Nicola Coughlan and Aimee Lou Wood to Host SNL UK

Nicola Coughlan and Aimee Lou Wood will host the next two episodes of Saturday Night Live UK, marking the comedy show's return after a one-week hiatus. The Irish actress Coughlan is scheduled to lead the April 25 installment from London, joined by rock band Foo Fighters as the musical guest, while British actress Lou Wood will take the helm on May 2 with singer-songwriter Meek, whose full name is Georgia Meek.

The 75-minute episodes will feature each host delivering an opening monologue and participating in sketches, alongside the show's regular cast. This format mirrors the U.S. original, including topical comedy segments and a UK adaptation of Weekend Update. Broadcast live on Sky and streaming service Now TV, the episodes will also be available the following day on Peacock in the United States. Produced by Universal Television Alternative Studios UK and Broadway Video, the series is executive produced by Lorne Michaels, with James Longman as lead producer, Liz Clare as director, and Daran Jonno Johnson as head writer.

Coughlan, 39, from Galway, rose to prominence as the anxious student Clare Devlin in the Channel 4 series Derry Girls and as the reserved Penelope Featherington...