Did SNL UK Defy The Critics?

The Rest Is Entertainment

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🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Did Saturday Night Live UK flop or not? Are we in a golden age of British comedy? And why has Netflix parted ways with Harry and Meghan? SNL made its UK debut on Saturday night after weeks of scepticism from critics - but was it any good? And who was responsible for a freakishly good Princess Di impression? Netflix has announced it’s divesting from the lifestyle brand it helped Meghan Markle build, amidst damning reports about the couple. So what’s really going on, and were Sussex’s entertainment dreams doomed from the start? Last One Laughing returns to our screens - is this blockbuster comedy at its best? Richard and Marina discuss the filming secrets and big budget behind the hit reality show. The Rest is Entertainment is brought to you by Octopus Energy, Britain's most awarded energy supplier. Join The Rest Is Entertainment Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus content, ad-free listening, early access to Q&A episodes, access to our newsletter archive, discounted book prices with our partners at Coles Books, early ticket access to live events, and access to our chat community. Sign up directly at therestisentertainment.com For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com Video Editor: Joey McCarthy & Charlie Rodwell Assistant Producer: Imee Marriott Senior Producer: Joey McCarthy Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Rest is Entertainment is presented by Octopus Energy.
0:03.8	Now, remember, Octopus Energy do something really great.
0:07.1	If they've got your birthday, when you call in for whatever reason to Octopus,
0:11.6	the whole music is the number one selling single from that year,
0:17.1	the year of your 14th birthday.
0:18.8	And we discover, didn't we, that yours was the only way is up by
0:22.3	Yaz and the plastic population. We're going to discover mine now. Yours is, I just called to say I love
0:29.7	you by Stevie Wonder. Okay. Listen, I prefer yours. Do you think it's weird to have whole music,
0:36.0	which is I just call to say I love you? Because, listen,
0:39.6	and you know that I love Octopus Energy, but I will rarely ring them to tell them I love them.
0:44.4	Yeah. Yeah, I would usually, but, you know, I'd just want to chat to them about something to do with my
0:48.1	energy. And I don't mean that sort of energy. Well, look, they can but surface the number one single of that year for you.
0:56.0	And you can always choose not to have the music.
0:59.3	You can choose for, no, but I think only animals do that, as I've said,
1:03.1	and I want to go on the record as saying that.
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1:11.5	Now, an old dating profile doesn't go off, it gets stale.
1:15.1	Exactly. It just sits there slowly aging and getting more dry.
1:18.8	Bit like a loaf of bread left out on the side.
1:20.9	To the point that the profile doesn't represent a real person anymore.
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