A brand-new version of Saturday Night Live cast include Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Tina Fey, Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, Kenan Thompson (who is the longest-running cast member with 22 seasons so far), and many more.

Per Sky News, Lorne Michaels will be overseeing a UK spin-off of Saturday Night Live. The "all-British" show, which is currently being called Saturday Night Live UK, is set to premiere on Sky Max and the NOW streaming service in 2026. News about the ensemble cast and guest hosts will come at a later date. Michael's Broadway Video and the UK's Universal Television Alternative Studio are behind the project. Below, read a comment on the development from Cecile Frot-Coutaz, who is the chief executive of Sky Studios as well as Sky's chief content officer:

For over 50 years Saturday Night Live has held a unique position in TV and in our collective culture, reflecting and creating the global conversation, all under the masterful comedic guidance of Lorne Michaels. The show has discovered and nurtured countless comedy and musical talents over the years, and we are thrilled to be partnering with Lorne and the SNL team to bring an all-British version of the show to UK audiences next year - all live from London on Saturday night.

What This Means For Saturday Night Live

Lorne Michaels Could Have Another Long-Running Hit On His Hands

SNL UK is the latest installment in a long-running series of spinoffs that is connected to the flagship series. Generally, this has involved various popular sketch characters being spun off into their own Saturday Night Live movies, including John Belushi's "Joliet" Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd's Elwood J. Blues in 1980's The Blues Brothers, Mike Myers' Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey's Garth Algar in 1992's Wayne's World, Molly Shannon's Mary Katherine Gallagher in 1999's Superstar, and Tim Meadows' Leon Phelps in 2000's The Ladies Man.

The Library of Congress preserved The Blues Brothers as part of the United States National Film Registry in 2020.

The behind-the-scenes story of the first episode of the show was also recently captured in the 2024 biographical dramedy Saturday Night. Additionally, more than a dozen international versions of SNL have been launched over the years, in regions including Brazil, Canada, , Japan, and Russia. Many were short-lived, with the longest-running being Saturday Night Live Korea, which ran from 2011 to 2017 before being rebooted in 2021. However, the fate of the UK series could prove to be entirely different due to the direct involvement of Lorne Michaels.

Our Take On The Saturday Night Live UK Show

Its Reception Is Questionable

Ultimately, it remains to be seen how the UK version of Saturday Night Live will be received. It could prove to be a hit, as the region has a long history of successful sketch comedy shows, including A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Little Britain, and the iconic Monty Python's Flying Circus, which could mean that UK audiences will be receptive to the project. However, that same tradition may lead those audiences to reject SNL UK, as they could potentially see it as a watered-down American product in spite of the UK-based talent that will be in the cast.

Source: Sky News