Saturday Night Live UK fans were thrilled to see the show return to Sky following a two-week wait. A huge British star is returning to the world of SNL tonight.
Everything to know about SNL tonight as beloved British star returns
SNL UK is back on Sky One tonight (Saturday, May 2) with a popular British actress returning to host. The comedy show will air as usual from 10pm to 11.15pm and The White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood will present the episode.
This comes after Saturday Night Live in the US received backlash last year for mocking the Sex Education star's teeth. At the time, Wood called out SNL for their controversial skit, describing it as "mean and unfunny". She told the BBC: "I don't regret saying it because it was breaking a pattern, which is what I would usually do - what I did when I was younger and got bullied. I have a choice here to go in and be embarrassed about it and just say, 'I didn't like that. It was mean.'" SNL then reached out to apologise to the star.
Now, Aimee is bravely returning to host the show with British artist MEEK providing the music. It comes after Bridgerton's Nicola Coughlan hosted the show last week (April 25 at 10pm) following a long two-week hiatus.
Due to a scheduling shake-up from Sky, SNL fans had to wait 14 days for the UK version to return to screens, with Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull airing in the 10pm slot on April 18 instead. SNL was originally scheduled for just six episodes but received an extension before launch, meaning it will now run for eight episodes in total.
The series features a line-up of popular young British comedians including Hammed Animashaun, Emma Sidi, and Celeste Dring. Each 75-minute episode is broadcast live and features sketches, satirical news segments, host monologues and live music. The final two episodes will air on May 9 and May 16.
