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Now the US even controls when we laugh and what we laugh at

The US comedy franchise Saturday Night Live is just the latest staging post in American cultural and political domination of Britain. We need to ...

‘Saturday Night Live’ Arrives in London. Can It Make the Brits Laugh?

Britain has a storied history of sketch comedy, but its humor has a very different flavor than the American variety.

Nicola Coughlan playfully grills Tina Fey over being first host of Saturday Night Live UK

During the launch episode of Saturday Night Live UK on March 21, Nicola Coughlan jokingly questioned American Tina Fey why ...

Alex James' Britpop Classical, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, two stars

Alex James' Britpop Classical, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, two stars: The first half felt particularly heinous, a hyperactive dash through ...
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Nicola Coughlan jokingly quizzed American Tina Fey on why she was picked over a British star to host the launch episode of Saturday Night Live UK

During the opening monologue of the March 21 debut episode - based on the long-running US sketch comedy programme on NBC - comedienne Tina asked the studio audience if anyone had questions for her, ...

Tina Fey kills as first-ever “SNL UK” host, tells British audience she did it because 'none of you f---ers would'

Tina Fey just made TV history across the pond. Over the weekend, the iconic Saturday Night Live alum brought her bona fides ...