NBC’s Peacock will stream the British edition of Saturday Night Live the day after it airs in the U.K., giving fans two SNLs in the same week.
It’s coming!
The British version of Saturday Night Live — otherwise more contemporarily known simply as SNL — is officially heading across the pond.
And yes, it’s bringing some international streaming convenience with it.
NBC’s Peacock has secured the U.S. streaming rights to SNL U.K., with episodes arriving for American viewers the day after they air in the United Kingdom.
The series is set to premiere March 21, debuting on U.K. platforms including Sky One and the streaming service NOW.
For fans of the long-running comedy institution, this means something pretty fun:
Account holders will now have access to not one, but two versions of SNL airing new episodes in the same week.
That’s a lot of sketch comedy landing in a very short window.
Whether the British edition leans into the same chaotic energy and cultural satire that made the original a television institution remains to be seen — but the expansion signals just how globally recognizable the format has become.
Two SNLs. One week. That’s a lot of live comedy flying across the Atlantic.
Dig out the debut official trailer below.
Comment below. Are you curious to see how the U.K. version of Saturday Night Live stacks up against the original?
