\u2018Saturday Night Live U.K.\u2019 opened with another Keir Starmer sketch for its third episode, with the British Prime Minister calling upon the services of the country\u2019s biggest celebrities \u2013 soccer star Harry Kane, actor Olivia Colman and cartoon character Peppa Pig \u2013 to cheer up the nation amid fears of war and a cost of living crisis.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook, I know I\u2019m not inspiring,\u201d said Starmer, played by \u2018SNL U.K.\u2019 castmember George Fouracres. \u201cWhen I applied to join the Samaritans, I brought the vibe down so much that the interviewer called the Samaritans.\u201d<\/p>\n
More from Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n In an effort to lighten the mood, Starmer invites England soccer player Harry Kane (played by Al Nash) to the podium, asking if he can give the country one of his \u201crousing team talks.\u201d Kane is followed by \u201cPaddington\u201d star Colman (Emma Sidi), clutching an Oscar, who is introduced as \u201ca Briton with a smile that could light up a room, which could be useful when the power runs out.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHello, gosh, this is a bit sexy, isn\u2019t it, flirting with Iran and playing with oil?\u201d says Sidi as Colman. \u201cNext thing you know, then there\u2019s an energy shortage, the power is off and we\u2019re snogging in the dark. Aren\u2019t I naughty?\u201d<\/p>\n Starmer then introduces the final speaker, whom he says \u201ccombines two of my greatest interests, outstanding British television and pork,\u201d at which point Annabel Marlow joins the trio sporting a fake snout and pair of pig ears on her head.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you Daddy Keir,\u201d says Marlow, with a snort. \u201cLife is hell, but it doesn\u2019t last long, and soon the sadness will end.\u201d<\/p>\n Fouracres tells Peppa \u201cYou\u2019re very different from how you seem on the telly\u201d to which she responds, \u201cYou\u2019re very similar.\u201d<\/p>\n At which point the power cuts out and Sidi dives onto Fouracres. \u201cFend for yourselves, everyone!\u201d Starmer cries. \u201cOlivia Colman\u2019s trying to kiss me.\u201d<\/p>\n The four actors then launch into the show\u2019s classic opening line: \u201cLive from London, it\u2019s Saturday Night!\u201d<\/p>\n Best of Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Variety’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2018Saturday Night Live U.K.\u2019 opened with another Keir Starmer sketch for its third episode, with the British Prime…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":872409,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5018,3,4],"tags":[748,49078,219659,393,219660,4884,4149,807,1144,128827,712,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-872408","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"category-uk","9":"category-united-kingdom","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-british-prime-minister","12":"tag-emma-sidi","13":"tag-england","14":"tag-george-fouracres","15":"tag-great-britain","16":"tag-harry-kane","17":"tag-keir-starmer","18":"tag-northern-ireland","19":"tag-olivia-colman","20":"tag-scotland","21":"tag-uk","22":"tag-united-kingdom","23":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116348694437781721","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=872408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/872409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}