'SNL' Execs Make Major Announcement Set for 2026

Saturday Night Live will get a spinoff in the United Kingdom.

On April 10, a press release posted by NBC announced that Saturday Night Live UK will debut in the UK and Ireland in 2026. The European spinoff comes as the original SNL celebrates 50 years on American television.

In a statement about the surprise spinoff, Sky Studios CEO Cecile Frot-Coutaz praised SNL creator Lorne Michaels for his 50 years at the helm of the NBC sketch comedy series. "We are thrilled to be partnering...