Saturday Night Live UK has announced its top creative team ahead of the series launching next year.

An American pop culture institution, SNL launched the careers of stars including Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Eddie Murphy, Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell - and now a "new generation" of British comedians is set to be cast in the first UK spin-off on Sky.

While the show's stars are yet to be revealed, details of the creative team behind it have now been announced.

Image: Kim Kardashian hosted the show in 2021. Pic: Sky UK/NBC

Two-time Emmy winner James Longman will serve as lead producer, BAFTA winner and live broadcast specialist Liz Clare will direct the series, while writer, comedian and composer Daran Jonno Johnson takes on the role of head writer.

Longman's credits include The L

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