SNL UK Returns With Trump Hair Joke in Season 2 Opener
Saturday Night Live UK opened its second series by aiming at Donald Trump's hair.
The sketch show returned on 12 September 2026 on Sky One and NOW, with Jeff Goldblum hosting and CMAT as the musical guest, according to Sky.
The sharpest jokes came in Weekend Update, the show's fake-news desk where comics trade headlines for punchlines. Co-anchors Ania Magliano and Paddy Young turned to recent photos of the US president stepping off Air Force One with hair looking darker than his familiar blonde, as reported by Variety.
Magliano said Trump appeared to be trialling a new shade of brown. "He's shat his head," she said. Young followed with a crack about whether "the carpet still match[es] the drapes."
Young then said his next line had been cut by the show's lawyers. He thanked the legal team on air, to laughs from the studio.
The desk did not stay on Trump. Magliano joked about Prince George starting school at Eton College with a line about surviving a place famous for producing sexual abusers. Young took on recent anti-migrant protests in Britain and far-right activist Danny Tommo and his group Patriot Platform, saying Tommo had tried work as a bricklayer and web designer and had "the physique of a web designer and a mind of a brick."
The return is a longer run. Sky confirmed in May 2026 that the show would come back for a second series of 12 episodes, up from eight in the first series which began on 21 March 2026. Lorne Michaels, the long-time boss of the American original, remains as executive producer.
The 11-strong launch cast was confirmed on 4 February 2026: Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi and Young. Freddie Meredith joined the team for series two, confirmed on 7 September 2026.
The next two weeks are already set. Jamie Demetriou hosts episode two on 19 September with Royal Blood as musical guest. Amelia Dimoldenberg hosts episode three on 26 September with Rachel Chinouriri.
It continues a transatlantic back and forth. Trump previously shared a Season 1 sketch that portrayed Keir Starmer as nervous around him, saying "Oh golly - what if Donald shouts at me?", as reported by Sky News.
For viewers, this sets the tone. Series one leaned into British politics and the royals. Series two started with America in the frame, and with its news desk willing to push at the limits.
