Freddie Meredith Joins SNL UK Season 2 Cast — SkimNews
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- Freddie Meredith has been added to the SNL UK Season 2 cast, joining an ensemble that already includes Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi and Paddy Young.
- Meredith is coming off his Edinburgh Fringe debut show Need a Light?, which was nominated for a Best Newcomer Award.
- Meredith called joining the show "a no brainer," telling Deadline: "The most iconic comedy show. It will undoubtedly inform everything I do for the rest of my career."
- Jeff Goldblum is set to present the first episode of Season 2 on Sky this Saturday, September 12, with CMAT as musical guest.
- Five more episodes will follow weekly until October 24 before a midseason break, with the show set to return in "early 2027."
- Lorne Michaels serves as executive producer alongside lead producer James Longman, with production from Universal Television Alternative Studio's UK team and Broadway Video.
- Sky unscripted chief Phil Edgar-Jones told the Edinburgh Television Festival that the British remake could continue beyond Season 2, saying: "We're in this for the long run" and that he was pleased to have "proved the social media naysayers wrong."
Why it matters: The cast addition signals Sky's commitment to building a British ensemble with enough depth to sustain a multi-season run, which Edgar-Jones publicly committed to at Edinburgh — even after pre-launch skepticism from UK viewers and industry figures who predicted Season 1 would fail. With Jeff Goldblum kicking off Season 2 and Season 1 having already drawn Tina Fey, Hannah Waddingham, and Nicola Coughlan as hosts, Sky is leaning on American star power to anchor a show it wants to last well beyond a second season.
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