The show marks the first British incarnation of the sketch series, which was created by Lorne Michaels and first launched in the US in 1975.
Saturday Night Live UK will follow a similar format, with each 75-minute episode featuring an opening monologue as well as topical sketches, live music and a satire of the week’s news called Weekend Update.
Completing the show’s line-up are the inaugural cast of UK comedians and entertainers: Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi and Paddy Young.
The programme will be written and rehearsed in the week of each show, before being performed live in front of a studio audience.
The writers for the show include 8 Out of 10 Cats writer Charlie Skelton, Stath Lets Flats actor and comedian Al Roberts and Have I Got News For You’s Bella Hull.
