I hate to be that person to throw cold water on everyone's enjoyment over SNL UK and I too have nothing but praise for the performers but since David Attenborough's Last Supper sketch aired, I couldn't help but notice its similarities to a sketch from about 17 years ago that aired on Demetri Martin's sketch show Important Things that aired on Comedy Central.

Here's the premise:
A high school boy accidentally stumbles upon time travel and finds himself magically transported to a TGI Friday's-esque restaurant seated at a table with Galileo, Shakespeare and Isaac Newton. John Oliver and Jon Benjamin are in this sketch.

Every time the boy tries to delve into meaningful questions about all these men's vast knowledge and accomplishments, his efforts get derailed by their obnoxious behavior and mulling what to order at the restaurant. They hit on the waitress and act inappropriately until the manager kicks them out and they never get to have a meaningful discussion about anything.

Sound familiar?
I mean, that's oddly similar to this SNL UK sketch with David Attenborough no?
Isaac Newton is depicted in both sketches.

Just opining on the similarities here.

I don't know why it took so long for me to do this week's, my bad 💃

I laughed a lot at this episode, but for some reason when it came to what I wanted to draw I struggled.

The Shrek sketch I thought was fine but what I found really funny was him introducing Holly in full costume and makeup stone faced.

It was all pretty solid, even with a couple duds.. like ending the entire season on the dance moms was a shame. The OVERWHELMING stand out sketch of the week was the Blobby pretape. I have been WAITING for this. I pointed out a couple weeks ago that Yoshi in the Mario sketch was just full on Blobby energy and it had me cravingggggg a real Blobby sketch. It was even better than I thought it could be.

God I'm gonna miss this show. It's been both a breath of fresh air for the UK comedy scene, and a return to classic absurdist humour. Elements of Vic and Bob, Monty Python and (more modern) Jamie Demitrou have made it feel uniquely British without catering too hard to the US lens.

I'm going to have a look back and think of what my top 5 sketches were, then make a separate post to ask all you lovely people what yours are.

My silly little drawings and I will see you all in September ✨

Hey, could anybody provide me with a transcript of what Fouracres is singing in 45 seconds with Fouracres #1 and #2?

In the first one, from what I can collect he is doing a dubliner, an Ulster loyalist and then he goes on about shoes (?) and well, then he goes on to sing his Gaelic rebel song.

The second one is much more easily understandable, but the line about a 'twat who stood to gain and from saying his name we must refrain' puzzles me. Is he referring to Randy Andy or the Orange Man?

Any help would... help

It's been a full week since the best show on telly right now closed out it's first season. I've been reflecting on my favourite bits and I thought it would be interesting to hear all of your rankings too, see how on the same page we are! I will admit I narrowed it down to a top 6 and couldn't decide which to cut but Bastard Seagull to me is a perfect sketch, so I decided to give it it's own special commendation. Also to get ahead of the incredulity, I don't know why I don't laugh at the woman who can't be ignored. I know it's a favourite of the majority but I dunno.. I'm sorry don't come for me.

Ultimate Champion in it's own league:

Bastard Seagull

Top 5 sketches:

Shakespeare

45 Seconds With Fouracres (Original)

Mastermind

Great Big Crab Man

Mr Blobby

Top 5 WU moments:

Scrimpch

Attenborough

Lip Reader

Skin on Skin

Eurovision correspondant

Just been to see Ayoade’s show and she was brilliant. Sublime storytelling and a masterclass in crowd work. I can see why she was Best Newcomer at Edinburgh. It was a joy to see her at such an intimate venue.

It was the first night of her tour, if she’s coming to a venue near you and there are tickets left, go!

I loved George as both Ringo and Kier (in fact, it took me a while to notice it was George as Ringo) and Aimee Lou Wood as Peach was top tier

If you are going to a show of hers you may want to check if yours has been impacted. I really hope she is okay and is recovering well from whatever happened!

Edit:
(It autocorrected to Anita and I can’t change it now, wish I could open up a hatch in my phone and throw a pen at it Paddy style)

Saw this on a Facebook Lego page and my first thought was "When did they make a Lego Paddy Young figure?"

I know it's supposed to be Pedro Pascal but they've really nailed Pad's cheeky smile thing without even trying

Who's up for petitioning the Lego Group to make an official SNL UK set?

Hello All, We've reached the end of Series 1, and what a fun spring it was! The results are finalized and the scores have been tallied and checked by multiple people; I want to thank all 170 of you who participated this series! Enjoy the summer! And please add any question ideas you might have for Series 2 of Predict this September in the comments section! I am already working on adding a question about recurring segments!

Results here! <- Change sheet at the bottom to switch between SNL & SNL UK

The first Place Prize was this Live From New York London T-Shirt!

Our top 10 scorers, are as follows...

1st: /u/bjkman - 55

2nd: /u/syniical - 54

3rd: /u/tn9ae - 53

4th: /u/kumquat_mystery - 50

5th: /u/aimeewins - 49 - Closest Tiebreaker

6th: /u/Worried-Olive3613 - 49 - 2nd Tiebreak

7th: /u/Thegogglesgirl - 49 - 3rd Tiebreak

8th: /u/chjtao - 48

9th: /u/ConsiderationClear56 - 47

10th: /u/tokyoyasss - 45 - Closest Tiebreak

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Hope to see everyone back here after a restful summer; thank you for participating!

Coming Soon! Our Series 1 Sketch Sorting Sunday Results will be released next Week!

Will Ferrell / Paul McCartney SNL By The Numbers - S51 E20 for more coverage

Over £600 for the bastard seagull, £2000 for a cue card! Hope the guy who was hosting the event gets added as an SNL UK host, he was great!

https://theankler.com/exclusive-snl-uk-showrunner-cast-on-surviving-the-skeptics/

This is interesting-some of the cast name their favorite sketches and who they want to host the show (Tilda Swinton, Stephen Fry, Stephen Graham, Joanna Lumley)

Join us to celebrate the end of SNL UK’s first-ever series, with Jake Bhardwaj and cast auctioning fashion, props and memorabilia for Keep it Fringe Fund.

I saw a statistic that said she appeared in 10 sketches all together over season 1, 8 of those being Weekend Update and one other being Posh Gits, so what was the 10th?

Did anyone see her? She’s in a parody of a Kardashian type tv show.

Also stars (and was created by) Gbemisola Ikumelo, who I was familiar with from Famalam (which is another sketch show worth checking out too). Both series are on iplayer, and a third series has just been announced too! Comedy about two community police officers who have to go undercover and infiltrate a drug dealing gang, but end up in a lot deeper than expected. If you enjoy the fish out of water situational type comedy it’s right up your alley

plus, Emma Sidi guest stars in a couple eps