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John Oliver On ‘SNL UK’: “It Sounds Like A Terrible Idea”


John Oliver doesn't think a British version of Saturday Night Live is a good idea.

John OliverLloyd Bishop/NBC While appearing on Late Night with Seth Meyers, the SNL alum asked Oliver what he thought about the UK adaptation of the NBC late-night sketch show. Meyers asked the Last Week Tonight host to explain why he didn’t think a British version of SNL. Oliver explained that the most cult-like thing about SNL was that they have to stay up all night on Tuesday.

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