Aimee Lou Wood Hosts ‘SNL UK,’ Pokes Fun at ‘Sex Education’ & More
Aimee Lou Wood was this week’s SNL UK host and was fast to say two of his best-known exhibits. “You might know me from Sex Educationthe show that took the shame out of getting freaky,” she said. “Or, perhaps you know me from The White Lotusthe show where a guy wanks off his brother and puts the shame right back in there.”
She additionally riffed on an notorious viral clip of Kim Cattrall scat singing in her monologue and, persevering with the music theme, appeared in an ’80s-style pop video as a singer with horrible hand-eye coordination. British singer-songwriter MEEK was this week’s actual musical visitor on the UK adaptation of the NBC sketch present, which airs on Sky One and streaming service NOW TV.
The Weekend Update part of the present was fast to cowl the incident at final week’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “For all those in attendance it was an undeniably terrifying event,” co-host Ania Magliano mentioned. “President Trump shat himself. Minutes later the shots rang out.”
The newest episode of the present opened with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hijacking the royal airplane because it transported King Charles and Queen Camilla again from their royal go to to the US Under-pressure PM Starmer has realized he can’t be eliminated if the airplane stays within the air. “What other choice did I have, do a good job?” he asks the King and Queen.
Before Starmer turned up, the King and Queen had been congratulating themselves on a profitable royal go to to the US “There’s no way Donald Trump will do anything weird or bad ever again,” Camilla says to Charles, whereas additionally admitting to smuggling weed gummies house – in her abdomen.
Elsewhere, SNL took purpose at sci-fi collection Doctor Whowith collection common Hammed Animashaun taking part in the Doctor and Wood as his assistant. “What is this place, Doctor,” Wood says as she emerges from the Tardis and is confronted with a grotesque monster. “It looks like my HPV flare-up,” she says. Wood additionally appeared because the Nintendo character Princess Peach reverse Mario in a Mario Bros. skit.
The White Lotus star has historical past with SNL. She beforehand described a sketch on the US SNL about her, which Sarah Sherman had in a pair of buck enamel, as “mean and unfunny.” Getting forward of the story earlier than her flip as host tonight, Wood did a well timed promo video earlier this week, per our report at the time.
The UK adaptation of the NBC sketch present has been producing lots of noise on social, whereas the TV viewing numbers began sturdy by Sky requirements, however have slipped for the reason that present’s premiere. The social affect is sweet information for Sky, which doesn’t put all sketches from the present on-line – as a pay TV operator, a key consideration is getting individuals to enroll to its service, so a few of the SNL content material stays for Sky and Now TV subs solely.
Wood joined a roster of SNL UK hosts together with Tina Fey and Nicola Coughlan and the likes of Jimmy Fallon and Graham Norton have popped up in sketches. Sky has unveiled the hosts for the upcoming last two episodes of this primary season within the type of Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham and Doctor Who‘s Ncuti Gatwa.
SNL UK was initially slated to run for six episodes however Sky prolonged its run to eight installations.
