Saturday Night Live UK Cast: Full List Of Performers Confirmed

The comedians forming the cast of the new British version of Saturday Night Live have been unveiled.

Just under a year ago, it was announced that SNL – which has been a staple of US screens for the last 50 years – would be getting its own British iteration for the first time in 2026.

As is the case with the American series, each week, the 11 cast members – made up of up-and-coming faces, some of whom you might recognise from comedy, acting or their social media pages – will be appearing on the live variety show alongside a different celebrity guest host.

The full cast list – who’ll be delivering the new tagline “live from London, it’s Saturday night” each week – is as follows:

• Al Nash
• Ania Magliano
• Annabel Marlow
• Ayoade Bamgboye
• Celeste Dring
• Emma Sidi
• George Fouracres
• Hammed Animashaun
• Jack Shep
• Larry Dean
• Paddy Young

Lead producer James Longman enthused: “The UK is absolutely packed with incredible comedy talent right now and this cast represents the freshest voices we have, they’re bold, exciting and of course, incredibly funny.

“The chemistry between them is something special and we can’t wait to share this funny group of people with the world.”

Meanwhile, more information on the show’s writing team will be announced in due course.

Saturday Night Live UK will film in London and air live on Sky, as well as being made available to stream on Now.

The UK version will feature the show’s staple topical monologue, a variety of comedy sketches, musical performances and a British twist on the popular Weekend Update satirical news segment, running for six weeks beginning on Saturday 21 March.

More information on upcoming guest hosts and musical guests will be announced closer to SNL UK’s launch next month.

Last week, the US version of SNL aired its milestone 1000th episode with guest host Alexander Skarsgård and musical performer Cardi B.