{"id":847343,"date":"2026-09-14T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T10:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/847343\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T10:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T10:00:16","slug":"snl-uk-kicks-off-second-series-with-harry-and-meghan-sketch-daddy-im-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/847343\/","title":{"rendered":"SNL UK kicks off second series with Harry and Meghan sketch: \u2018Daddy, I\u2019m home\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p>Your support makes all the difference.Read more<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/saturday-night-live\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday Night Live<\/a> UK <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/features\/snl-uk-cast-watch-sky-interview-b3047144.html\">returned to our screens<\/a> with a sharp opening sketch targeting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their move back to the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday (12 September) evening\u2019s broadcast began with a topical cold open starring <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/features\/snl-uk-jack-shep-diana-b2972238.html\">Jack Shep<\/a> and Ayoade Bamgboye as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/prince-harry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prince Harry<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/meghan-markle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meghan Markle<\/a> for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>The couple were seen on a trip to Balmoral to visit the King and Queen Camilla (Larry Dean and Emma Sidi, reprising performances from the first series) following <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/harry-meghan-markle-uk-archie-lilibet-school-b3048192.html\">their return to the UK<\/a> after six years in America.<\/p>\n<p>The sketch kicked off with Harry and Meghan entering Balmoral Castle upon their recent resettlement on Harry\u2019s home soil, with the former exclaiming: \u201cDaddy, I\u2019m home!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-13-at-11-25-22.png\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"From L-R: Bamgboye, Shep, Dean and Sidi in the series two opener\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/>From L-R: Bamgboye, Shep, Dean and Sidi in the series two opener (Sky)<\/p>\n<p>Poking fun at their status as non-working royals, Charles told them that the castle is for \u201croyals only\u201d, while Camilla welcomed Meghan by calling her \u201cas brown as ever\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A dig was also made at Meghan\u2019s lifestyle empire by way of her Netflix series With Love, Meghan, as the former Suits star insisted she is a \u201cwhizz in the kitchen\u201d only to present Camilla with a block of ice as a gift.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s true, she hires the best cooks,\u201d Harry quipped.<\/p>\n<p>After the couple shared their plans to move back to the UK, Charles said: \u201cDon\u2019t tell me you <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/harry-meghan-uk-move-reason-netflix-b3036501.html\">spent all your Netflix money<\/a> already?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789380014_14_4aff701cc04eb292f2ea0b322c059f63Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzg4OTQzNDkx-2.83618974.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The real Meghan and Harry have recently relocated to the UK\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/>The real Meghan and Harry have recently relocated to the UK (PA Archive)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDaddy, it was $60 million,\u201d Harry whiningly responded. \u201cHow long was it meant to last? I\u2019m not asking for much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Harry explained that he \u201cdoesn\u2019t want to be a regular guy\u201d, Andy Burnham, played by cast member George Fouracres, appeared on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid somebody say \u2018regular guy\u2019? I\u2019m the new PM and I\u2019m nothing like the last one,\u201d he said, in reference to Fouracres having also played then-Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the first series of SNL UK.<\/p>\n<p>Several jokes were made about Burnham, who became Prime Minister in July, with the sketch ending with an inspiring speech in which he said: \u201cLike Gary Barlow before me, I\u2019m just a regular man from the north with a dream, a relatable manner and a massive son.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-13-at-09-57-20.png\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Shep and Bamgboye played the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for the first time\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/>Shep and Bamgboye played the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for the first time (Sky)<\/p>\n<p>Harry and Meghan then decided to be \u201cregular\u201d like Mr Burnham, and the skit closed before leading into a musical number performed by this week\u2019s host, Wicked star Jeff Goldblum. Irish singer CMAT served as the musical guest later in the episode.<\/p>\n<p>The British sketch spin-off returned this weekend with all 11 original cast members still involved, while Such Brave Girls star Freddie Meredith <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecosia.org\/search?q=independent.co.uk+freddie+meredith&amp;addon=opensearch\">has also joined the troupe of comedy actors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/reviews\/snl-uk-season-two-review-sky-b3048439.html\">his three-star review of the series two opener<\/a>, The Independent\u2019s Nick Hilton wrote: \u201cSNL sketches are always spotty, and this season opener is more miss than hit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The show continues next weekend with Jamie Demetriou to front episode two (19 September) and Amelia Dimoldenberg hosting the following week (26 September).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":847344,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[88],"class_list":["post-847343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=847343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/847344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=847343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=847343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=847343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}