SNL UK's Weekend Update Turns Its Jokes on Meghan Markle, Glee and Bond

Paddy Young and Ania Magliano, the co-hosts of the Weekend Update segment on Saturday Night Live UK, used their latest edition to joke about a mix of royal, television and music news. Weekend Update is the part of the show where hosts deliver comedy takes on the week's headlines, sitting at a desk and reading out the gags.

Young referred to allegations about Meghan Markle's father, according to Variety. The segment treated the subject as a comedy item.

Magliano took aim at a Glee reboot, a new version of an older series, which has been announced for Disney+. Glee was a musical comedy about a high school choir. The new version is a musical comedy as well, according to the announcement reported by Variety. Magliano's line was a joke about the project, not a statement from the streamer.

Young also said he wanted to put himself forward for the James Bond auditions, which were said to be taking place that same weekend. Reports describe the auditions as taking place, but the segment itself was a comedy bit, and no casting has been confirmed by the film side.

Young joked that Radio 4 Extra, the BBC's digital station that replays comedy, drama and archive radio, had announced it will close. It was a gag.

The show's royal material is not new. In September, News.com.au reported that Jack Shep and Ayoade Bamgboye played Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the season two premiere, which poked fun at the couple's return to British screens. News.com.au carried that report.

Weekend Update is a short slot inside a live comedy show, so its jokes come and go within minutes. What stays on record is the list of names and topics it raised: a royal family allegation, a streaming reboot, a film franchise's casting call and a radio station that does not, so far, appear to be closing.