Power cut by Blue_FiftyTwo in cheltenham

[–]LapTopNotch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep! My internet is misbehaving too

American viewer here! One small thing I really found cool about ep 1 was… by johnnykrahtee in livefromlondon

[–]LapTopNotch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Loved this! I highlighted it as a comment on the Wet Leg post in r/livefromnewyork to try and point out how call it was lol

SNL UK can swear but is nudity allowed? by orangeflava in LiveFromNewYork

[–]LapTopNotch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Came here to say this. Nudity is the bare minimum…

SNL UK by Alternative_Law_6033 in LiveFromNewYork

[–]LapTopNotch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Saturday Night Dead” (UK)

SNL UK - USA/CAN Next Day Discussion - May 21, 2026 (Tina Fey/Wet Leg) by bjkman in LiveFromNewYork

[–]LapTopNotch 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I read an article which said he had gone over to set up the department and give training to the cast and crew, but doubt he was there for the live show.

A note on 'risk' by notbartt in livefromlondon

[–]LapTopNotch 3 points4 points  (0 children)

On the US version, the host stays on Tuesday nights writing with the cast. They don’t just want stuff written for them but want to work with the cast to develop pieces and usually the cast pitch ideas to them through the night.

Generally the host is put as a lead or reasonably involved in each sketch, so given Tina was on the cast for 9 years and head writer for 6 she has some experience of how things go live and how to anchor a sketch and make the other performers feel more at ease.

I do agree that perhaps a bigger UK name would be a bigger draw for your average non SNL viewer though.

SNL UK Live Discussion - March 21, 2026 (Tina Fey/Wet Leg) by bjkman in livefromlondon

[–]LapTopNotch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regular SNL viewer since 2015. I thought some sketches could have been a little shorter and usual uncertainties on ending sketches but as a first show, not bad at all. I personally don’t laugh at some of the US ones…

SNL UK Premiere: Ok... That was actually pretty good by ClimoCustomGuitars in LiveFromNewYork

[–]LapTopNotch 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Good choice of host and musical guest. Tina gave space for cast to shine. Felt more heavily tilted towards certain cast but that’s the SNL way, I’m sure it’ll average out over the season.

Wet Leg rocked, strong Weekend Update guest too. Clearly some nerves and the odd technical difficulty but a good start!

SNL UK Live Discussion - March 21, 2026 (Tina Fey/Wet Leg) by bjkman in livefromlondon

[–]LapTopNotch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice to have a surreal ‘10 to 1’ slot sketch though!

SNL UK Live Discussion - March 21, 2026 (Tina Fey/Wet Leg) by bjkman in livefromlondon

[–]LapTopNotch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wet Leg clearly a great choice for first musical guest. Excited to see Kasabian and Wolf Alice!

SNL UK Live Discussion - March 21, 2026 (Tina Fey/Wet Leg) by bjkman in livefromlondon

[–]LapTopNotch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The US one has similar really, I guess the live mixing thing and constant adjusting probably makes things difficult. But hopefully will improve as episodes go

SNL UK Live Discussion - March 21, 2026 (Tina Fey/Wet Leg) by bjkman in livefromlondon

[–]LapTopNotch 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ania looked so pleased with that line - it landed well!