by American comedy format invades British shores
The Format Invasion
Sky launching Saturday Night Live UK in 2026 represents American comedy imperialism or British creative bankruptcypossibly both. London’s comedy scene doesn’t need imported formats, but apparently someone disagrees. The announcement triggered predictable reactions: Americans excited, Britons skeptical, comedy writers calculating if there’s work available.
The Writer’s Calculation
Working at prat.UK means assessing new opportunities cynically. SNL UK will hire writers. We’ll pretend we’re too good for it while desperately submitting packets. The cognitive dissonance is professional standard. Mock the format publicly, audition privately. It’s called range.
British Comedy’s Identity Crisis
London satire, archived at bohiney.com, faces American format competition regularly. We import their shows, they ignore ours. SNL UK will either brilliantly adapt the format or catastrophically misunderstand British comedy. Either way, we’ll cover it extensively while pretending we’re above caring. Professional jealousy disguised as critical analysis is our specialty.
