George Fouracres formed the sketch troupe Daphne with Phil Wang and Jason Forbes at Cambridge, receiving a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2015. He has performed extensively at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, where he played the title role in Hamlet and lead roles in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest and The Comedy of Errors. His stand-up show Gentlemon, about his Black Country background, was performed at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe and was subsequently adapted for BBC Radio 4 in 2022. He is a regular performer on BBC Radio 4, appearing on The Now Show, Clare in the Community, and The Lenny Henry Show. Since 2024 he has played 'One Man' in Flo & Joan's award-winning musical One Man Musical. In 2026, he was announced as being part of the initial cast for the UK version of Saturday Night Live.
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Second series for Saturday Night Live UK
Sky confirms extended run of 12 episodes
Saturday Night Live UK will return for a second series, Sky has announced.
The second run will be expanded to 12 episodes – up from the eight in the current run – and will air between September 2026 and early 2027.
The news comes as the landmark first series draws to a close next week, with former Doctor Who Ncuti Gatwa hosting.
Executive producer Lorne Michaels – who created the US original 51 years ago – said: 'I'm incredibly proud of our team and the show. It keeps getting better every week. I’m grateful to Sky for believing in and supporting SNL UK. I’m excited for the season ahead.’
Phil Edgar Jones, executive director of unscripted originals for Sky said: 'It’s fair to say people doubted SNL would work in the UK, but thanks to Lorne Michaels, his longtime Saturday Night Live producing team and our brilliant cast and writers, SNL UK is Sky’s most talked-about show of the year.
’It’s now firmly part of the cultural conversation and we’re thrilled the show will be returning in the autumn, bringing laughter and mischief to our audiences, live from London on a Saturday night.’
Hannah Waddingham will host the penultimate show this Saturday night.
Previous episodes have been hosted by Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Riz Ahmed, Jack Whitehall, Nicola Coughlan and Aimee Lou Wood.
The show attracts around 120,000 viewers live – down from the peak of 226,000 for the launch episode. However it is hugely successful on social media, with reports of a total of 86 million views on social media two weeks ago. It has also been a critical success and gathered countless column inches for Sky, which depends on subscription numbers much more than overnight viewing figures.
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