SNL U.K. Casts Oasis as Russian Hackers Duping PM Burnham — SkimNews
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- SNL U.K. Season 2's third episode cold open cast Oasis as Russian hackers running a psyop on fictional Prime Minister Andy Burnham (George Fouracres)
- Liam Gallagher (Jack Shep) and Noel Gallagher (Freddie Meredith) tricked Burnham by asking him to fill in for an injured Liam at a gig, then demanded his personal details to 'confirm the booking'
- Once Burnham handed over his information, Noel and Liam dropped the act and adopted Russian accents, with Noel declaring: 'Oasis is and has always been Russian psyop'
- Burnham stood firm against making the UK a Russian puppet state, but his response about not calling a general election devolved into contradictory rambling about whether he 'could,' 'will,' or 'won't' — concluding 'that is true leadership'
- The sketch opened with Burnham bragging to Secretary of State Angela Rayner (Celeste Dring) about his UN speech, prompting Rayner to reply: 'They hate us because we have freedom and Greggs'
- The cold open ended with Noel singing 'I said mayyyybeeee' to the tune of 'Wonderwall' when asked his view on a puppet-state UK
Why it matters: The sketch weaponizes Oasis — a band synonymous with British identity — as a vehicle for satirizing Russian interference anxieties and the gullibility of political figures. Burnham cheerfully hands over personal data because two famous musicians asked nicely, landing the joke on ego as a security vulnerability rather than hacking skill.
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