By K.J. Yossman
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Screenshot courtesy Sky/SNL UK When Sky CEO Dana Strong described “Saturday Night Live U.K.” as a “major investment in the U.K. comedy eco-system” at a showcase for the broadcaster last week, it turns out she wasn’t joking. Variety understands that each episode of the British adaptation is costing around £2 million ($2.6 million).
Variety has also learned that, unusually for a weekly entertainment production, “SNL U.K.” has hired the largest studio in central London’s Television Centre on a standing (exclusive) basis for the entirety of its eight-week run, meaning the cast and crew aren’t sharing the space with any other production. Nor will they need to disassemble sets and clear out of the offices, galleries, edit suites and storage spaces in between episodes. It’s a luxury few productions can afford these days as budgets are tightened.
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