Nicola Coughlan and Aimee Lou Wood to host next two episodes of Saturday Night Live UK

• Nicola Coughlan will be joined by musical guest Foo Fighters (Show 5 - 25 April)
• Aimee Lou Wood will be joined by musical guest MEEK (Show 6 – 2 May)

Saturday Night Live UK today announces its next two hosts and musical guests.

On 25 April, award-winning actor Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton, Big Mood, Derry Girls) will be joined by nine-time SNL veterans Foo Fighters in their SNL UK debut.

On 2 May, BAFTA-winning actor Aimee Lou Wood (The White Lotus, Film Club), will be joined by British breakthrough artist, MEEK.

Live from London at 10pm every Saturday night, each 75-minute episode, will see a different host take to the stage alongside SNL UK’s inaugural cast: Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, 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 and Jack Whitehall have taken on hosting duties for the series so far, with Wet Leg, Wolf Alice, Kasabian and Jorja Smith all performing as musical guests.

Watch Saturday Night Live UK live on Sky and streaming service NOW

NOTES TO EDITORS

Broadcast live each week, this brand new British version brings the highwire, anything can happen energy audiences expect from SNL — reimagined through a distinctly British lens.

Written, rehearsed and performed in the week of broadcast, preserving SNL’s famously fast turn around creative process. Each show is staged in front of a live studio audience, every episode features an opening monologue, topical sketches, live music, and a UK adaptation of SNL’s iconic satirical news segment, Weekend Update.

Together, this first wave of hosts, musical guests and cast members marks the beginning of a bold new chapter for the globally acclaimed SNL franchise — blending its storied legacy with a fresh generation of British comedy voices.

SNL UK is produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio’s UK production team and Broadway Video for Sky and NOW. Lorne Michaels is executive producing, James Longman serves as Lead Producer, Liz Clare as Director and Daran Jonno Johnson as Head Writer. UTAS UK Productions is overseen by Managing Director Helen Kruger Bratt. Shanna Baynard serves as Executive in Charge of Production; Andy Charles Smith is the Lead Producer for UTAS UK Productions alongside Sam Salter, Production Executive. SNL UK was commissioned by Phil Edgar-Jones, Executive Director of Unscripted Originals and Lisa Clark, Commissioning Executive at Sky, for Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of Sky Studios & Chief Content Officer for Sky.

Cast:

• Hammed Animashaun Black Ops (BBC), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bridge Theatre)
• Ayoade Bamgboye Swings and Roundabouts (Edinburgh Fringe), Rise and Shine with Channel 9 (Channel 4)
• Larry Dean The Royal Variety Performance 2024 (ITV), Live at the Apollo (BBC)
• Celeste Dring Lazy Susan (BBC), This Country (BBC)
• George Fouracres Hamlet (Shakespeare’s Globe), Steve (Netflix)
• Ania Magliano Taskmaster (Channel 4), Live at the Apollo (BBC)
• Annabel Marlow Six The Musical (Edinburgh Fringe ), Muriel’s Wedding (Leicester Curve)
• Al Nash Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (BBC), Instagram heartthrob
• Jack Shep Wanting To Be Cool, Having To Be Funny (Comedy Night), Big Boys (Channel 4)
• Emma Sidi Starstruck (BBC), Alan Partridge Live: Stratagem (Amazon)
• Paddy Young Everyone Else Burns (Channel 4) Mitchell & Webb Are Not Helping (Channel 4)

Writers:

• Al Roberts (Stath Lets Flats; Starstruck)
• Ayo Adenekan (ISH Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer for Black Mediocrity)
• Bella Hull (Have I Got News For You; Stand Up Sketch Show)
• Celya AB (Live At The Apollo; James Acaster’s Springleaf)
• Charlie Skelton (10 O’Clock Live; 8 Out of 10 Cats)
• Chris Cantrill (Icklewick FM; Alma’s Not Normal)
• Ellie Fulcher (Dramaturg on Eat The Rich (but maybe not me mates x) for Soho Theatre)
• Gráinne Maguire (The Last Leg; Late Night Mash)
• Hari Kanth (The Now Show; Horrible Science)
• Humphrey Ker (Mythic Quest; Welcome to Wrexham)
• James Farmer (The Last Leg; 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown)
• Jonno Johnson (Co-creator of Year Friends; Writer on Parlement)
• Joseph Moore (Guy Montgomery’s Guy-Mont Spelling Bee; Two Hearts)
• Keith Akushie (The Franchise; Siblings)
• Laura Claxton (Never Mind The Buzzcocks; Have I Got News For You)
• Lorna Rose Treen (BBC Radio 4’s Time of the Week; Chortle’s Best Sketch Act Award)
• Louis Waymouth (The Late Late Show with James Corden; The Armstrong & Miller Show)
• Nathan Foad (Newark, Newark; Our Flag Means Death)
• Omar Badawy (So You Think You’re Funny winner)
• Omodara Olatunji (Say! Less!)