Peacock has acquired the U.S. streaming rights for “Saturday Night Live U.K.,” the new British adaptation of NBC’s iconic late-night sketch series.
Episodes of “Saturday Night Live U.K.” will hit Peacock the day after they initially air on the U.K.’s Sky One and Now. The series premieres on March 21, meaning it will be available stateside weekly beginning on March 22.
“Saturday Night Live U.K.” is the country’s first-ever iteration of “SNL” and will follow the same structure as the U.S. version, with a central cast of comedians performing alongside a rotating slate of guest hosts and weekly musical guests. The core cast includes Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi and Paddy Young. Jonno Johnson serves as head writer, with additional writers including Celya AB, Omar Badawy, Gráinne Maguire, Laura Claxton, Chris Cantrill, James Farmer, Humphrey Ker, Omodara Olatunji, Joseph Moore, Lorna Rose Treen, Hari Kanth, Louis Waymouth, Keith Akushie, Bella Hull, Ayo Adenekan, Nathan Foad, Al Roberts and Ellie Fulcher.
“SNL U.K.” is produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio’s U.K. production team and Broadway Video for Sky and Now. “SNL” producer Lorne Michaels is executive producing the U.K. version with James Longman as lead producer and Liz Clare as director. UTAS U.K. Productions is overseen by managing director Helen Kruger Bratt. Shanna Baynard serves as executive in charge of production, and Andy Charles Smith is the lead producer for UTAS U.K. Productions alongside production executive Sam Salter. “SNL U.K.” 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 and chief content officer for Sky.
“‘Saturday Night Live’ is one of the most influential comedy brands in the world and bringing the U.K. edition to Peacock is a natural extension of that legacy,” said Liz Jenkins, chief business officer of NBCUniversal Entertainment. “As the streaming home of ‘SNL,’ Peacock is proud to introduce bold new British voices to a global stage.”
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