Tina Fey kicked off the inaugural Saturday Night Live UK on Saturday night (March 21)!
The 55-year-old former SNL US cast member and writer served as the first host of the new UK version, and during her opening monologue, there were three celeb cameos who took part in a Q&A – Nicola Coughlan, Michael Cera, and Graham Norton.
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Tina talked about the sketch show and bringing it across the pond before opening the floor to questions from the audience.
Nicola went first and asked why an American was hosting SNL UK, to which the host responded, “The way it was explained to me was that for this first episode, anyway, how do I put this politely, none of you f-ckers would do it. Does that make sense?”
Michael was next, and Tina asked why he was there since he’s not British either.
“I’m Canadian, it’s part of the Commonwealth. Educate yourself,” he said, referencing Nicola just a bit before.
He then said he didn’t have a question but rather noticed she just swore on the show.
“Oh, yeah. We are allowed to swear in this version of the show,” Tina said. Michael then added, “That’s crazy. Can I try?”
Finally, Graham joined in and asked if he could show her a “fiddly thing about this place,” as it is usually the studio where his show films. He then took the stage and interviewed Tina before testing her British TV knowledge!
Check out Tina‘s full opening monologue right here.
Saturday Night Live UK airs on Saturday Nights on Sky in the UK and streams the next day on Peacock in the US.
