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Ncuti Gatwa is set to host the final episode of SNL UK Season 1 on May 16 and the regeneration jokes are out.
The Doctor Who star will join musical guest Holly Humberstone to close out first run of the UK version of Saturday Night Live, and the above teaser suggests it’s going to be a delightful last ep.
Joining cast members Emma Sidi and Larry Dean, Gatwa appears on the SNL UK stage as a regeneration of last week’s host, Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham, in full Fifteenth Doctor style (though for apparent copyright reasons, they can’t mention the BBC show).
SNL UK has had a successful run in its first season with previous hosts Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Riz Ahmed, Jack Whitehall, Nicola Coughlan, and Aimee Lou Wood.