SNL UK is already fixing the American show's most exhausting problem

Alongside its British comedy and references, SNL UK needs to embrace Lorne Michael's key note on performing for the live ...
Variety

‘SNL U.K.’ Is Strongest When Leaning Into What Makes British Comedy Great — but Its Replicated Format Risks Feeling Too American: TV Review

In reality, there was so much cynicism shared by British viewers online in the run up to Sky One’s first episode on Saturday that it felt like it needed Danny Boyle Opening Ceremony level of ...
New York Post

‘SNL UK’ is putting the second-rate American original to shame

Live from New York it’s . . . the second-best “Saturday Night”? It makes me feel for-Lorned to say it. But “SNL UK,” the brand-new British counterpart to the 51-year-old American sketch-comedy series ...
Deadline.com

BBC Comedy Boss Pleased Breakout Hit ‘Small Prophets’ Failed To Land American Co-Producer: “They Would Have Insisted On Some Mad Name”

Reflecting on the breakout success of Mackenzie Crook’s Small Prophets, BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie is pleased that his team failed to land an American co-producer. With nearly eight million views ...
The New York Times

‘Saturday Night Live’ Arrives in London. Can It Make the Brits Laugh?

Britain has a storied history of sketch comedy, but its humor has a very different flavor than the American variety. By Jonathan Wolfe Reporting from London As a London-based version of “Saturday ...