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People were rooting for SNL UK to fail – a huge swell of fan and comedian support might save it

Viewers had been ‘frothing at the mouth for SNL UK to fail’, show writer Bella Hull told The Independent

The Independent UK

Saturday Night Live UK review – Some hits, some misses, and a bang-on Princess Di impression

3/5 First ever British edition of iconic American show was hosted by Tina Fey and included gags about Starmer, Attenborough and ‘Come Dine With Me’

The Independent UK

SNL UK's lead producer James Longman: ‘We need comedy more than ever in this rough world’

The Sky series will air from London on Saturday at 10pm, with SNL stalwart Tina Fey hosting the opening episode

Evening Standard

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‘Magical chaos’: Saturday Night Live UK to launch tonight

‘SNL’ is finally arriving in the UK after 50 years – and the stars aren’t letting the pressure get on top of them

The Independent UK

New SNL UK Trailer Goes Viral Thanks To Tina Fey’s Brutal Epstein Files Joke While Dressed As Mary Poppins

Netizens were divided after Tina Fey appeared in a teaser sketch to promote the upcoming launch of the UK edition of “Saturday Night Live.”

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Tina Fey makes Epstein Files joke as Mary Poppins in new Saturday Night Live UK trailer

‘We’re not in them, we’re just going to do jokes about them’, comedian Ania Magliano told the SNL legend in the sketch

The Independent UK

Tina Fey pulls ‘Epstein files’ from bag in Mary Poppins gag for SNL UK teaser

Fey will host the UK series’ first episode on March 21.

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‘How could this be anything other than funny?!’ Behind the scenes of Saturday Night Live UK

SNL is a US comedy institution – can a British version rise to the challenge of finding the funny in our comparatively beige politicians every week? We speak to the team hand-picked to do just that

The Guardian - UK

Saturday Night Live UK: Meet the cast taking centre stage on the British SNL

The cast is made up of TV newcomers and stars you’ll recognise from the likes of ‘Big Boys’ and ‘Taskmaster’

The Independent UK

Ania Magliano: ‘My favourite gig? I did some material about vibrators and a 92-year-old gave me tips on settings’

The standup on Taskmaster, her time in the Cambridge Footlights and the geniuses behind Colin the Caterpillar

The Guardian - UK

A Six follow-up, an LA clown … and War Horse rides again: theatre, comedy and dance autumn preview

Why Am I So Single sets dating angst to music; more Hollywood stars hit the West End; and a Brummie dance trilogy reaches its finale

The Guardian - UK

Ania Magliano: Forgive Me, Father review – winning comedy about commitment and a lost coil

The standup delivers bullet-proof set-pieces in a masterclass on threading emotional significance through joyful autobiography

The Guardian - UK

The Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Roundup: the best of the week

The Standard’s comedy critic has his say on the best shows of the week

Evening Standard

The best theatre, dance and comedy tickets to book in 2024

The new year’s hottest shows include stage versions of Minority Report, Spirited Away and La Strada, performances by Keeley Hawes and Ian McKellen – plus laughs from Julia Masli, Rhod Gilbert and Ania Magliano

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Ania Magliano: ‘I have quite a lot of jokes about men being violent. There’s a dark undercurrent’

The comedian has turned her traumatic experiences into an Edinburgh comedy awards-nominated show – with a little help from a Thai boxing retreat and a botched haircut

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

Edinburgh Fringe 2023: the best theatre and comedy coming to London

For Londoners unable to make it to the biggest arts festival in the world, here’s our guide to our favourite shows travelling to the capital

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Comedy Awards: Kieran Hodgson, Ania Magliano and Emmanuel Sonubi among this year’s Fringe nominees

Nominations have been announced for Best Show and Best Newcomer

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Ania Magliano: I Can’t Believe You’ve Done This review – the haircut that launched a thousand laughs

Audiences will fall for upbeat stooge Magliano, who delivers a fun, well-wrought follow-up to last year’s sellout show – and ends on a perspective-shifting twist

Evening Standard

Ania Magliano at Edinburgh Fringe Festival review: pensive and original

This wry and thoughtful set confirms that her impressive Edinburgh debut was no fluke

The Guardian - UK

‘I almost died. Just kidding! I only broke my leg’: comedians share their Edinburgh fringe horror stories

The fringe can take its toll, but it’s all good material, right? Whether it’s pukey kisses, sleeping through a gig, or politician-induced paranoia, Ed Byrne, Paul Sinha, Olga Koch et al have lived to tell the tale. Plus! Ten shows to see this year

The Guardian - UK

Ania Magliano review – skilled off-key laughs from affable rising star

A properly fresh take on quarter-century living, Magliano’s is a charismatic debut moving through divorce, sexuality and cat-buying with ease

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh fringe 2022: 10 comedy shows you shouldn’t miss

More picks from this year’s festival, including Jordan Brookes, The Delightful Sausage, plus dance from Circa and theatre

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