Saturday Night Live UK has gone big with its trio of next hosts.
Danny Dyer, James Norton and three-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo will take the reins of the next episodes of Sky’s hit, taking it up to the mid-season break before more eps in 2027.
Having recently won a BAFTA for Sky’s Mr Bigstuff, Rivals actor Dyer’s star has been on the up of late. Norton’s credits include Happy Valley, McMafia and House of Guinness, while Erivo has been three-times Oscar nominated and is best known for her leading role in the Wicked films.
The trio will be joined by musical guests Sasha Keable, The Streets and Blossoms respectively.
Now into Season 2, SNL UK is establishing itself on Sky on Saturday nights. Guests hosts so far this season have been Jeff Goldblum, Jamie Demetriou and Amela Dimoldenberg.
Last week’s Dimoldenberg-hosted ep kicked off with cold open in which Prime Minister Andy Burnham almost joined Oasis, before discovering the Gallagher brothers were Russian spies.
SNL UK is produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio’s UK production team and Broadway Video for Sky and NOW. Lorne Michaels serves as EP. James Longman is lead producer. UTAS UK Productions is overseen by Helen Kruger Bratt. Andy Charles Smith serves as lead producer for UTAS UK Productions with Shanna Baynard as exec in charge of production alongside Hannah Peddar, production executive. SNL UK was commissioned by Phil Edgar-Jones, Alex Moody and Cecile Frot-Coutaz.
