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Freddie Meredith joins Saturday Night Live UK cast ahead of season two

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Willix, P. (2026, September 7). Freddie Meredith joins Saturday Night Live UK cast ahead of season two. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/freddie-meredith-joins-saturday-night-live-uk-cast-snl-b1296039.html

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Freddie Meredith has joined the cast of Saturday Night Live UK ahead of its second season, where he will be joining 11 other cast members. There are no specific numbers mentioned in the article regarding Meredith's background or experience, but it is stated that he trained at drama school before working professionally in theatre and began doing stand-up comedy alongside acting work. The new season will feature a different host and musical guest each week, with American actor Jeff Goldblum hosting the first episode and Irish singer CMAT performing as the musical guest. Meredith expressed his excitement about joining SNL UK, citing it as an iconic comedy show that will undoubtedly inform his future career.

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Freddie Meredith, an Irish comedian, has joined the cast of Saturday Night Live UK ahead of its second season. He will be joining 11 other cast members, including Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, and Larry Dean. The new season will feature a different host and musical guest each week, with Jeff Goldblum hosting the first episode and CMAT performing as the musical guest. Meredith, who trained at drama school before pursuing comedy, expressed his excitement about joining the show, saying it will "undoubtedly inform everything I do for the rest of my career". The British version of SNL premiered in March and has been praised by its creator, Lorne Michaels, who called the team "incredibly proud" of the show.

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Freddie Meredith has joined the cast of Saturday Night Live UK ahead of season two. asserted

Meredith → join → season

Speaking about joining SNL UK, he said: “It’s a no-brainer, it’s the most iconic comedy show and it looks like so much fun. asserted

it → speak → fun

“It will undoubtedly inform everything I do for the rest of my career and I can’t wait for the experience. asserted

I → inform → experience

It’s SNL!” asserted

It → ’ → ?

Meredith trained at drama school before he began working professionally in theatre. asserted

he → train → theatre

He said: “Over time, I found myself increasingly drawn to comedy and started doing stand‑up alongside my acting work, and that naturally led me into making short sketches online.” asserted

that → say → sketches

Meredith will be joining the 11 other cast members – Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi and Paddy Young. asserted

Meredith → join → members

The first episode of the new season will be hosted by American actor Jeff Goldblum, 73, while the musical guest will be Irish singer CMAT, 30. asserted

guest → host → Goldblum

The British incarnation of NBC sketch comedy show SNL premiered in March, with each episode seeing a different host take to the stage each week alongside the inaugural cast, and a performance from a musical guest. asserted

host → premier → guest

The series debuted with SNL veteran Tina Fey as host, who was followed by The Fall actor Jamie Dornan, Bait star Riz Ahmed, comedian Jack Whitehall, Derry Girls actress Nicola Coughlan, Sex Education star Aimee Lou Wood, Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham and then Sex Education’s Ncuti Gatwa. asserted

who → debut → Whitehall

Broadcast live each week, the show will once again welcome a different celebrity host and musical guest for every episode, alongside topical sketches, live music performances and a British take on the Weekend Update segment. Saturday Night Live creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels previously said he was “incredibly proud” of the team and the show, which “keeps getting better every week”. The show’s US version has been running since 1975 and is responsible for launching the careers of the likes of Fey, Bill Murray and Eddie Murphy. asserted

version → Broadcast → Fey

Freddie Meredith joins Saturday Night Live UK cast ahead of season two

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