First ‘SNL U.K.’ Weekend Update Takes Aim at Former Prince Andrew: His New Residence, Marsh Farm, Is ‘Named After the Nearby Marsh Where His Body Will Be Found’
First ‘SNL U.K.’ Weekend Update Takes Aim at Former Prince Andrew: His New Residence, Marsh Farm, Is ‘Named After the Nearby Marsh Where His Body Will Be Found’
> Hosts Ania Magliano and Paddy Young did not hold back as they took aim at the disgraced royal, who was arrested by the U.K. police in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office after the release of the Epstein files.
> “Coming up on Weekend Update: pedophilia. But first, war!” Magliano said as the segment kicked off, eliciting laughter from the live audience
> After several Iran War-related and Al Nash guesting as a war-hungry Captain Birdseye, the focus was back on the former prince. “Renovations to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s new home, Marsh Farm, have been taking place over the last month, including the installation of Sky TV. So, if you’re watching this Andrew, hello! You’re not gonna like this next bit. Also, I’m older than I look,” Magliano joked, adding: “Andrew’s new residence, Marsh Farm, is of course named after the nearby marsh where his body will be found.”
> Next, it was Young’s turn. “It was reported this week that the police investigation into Andrew is set to widen,” he said. “The big question now is, if Andrew is charged, found guilty and put in prison, will he be able to keep his mouth shut? I hope not, said his cellmate’s penis.”
> Another winning joke took on the U.K.’s other royal family: the Beckhams. “Feuding father and son David and Brooklyn Beckham narrowly missed each other whilst at the same Beverly Hills hotel,” Young began. “The feud began when Victoria was, quote, ‘inappropriately’ close with her son at his wedding, and escalated after Brooklyn accidentally yelled out his wife’s name during sex with his mum.”
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Everybody “This british remake of SNL will be dull and uninspired”
British SNL “The prince will be murdered and found in a swamp”
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Ania is a perfect choice for this!
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Why did they wait until 2026 to create a UK version?
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Just finished watching the first episode, I really liked it – not every sketch was great obviously, but there were more hits than misses and overall it was probably at least as good as the average British sketch show (definitely better than Mitchell and Webb’s latest sketch show at least, and better than American SNL which is lucky to have one good sketch per episode from what I’ve seen). The cast seems good but some cast members were featured *way* more than others in this episode so I hope future episodes give them all a chance to shine
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> Hosts Ania Magliano and Paddy Young did not hold back as they took aim at the disgraced royal, who was arrested by the U.K. police in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office after the release of the Epstein files.
> “Coming up on Weekend Update: pedophilia. But first, war!” Magliano said as the segment kicked off, eliciting laughter from the live audience
> After several Iran War-related and Al Nash guesting as a war-hungry Captain Birdseye, the focus was back on the former prince. “Renovations to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s new home, Marsh Farm, have been taking place over the last month, including the installation of Sky TV. So, if you’re watching this Andrew, hello! You’re not gonna like this next bit. Also, I’m older than I look,” Magliano joked, adding: “Andrew’s new residence, Marsh Farm, is of course named after the nearby marsh where his body will be found.”
> Next, it was Young’s turn. “It was reported this week that the police investigation into Andrew is set to widen,” he said. “The big question now is, if Andrew is charged, found guilty and put in prison, will he be able to keep his mouth shut? I hope not, said his cellmate’s penis.”
> Another winning joke took on the U.K.’s other royal family: the Beckhams. “Feuding father and son David and Brooklyn Beckham narrowly missed each other whilst at the same Beverly Hills hotel,” Young began. “The feud began when Victoria was, quote, ‘inappropriately’ close with her son at his wedding, and escalated after Brooklyn accidentally yelled out his wife’s name during sex with his mum.”
Everybody “This british remake of SNL will be dull and uninspired”
British SNL “The prince will be murdered and found in a swamp”
Ania is a perfect choice for this!
Why did they wait until 2026 to create a UK version?
Just finished watching the first episode, I really liked it – not every sketch was great obviously, but there were more hits than misses and overall it was probably at least as good as the average British sketch show (definitely better than Mitchell and Webb’s latest sketch show at least, and better than American SNL which is lucky to have one good sketch per episode from what I’ve seen). The cast seems good but some cast members were featured *way* more than others in this episode so I hope future episodes give them all a chance to shine
JFC that got dark fast