“Saturday Night Live” U.K. has set its writing team, led by head writer Jonno Johnson (“Parlement”).
“The number of funny, talented writers we have got to work on “SNL” U.K. is ludicrous,” said Johnson. “Some of them have been doing this for years, some of them it’s their first ever writing job. All of them make me giddy to come to work each day. Could not imaginably feel luckier that we get to make this show together.”
Johnson is joined by Celya AB (James Acaster’s “Springleaf”), Omar Badawy (So You Think You’re Funny winner), Gráinne Maguire (“The Last Leg”), Laura Claxton (“Never Mind The Buzzcocks”), Chris Cantrill (“Alma’s Not Normal”), James Farmer (“8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown”), Humphrey Ker (“Welcome to Wrexham”), Omodara Olatunji (“Say! Less!”), Joseph Moore (“Two Hearts”), Lorna Rose Treen (Chortle’s Best Sketch Act Award), Hari Kanth (“Horrible Science”), Louis Waymouth (“The Late Late Show” with James Corden), Keith Akushie (“Siblings”), Bella Hull (“Have I Got News For You”), Ayo Adenekan (ISH Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer for “Black Mediocrity”), Nathan Foad (“Newark, Newark”), Al Roberts (“Stath Lets Flats”) and Ellie Fulcher (“Eat The Rich (but maybe not me mates x)” for Soho Theatre).
Charlie Skelton (“8 Out of 10 Cats”) serves as head writer for Weekend Update.
The series, a British version of “SNL,” will launch on March 21 on Sky and its streaming platform NOW.
Sky’s director of unscripted originals Phil Edgar Jones said: “As ‘SNL’ U.K. races towards launch our brilliant team of writers are already hard at work crafting some sublime and (importantly) funny sketches for our equally brilliant cast to perform. I’ve been lucky enough to attend a couple of table reads and I am delighted to report I cried laughing. We cannot wait to share the fun with a wider audience.”
“SNL” U.K. is produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio’s U.K. production team and Broadway Video for Sky and NOW.
Lorne Michaels is executive producing, James Longman will serve as lead producer, Liz Clare as director.
