welcome
BBC

BBC

Entertainment

Entertainment

Saturday Night Live UK: Can the legendary US comedy show make Brits laugh?

BBC
Summary
Nutrition label

76% Informative

Saturday Night Live's UK spin-off will be fronted by British comedic talent next year .

Show has been a livewire springboard for comedic talents like Bill Murray , Eddie Murphy , Tina Fey , Will Ferrell and Mike Myers .

The US show's success has helped maintain its status despite its ever-revolving cast.

The show's budget will be far bigger than UK TV norm, paying for a large cast and writers.

Saturday Live - later renamed Friday Night Live - ran for four seasons in the 1980s .

Saturday Live helped the careers of Ben Elton , Harry Enfield , Stephen Fry and Rik Mayall .

Channel 4's The 11 O'Clock Show gave breaks to Ricky Gervais and Sacha Baron Cohen .

VR Score

72

Informative language

66

Neutral language

71

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

43

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Affiliate links

no affiliate links

Small business owner?

Otherweb launches Autoblogger—a revolutionary way to bring more leads to any small business, using the power of AI.