Overview
- Sky names Jonno Johnson as head writer, who says the room intentionally mixes seasoned voices with first-time TV writers.
- Charlie Skelton will lead the U.K. edition of Weekend Update, drawing on his 8 Out of 10 Cats experience.
- The roster features Celya AB, Omar Badawy, Gráinne Maguire, Laura Claxton, Chris Cantrill, James Farmer, Humphrey Ker and other British comedy names.
- The six-episode series will air live from London on Sky and streaming on NOW, with a different guest host each Saturday.
- Universal Television Alternative Studio (UK) and Broadway Video produce for Sky, with Lorne Michaels as executive producer, James Longman as lead producer and Liz Clare directing, as Sky’s Phil Edgar Jones reports promising table reads.