Overview
- SNL UK named Hannah Waddingham for the penultimate show with singer Myles Smith, and tapped Ncuti Gatwa for the finale with Holly Humberstone.
- The next episode features Aimee Lou Wood as host with musical guest MEEK.
- Nicola Coughlan led the previous episode, which featured a performance by Foo Fighters.
- Wood’s appearance follows a US SNL sketch that used exaggerated prosthetic teeth to parody her, which she criticized and which prompted an apology from the show.
- Early live ratings slipped after the premiere, while Sky reported more than 86 million social media views that point to growing reach beyond overnight TV figures.