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Traitors with crabs to the Prince Andrew Plan: the 10 best SNL UK sketches so far

Sexy dad swap, the anti-ageing cream so good everyone will think your husband should be in prison, and the long con to make King Charles look good … you can’t say Saturday Night Live UK hasn’t gone there! Here are the best skits

Saturday Night Live UK’s maiden voyage is almost complete: this Saturday, Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa will host the series one finale of the much-discussed spin-off of the American sketch institution. But it’s not goodbye – we already know the cast are returning in autumn for a bumper 12-week run, proof that Sky are pleased with how their pricey punt has turned out. As well they should be: predictions that SNL UK would be a national embarrassment have been categorically rubbished.

It hasn’t all worked. The opening monologues, in which celebrity guest hosts veer between gushing praise for the show and an eye-watering celebration of their own CVs, remain irredeemably American. And while the team have valiantly attempted to parody our current prime minister, mining comedic gold from Keir Starmer does seem to be an impossible task.

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May 15, 2026 Television Saturday Night Live Culture

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