Watch ‘SNL UK’ turn Oasis into Russian spies in Andy Burnham sketch

Saturday Night Live UK has spoofed Oasis as a pair of Russian spies attempting to steal Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s personal details – watch the sketch below.

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The sketch opened last night’s (September 26) episode, which was hosted by Amelia Dimoldenberg, and saw George Fouracres play Burnham inside his new Number 10 North office in Manchester.

Após retornar de sua participação na Assembleia Geral da ONU em Nova York, onde Burnham falou sobre desinformação russa e ataques cibernéticos, o Primeiro-Ministro fictício estava se encontrando com Angela Rayner, interpretada por Celeste Dring.

Rayner then informed him that some “local lads” had arrived to see him, prompting Liam and Noel Gallagher to enter, played by new cast member Freddie Meredith and Jack Shep respectively.

Fouracres’ Burnham immediately declared himself a huge Oasis fan, before the Gallaghers presented him with tickets to one of the band’s forthcoming Etihad Stadium shows.

The sketch also slipped in a reference to the brothers’ beloved Manchester City being reportedly found guilty of 114 of the 115 charges brought against them by the Premier League, joking that the Etihad might be “repossessed” before Oasis get there.

The fake Gallaghers then revealed that they needed a guitarist for the show and asked Burnham – who is known to play guitar – if he knew anyone suitable.

Burnham immediately volunteered himself and abandoned his meeting, before being told he first had to register his details online.

As he entered increasingly sensitive information including his password, National Insurance number and the name of his first pet, the lights changed and the supposed Gallagher brothers dropped their Mancunian accents to reveal themselves as Russian agents.

Ele então brincou: “‘Wonderwall’ é realmente ‘Wonderful Wall’ sobre o Muro de Berlim.”.

The sketch concluded with Burnham denouncing his would-be hackers before telling the “Russian Mancs” to leave the country and “go back to being Oasis”.

A paródia do Oasis chega em um momento especialmente movimentado para a banda de Manchester reunida.

Tickets are currently going on sale across staggered windows for their enormous ‘Live ’27’ tour, with fans reporting a considerably smoother experience than during the notorious first ‘Live ’25’ ticket sale.

The tour includes an 11-night run at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium, alongside five dates at Glasgow’s Celtic Park, shows in mainland Europe and the US, two nights at Slane Castle and four concerts at Knebworth.

Extra dates in Knebworth, Munich and Rome were added last week due to “phenomenal demand”.

Noel disse que a nova turnê será “bem melhor” do que a turnê de reencontro da banda em 2025, enquanto Liam advertiu que, embora não seja oficialmente uma turnê de despedida, “pode ainda ser a nossa última”.

The Gallaghers’ reunion was also recently chronicled in the documentary Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger, which NME awarded four-and-a-half stars.

Last night’s SNL UK episode was the third of its second series. Rachel Chinouriri served as musical guest.

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