Mar 21, 2026 3:25pm PT

‘SNL U.K.’ Kicks Off With Keir Starmer Sending a Break-Up Voice Note to Donald Trump: ‘I’m Afraid I Can’t Go to War With You, but We Can Still Be Chums’

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“Saturday Night Live U.K.” kicked off its first-ever episode by following the American tradition of a political cold open, featuring U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer trying to break the news to U.S. President Donald Trump that he doesn’t want to join the war in Iran.

Played by a well disguised George Fouracres, Starmer nervously sits at his desk, a framed photo of Trump behind him, as a dial tone rings. “Oh, golly! What if Donald shouts at me? What do I say?” he says to an adviser played by Hammed Animashaun. “Just be yourself, prime minister!” the adviser says. “Yourself is who everyone likes.”

'SNL U.K.' Kicks Off With Keir Starmer Sending a Break-Up Voice Note to Donald Trump: 'I'm Afraid I Can't Go to War With You, but We Can Still Be Chums'