercial has stuck with him, bringing the sketch to life, and much more – including an apology for corpsing during the SNL UK sketch: #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode in wp-includes/media.php */ Image: Instagram Stories Screencap Image: Instagram Stories Screencap Image: Instagram Stories Screencap Image: Instagram Stories Screencap Image: Instagram Stories Screencap Here's a look at the original advertisement from the early 80s, courtesy of Scarred for Life : Apparently Saturday Night Live UK did a parody of this Scarred For Life gem last night: the deeply sinister early 80s British Pork ad!
Talk about a deep cut… pic.twitter.com/hhsjT0DDPX — Scarred for Life May 3, 2026
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