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‘Saturday Night Live UK’ Finally Takes On Nigel Farage With Cold Open Cameo From Well-Known British Comic
- SNL UK aired a cold open imagining Nigel Farage as Prime Minister in 2046 with a King Trump.
- Peter Serafinowicz portrays Farage in a future scenario alongside Kemi Badenoch as deputy Badenoch.
- The sketch featured political humor about deportations and a combined Conservative-Reform UK government.
- Hannah Waddingham hosted and quipped about SNL UK’s ties to her Apple TV series and its similarities to SNL.
- The episode included a separate sketch mocking Daniel Day-Lewis by Emma Sidi and Larry Dean.
- The show confirmed SNL UK's renewal for Series 3 with a 12-episode order.
- The cold open placed Farage as a future leader alongside a monarch named King Trump.
- The episode featured host Hannah Waddingham delivering an opening monologue with jokes about her shows.
- Deadline notes SNL UK renewed to 12 episodes, signaling confidence in the UK edition.
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