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about the long-running <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/us-news\/\">US<\/a> variety show, which he described as a ‘cult.’<\/p>\n<p>His comments come weeks after it was announced that SNL was <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2021\/12\/10\/british-version-of-saturday-night-live-in-development-at-sky-15752498\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in development at Sky<\/a>, with legendary showrunner Lorne Michaels, 80, attached as executive producer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Late Night With Seth Meyers, Oliver was asked for his perspective on the UK spin-off, and instantly responded: ‘It sounds like a terrible idea.’<\/p>\n<p>Oliver then elaborated why he was predicting disaster for a UK version of Saturday Night Live and said the show was a ‘cult.’<\/p>\n<p>He explained: ‘It\u2019s a cult. I\u2019m trying to not say the word \u2014 it\u2019s a cult. And so, I don\u2019t know how you can impose that cult on the UK.’<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SEI_250318535-724c.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23044268\" alt=\"Bowen Yang as Moo Dang the hippo and Colin Jost during Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>A UK version of Saturday Night Live was described as a ‘terrible’ idea (Picture: Will Heath\/NBC via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2207864207-ccc1.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23033005\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Oliver also described Saturday Night Live as a ‘cult’ (Picture: Charles Sykes\/Bravo via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Presenter Meyers, 51, asked Oliver to give his reasoning behind comparing SNL to a cult and said it was the tradition of pulling all-nighters on Tuesday to write and rehearse the Saturday show.<\/p>\n<p>Oliver added: ‘That\u2019s ridiculous. I\u2019m saying that\u2019s the kind of thing a cult leader would make you do. “We stay up all night on Tuesdays, by the way.”‘<\/p>\n<p>The chat show host then explained that intense hours were not necessary to produce quality comedy programming, calling SNL an ‘outlier’ in that regard.<\/p>\n<p>Oliver continued: ‘It doesn\u2019t have to be dictated to the day that you must not sleep on that day or the great leader will be irritated.’<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SEI_247526143-be7c.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23035082\" alt=\"Saturday Night Live White Potus sketch (Picture: NBC)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>SNL came under fire for a spoof sketch of The White Lotus (Picture: NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SEI_250166472-7d5b.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23035647\" alt=\"Aimee Lou Wood at the 2025 Met Gala\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Wood said she recieved an apology over the sketch (Picture: Christopher Polk\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last month, Saturday Night Live came under fire over a parody sketch of The White Lotus. <\/p>\n<p>In it, Sarah Sherman played a spoof version of Aimee Lou Wood’s character with oversized prosthetic teeth, which the actress called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/14\/snl-makes-rare-apology-white-lotus-aimee-lou-wood-mean-skit-22903082\/\">\u2018mean and unfunny\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>SNL apologised for the April sketch, according to Wood, and Sarah sent her flowers to apologise.<\/p>\n<p>On the red carpet of the Met Gala on Sunday where she wore a black suit-inspired outfit, Wood spoke about her viral Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>She told Entertainment Tonight: ‘It all got very out of control\u2026 my whole thinking was I could either say something because I saw it and people were angry about it\u2026 and have it be said, and I won\u2019t spiral inwardly, and feel terrible about myself.’<\/p>\n<p>Wood also said that she thought her criticism was ‘really simple and balanced’ but in the media it became that she was ‘crying’ on the street about the sketch.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Saturday Night Live airs on NBC in the US.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear 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