{"id":15397,"date":"2026-03-23T11:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15397"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:30:25","slug":"snl-uk-roasts-trump-starmer-relationship-in-first-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15397","title":{"rendered":"SNL UK roasts Trump, Starmer relationship in first episode"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/41.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/41.png 440w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/41-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The debut episode of \u201cSaturday Night Live U.K.\u201d opened with a dig at the relationship between British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starmer, played by George Fouracres, is visibly nervous at calling Trump. In recent days, the president has criticized his British counterpart amid the war with Iran, including for what he called a \u201clate\u201d response by the U.K. to allow the U.S. to use its bases to strike Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was a little surprised at the U.K. They should have acted a lot faster,\u201d Trump told reporters on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As his phone rings, the fictional Starmer wonders, \u201cWhat if Donald shouts at me?\u201d as a photo of a smiling Trump sits in the background. But Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, played by Hammed Animashaun, instructs his boss to \u201cjust be yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet once a fictional Trump picks up, Starmer shrieks in fear, hangs up the phone and puts his head in his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI just want to keep him happy, Lammy. You don\u2019t understand him like I do. I can change him,\u201d Starmer remarks. He later admits he is \u201cout of my depth\u201d and wonders how former British Prime Minister Liz Truss \u2014 who was on the job for just 50 days \u2014 made \u201cthis job look so easy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Lammy enlists the help of a \u201cGen Z adviser,\u201d Starmer sends the president a voice memo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHi Donald. I\u2019m afraid I can\u2019t go to war with you,\u201d he begins. \u201cBut that doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t still be chums. America and Britain have a long, proud tradition of cooperation, and nothing can take that away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starmer then says the president should \u201cremember the good times,\u201d such as D-Day, the \u201cfirst week\u201d of the Iraq War and various U.K. references in the television show \u201cFriends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMost importantly, remember the one where Ross and Rachel were on a break,\u201d the U.K. leader continued. \u201cI think perhaps that\u2019s what we need. Not forever, just until you\u2019ve got all this war out of your system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cListen, we want different things,\u201d he continued. \u201cI know how badly you want to start World War 3, and that\u2019s great. You should absolutely do that. But we can\u2019t be a part of it. You can, however, use the naval bases whenever you want.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Starmer finishes the call, Lammy commends his boss and says, \u201cYou did the bare minimum, and that\u2019s all people expect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThank you Lammy. It just goes to show, while we may not agree with everything America does, we can still be civil and embrace their wonderful, unproblematic culture,\u201d Starmer replies, to laughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Julia Manchester contributed reporting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The debut episode of \u201cSaturday Night Live U.K.\u201d opened with a dig at the relationship between British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Trump. Starmer, played by George Fouracres, is visibly nervous at calling Trump. 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