Live from London: Saturday Night Live UK co-head writer Laura Claxton lifts the lid on Sky’s returning sketch comedy series

Live from London: Saturday Night Live UK co-head writer Laura Claxton lifts the lid on Sky’s returning sketch comedy series


By Michael Pickard
September 16, 2026

The Writers Room

As Saturday Night Live UK returns for its second season, co-head writer Laura Claxton takes DQ inside the inner workings of the US sketch comedy transplant, opens up about working with each episode’s guest stars and explains why every fast and furious week on the show is so different.

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