He lives from the other side of the pond, is Saturday night.
A British version of “Saturday Night Live” was officially announced by the United Kingdom Sky station in a press release on Thursday.
The London -based series, which will be released in 2026, will be produced by the creator of “SNL” Lorne Michaels (which continues to produce the American series), as well as the Broadway video production team and Universal Television Alternative Studios UK.
“SNL UK”, according to the press release, “will continue the same living and accelerated style that has made the show a cultural phenomenon with iconic hosts, musical guests and a central cast of the most fun British comedians.”
Sky, owned by the Comcast Nbcuniversal Company, added that the series will present “an alignment of hosts full of stars.”
Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of Sky Studios, said in the statement: “For 50 years of Saturday Night Live” He has occupied a unique position on television and in our collective culture, reflecting and creating the global conversation, all under the masterful comic guide of Lorne Michaels. “
“The program has discovered and promoted innumerable comedies and musicals
“SNL” premiered in the United States on October 11, 1975 and is currently in his milestone.
Michaels, 80, told The Hollywood Reporter last year that he has no plane to leave the long -term series.
“It’s more about keeping it ongoing than anything else and, obviously, I really love,” said Emmy award winner. “And every year, there are more and more people in whom I trust for other things, but, in the end, you really need some to say:” This is what we are doing. “So, I have no answer;
The Sketch Begen comedy series was broadcast in the United Kingdom in Sky in 2020, after being available through video clips on YouTube.
The short versions of “SNL” have A. Aceries in other countries, including Japan, Italy and China. The South Korea version is still in the air.
An unofficial version of the program called “Saturday Live” was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 from 1985 to 1988, and then in ITV in 1996. The series presented the notable British comedians, including Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Ben Elton, Chris Barrie, Julian Clary, Tracey Ulllman, Craig Ferguson, Josie Lawrence and Rik Mayall.
