SNL UK Scores Second Series After Star Success!

UK has landed a second series ahead of its debut season coming to an end next weekend - with 12 new episodes due to hit screens. 

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Airing live from London at 10pm on Saturdays on Sky and NOW, episodes have so far featured the likes of , , and . 

Actress  assumed hosting duties last Saturday (May 2) and was joined by singer-songwriter MNEK. 

 and Emmy Award-winning actress Hannah Waddingham will host the penultimate episode, with Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa closing the series on May 16.

Sky has now confirmed more episodes will soon hit screens, with the series expected to return as early as the autumn. 

SNL UK's executive producer, Lorne Michaels, revealed: 'I'm incredibly proud of our team and the show. It keeps getting better every week. I'm excited for the season ahead.'

Sky's executive director of unscripted originals, Phil Edgar Jones, added: 'It's fair to say people doubted SNL would work in the UK, but thanks to Lorne Michaels, his longtime Saturday Night Live producing team and UTAS UK, alongside our brilliant cast and writers, SNL UK is Sky's most show of the year. 

'It's now firmly part of the cultural conversation and we're thrilled the show will be returning in the autumn, bringing laughter and mischief to our audiences, live from London on a Saturday night!'

The cast of the UK show includes TV newcomers Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi and Paddy Young.

Artists including Wet Leg, Wolf Alice, Kasabian,  and Foo Fighters have already taken to the stage to perform as part of the first series. 

Earlier this year, SNL UK was dealt a blow when bookies revealed it was predicted 1-2 odds for it to be scrapped before the first series had even aired. 

Coral's John Hill  We make it odds-on to be scrapped after just one series.'

Nonetheless, fans were thrilled by it taking to the UK and took to X, formerly Twitter, to celebrate its arrival, with one saying: 'UK SNL? FINALLY.'

'I genuinely think SNL UK has the potential to actually be way better than the yank version,' a second said, while a third added: 'Wait SNL UK sounds fire.'

Saturday Night Live, created by Lorne Michaels, is an American late-night sketch show that has . 

There were over 1,000 episodes across 51 seasons in the US before Sky and NOW launched the UK version of the series.