Saturday Night Live UK: Full cast and where you know them from, guest hosts and musical acts - including Scottish comedian Larry Dean

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Featuring special guests, the show will feature 11 actors and comedians in skits and sketches that will be written right up to the time of recording - meaning it will be able to react to the latest breaking news.

Here’s everything you need to know.

When is the first episode of Saturday Night Live UK?

The first episode is on Sky and NOW TV at 10am and will last for 75 minutes.

How many episodes of Saturday Night Live UK will there be?

There are six episides of the show set to be broadcast on a weekly basis from this Saturday.

Who is in the cast of Saturday Night Live UK?

A total of 11 comedians and actors will be appearing in every episode. Here’s who they are, and where you’ve seen them before.

Hammed Animashaun

Hammed Animashaun is best known for starring in BBC comedy series Black Ops, for which he won the gong for Best Male Comedy Performance at the 2024 Royal Television Society Programme Awards. You might also recognise him as a winner of Celebrity Mastermind.

Celeste Dring

Along with Freya Parker, Celeste Dring turned her Edinburgh Festival Fringe double act Lazy Susan into a successful BBC show. She also plays Kayleigh Hudson in This Country. She’s also well known for playing Princess Eugenie in Channel 4's The Windsors.

Ania Magliano

Edinburgh Festival Fringe favourite Ania Magliano has been shortlisted for the Edinburgh Comedy Award and is best known for her appearances on Taskmaster and Live At The Apollo.

George Fouracres

George Fouracres is best known for his role in BAFTA-nominated film Steve, where he acted opposite Cillian Murphy. He is one third of live comedy trio Daphne, alongside Phil Wang and Jason Forbes.

Jack Shep

Jack Shep’s biggest claim to fame thusfar is appearing in Channel 4's Big Boys. He is also a standup who runs popular comedy night Wanting To Be Cool, Having To Be Funny.

Ayoade Bamgboye

Former advertising worker Ayoade Bamgboye hit gold when her standup show Swings and Roundabouts won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer last year. You may recognise her from Channel 4 comedy Rise and Shine with Channel 9.

Larry Dean

Scottish standup Larry Dean is a fairly familiar face on television where he has appeared in the likes Live at the Apollo, Roast Battle, Mock the Week, Michael McIntyre's Big Show and BBC comedy Gifted.

Annabel Marlow

Annabel Marlow found fame as one of the original cast of smash-hit musical Six, which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Saturday Night Live UK is her small screen debut.

Al Nash

Online comedian Al Nash isn’t well know yet, although he did appear in an episode of Michael McIntyre's Big Show.

Emma Sidi

Another popular Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedian, Emma Sidi’s television credits include Stath Lets Flats, Drunk History, King Gary, Ghosts and Starstruck. She was a contestand in the 18th series of Taskmaster.

Paddy Young

English actor Paddy Young is known for appearances in Channel 4 series Everyone Else Burns and Mitchell & Webb Are Not Helping.

Who are the special guest hosts of Saturday Night Live UK?

The guest hosts for the first three episodes have been announced as follows:

• Episode One: Tina Fey
• Episode Two: Jamie Dornan
• Episode Three: Riz Ahmed

What musical acts will be appearing on Saturday Night Live UK?

The musical guests for the first three episodes have been announced as follows:

• Episode One: Wet Leg
• Episode Two: Wolf Alice
• Episode Three: Kasabian

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