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Jimmy Fallon Returns to ‘Weekend Update’ on ‘SNL UK’ to Repair America–Britain Relationship
Ania Magliano and Paddy Young enlisted Fallon to roast celebrities and lift the show’s ratings, as it seeks to repair U.S.-U.K. ties.
- On Saturday, April 25, Saturday Night Live alum Jimmy Fallon made a surprise cameo on SNL U.K. to help hosts Ania Magliano and Paddy Young boost ratings during the broadcast.
- During the 'Hand in Hand' sketch, Magliano observed the 'special relationship' between the U.K. and the United States is in trouble, prompting Fallon to emerge from beneath the Weekend Update desk.
- Fallon joined the hosts in roasting targets including Jeffrey Epstein, Benson Boone, and Lily Allen, quipping, 'Yeah, we took your Harry Styles and made Benson Boone.'
- Earlier in the broadcast, Fallon joined the week's host, Bridgerton's Nicola Coughlan, during her opening monologue, while the Foo Fighters performed as the musical guest.
- Produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio and Broadway Video for Sky and NOW, SNL U.K. streams the next day on Peacock in the United States, with Liz Clare directing and Daran Jonno Johnson as head writer.
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Jimmy Fallon Returns to ‘Weekend Update’ on ‘SNL UK’ to Repair America–Britain Relationship
Plus, the ‘Tonight Show’ host gave hosting advice to ‘Bridgerton’ star Nicola Coughlan.
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Read Full Article‘SNL U.K.’ Weekend Update Enlists Jimmy Fallon to Roast Jeffrey Epstein, Benson Boone, Lily Allen and More: ‘We’re Just Two Hosts, Sat Next to a More Famous Host, Asking Him to Boost Our Ratings’
Ania Magliano and Paddy Young, hosts of Weekend Update on 'SNL U.K.,' enlisted Jimmy Fallon to roast a host of famous names.
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