Peter Serafinowicz, known for roles in 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace', made a guest appearance on 'Saturday Night Live UK' as right-wing politician Nigel Farage. The cold open sketch, set in 1946, began with a view of Downing Street, where a grey-haired man at a desk was initially mistaken for Keir Starmer. However, as he turned, Serafinowicz as Farage was revealed, speaking on a phone emblazoned with an English flag and wishing Sir David Attenborough a happy 120th birthday.
Farage, whose Reform party made significant gains in UK local elections this week, declared, 'I love being Prime Minister.' Cast member Ayoade Bamgboye entered as Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who Farage welcomed as his deputy. She reported, 'Thanks to our deportations, the population of London is finally down to single fingers,' and added, 'King Trump assures us he’s almost negotiated a ceasefire over the Strait of Hormuz.' The pair bonded over their merged parties before heading to a 'straight pride parade.'
Later, George Fouracres as Starmer and Celeste Dring as former deputy PM Angela Rayner arrived via time machine to show Starmer the consequences of not resigning after Labour's poor election results. Fouracres saw a newspaper indicating Farage had been PM all along and noted that 'SNL UK' had been renewed. Rayner urged him to step aside for her to lead. The sketch ended with Al Nash as Winston Churchill joining them for the classic 'Live from London, it’s Saturday Night!' intro.
