Monday 2 March 2026Saturday Night Live UK announces writing team
L-R: Jonno Johnson; Charlie Skelton; Celya AB; Omar Badawy; Gr inne Maguire; Laura Claxton; Chris Cantrill; James Farmer; Humphrey Ker; Omodara Olatunji; Joseph Moore; Lorna Rose Treen; Hari Kanth; Louis Waymouth; Keith Akushie; Bella Hull; Ayo Adenekan; Nathan Foad; Al Roberts; Ellie Fulcher
SNL UK writing team
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SNL UK today announces the full writing team for the upcoming Sky Original series Saturday Night Live UK, launching Saturday 21 March on Sky and NOW.
Bringing together some of the most exciting comedy talent from across the UK and beyond, the writers' room features award winners, acclaimed stand ups, established television writers and breakout voices.
Jonno Johnson, previously announced as Head Writer for the series, leads a team that blends seasoned professionals with emerging talent. Comedy writer and journalist, Charlie Skelton (10 O'Clock Live; 8 Out of 10 Cats), serves as Weekend Update Head Writer.
The SNL UK writers are:
Al Roberts (Stath Lets Flats; Starstruck)
Ayo Adenekan (ISH Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer for Black Mediocrity)
Bella Hull (Have I Got News For You; Stand Up Sketch Show)
Celya AB (Live At The Apollo; James Acaster's Springleaf)
Charlie Skelton (10 O'Clock Live; 8 Out of 10 Cats)
Chris Cantrill (Icklewick FM; Alma's Not Normal)
Ellie Fulcher; (Dramaturg on Eat The Rich (but maybe not me mates x) for Soho Theatre)
Gr inne Maguire (The Last Leg; Late Night Mash)
Hari Kanth (The Now Show; Horrible Science)
Humphrey Ker (Mythic Quest; Welcome to Wrexham)
James Farmer (The Last Leg; 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown)
Jonno Johnson (Co-creator of Year Friends; Writer on Parlement)
Joseph Moore (Guy Montgomery's Guy-Mont Spelling Bee; Two Hearts)
Keith Akushie (The Franchise; Siblings)
Laura Claxton (Never Mind The Buzzcocks; Have I Got News For You)
Lorna Rose Treen (BBC Radio 4's Time of the Week; Chortle's Best Sketch Act Award)
Louis Waymouth (The Late Late Show with James Corden; The Armstrong & Miller Show)
Nathan Foad (Newark, Newark; Our Flag Means Death)
Omar Badawy (So You Think You're Funny winner)
Omodara Olatunji (Say! Less!)
Jonno Johnson, Head Writer, commented: The number of funny, talented writers we have got to work on SNL UK is ludicrous. Some of them have been doing this for years, some of them it's their first ever writing job. All of them make me giddy to come to work each day. Could not imaginably feel luckier that we get to make this show together.
Phil Edgar Jones OBE, Executive Director, Unscripted Originals, Sky said: As SNL UK races towards launch our brilliant team of writers are already hard at work crafting some sublime and (importantly) funny sketches for our equally brilliant cast to perform. I've been lucky enough to attend a couple of table reads and I am delighted to report I cried laughing. We cannot wait to share the fun with a wider audience.
SNL UK will be produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio's UK production team and Broadway Video for Sky and NOW. Lorne Michaels is executive producing, James Longman will serve as Lead Producer, Liz Clare as Director and Jonno Johnson takes on the role of Head Writer. UTAS UK Productions is overseen by Managing Director Helen Kruger Bratt. Shanna Baynard will serve as Executive in Charge of Production; Andy Charles Smith is the Lead Producer for UTAS UK Productions alongside Sam Salter, Production Executive. SNL UK was commissioned by Phil Edgar Jones, Executive Director of Unscripted Originals at Sky, for Cecile Frot Coutaz, CEO of Sky Studios & Chief Content Officer for Sky, with Lisa Clark serving as Commissioning Executive.
Saturday Night Live UK comes to Sky and streaming service NOW on 21 March 2026.
Notes for Editors
Full writer bios
Al Roberts
Al is one third of sketch group Sheeps and is best known for Stath Lets Flats and Starstruck. He has appeared in Man Like Mobeen, Everyone Else Burns, This Is Going To Hurt, Industry and more.
Ayo Adenekan
Ayo is a stand-up comedian and joint winner of Best Newcomer at the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2025 and won the Bestie Award for Emerging Talent. He was also a BBC New Comedy Award finalist in 2025. His debut show Black Mediocrity sold out its Edinburgh Fringe run with additional dates added.
Bella Hull
Bella is a stand-up comedian and writer who has appeared on Have I Got News For You, Stand Up For Live Comedy, The Stand Up Sketch Show, and Comedy Central. She has taken three shows to Edinburgh, including her sell-out 2025 show Doctors Hate Her.
Celya AB
Celya is a writer and standup comedian originally from Paris. She has written for The Great British Sewing Bee, Channel 4 and Comedy Central, as well as James Acaster's Springleaf. She won Chortle
Best Newcomer in 2022 and was a Funny Women finalist. She is a regular writer on various radio shows and has appeared on Live At The Apollo and The News Quiz. She has millions of views across social platforms.
Charlie Skelton
Charlie Skelton is a comedy writer and journalist. He has worked as a script editor on shows including Channel 4s 10 OClock Live, Frankie Boyle's New World Order, You Have Been Watching, and the radio show So Wrong Its Right. His writing credits include Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats, and The Big Fat Quiz of the Year. He co-wrote Once More, With Feeling with Victoria Coren Mitchell, and reported on the Bilderberg Group for The Guardian from 2009 to 2014. Charlie also co-founded The Friday Thing and The London News Review.
Chris Cantrill
Chris is a 3-time Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated comedian, writer and actor. He co-created and stars in BBC Radio 4's Icklewick FM. He is one half of double act The Delightful Sausage, with panel, radio and TV credits across
