Saturday Night Live UK Confirmed To Return For Season 2 – And There's Not Long To Wait
Following the huge success of its inaugural run, Saturday Night Live UK is getting a second season.
With two weeks still to go on the first outing of SNL UK, Sky announced on Thursday morning that the sketch comedy series will be returning to our screens later this year.
Season two will run from September 2026 until early 2027, for an extended run of 12 episodes, compared to the current iteration’s eight.
Series 2!! September!!! #SNLUKpic.twitter.com/agA1BNmnk7
— Sky TV (@skytv) May 7, 2026
Lorne Michaels – the creator of SNL, who is also an executive producer of its UK run – enthused: “I’m incredibly proud of our team and the show. It keeps getting better every week.
“I’m grateful to [Sky CEO] Dana Strong and Sky for believing in and supporting SNL UK. I’m excited for the season ahead.”
SNL UK premiered in March, having had its planned length boosted from six to eight episodes before the first instalment aired.
Despite some initial scepticism in the British media when the project was first announced, SNL UK was met with glowing reviews and promising viewing figures upon its debut.
Ratings have dipped somewhat over the course of SNL UK’s run so far, although its original sketches have continued to perform well on social media, with two of last week’s offerings already among the show’s most-viewed on YouTube.
This coming weekend, Hannah Waddingham is set to serve as SNL UK’s guest presenter for the penultimate instalment of season one.
A week later, Doctor Who’s Ncuti Gatwa will take on hosting duties at the finale, with Myles Smith and Holly Humberstone as their respective musical guests.
SNL favourite Tina Fey fronted the launch episode of the UK edition, and in the weeks since, it’s been presented by Jamie Dornan, Riz Ahmed, Jack Whitehall, Nicola Coughlan and Aimee Lou Wood.
SNL UK continues on Saturday night at 10pm on Sky and Now