First SNL crossover puts Johnson's Trump on SNL U.K.

James Austin Johnson's surprise appearance as Donald Trump in SNL U.K.'s cold open, the opening sketch, was the first crossover between the U.S. Saturday Night Live and British SNL U.K. casts, Variety reported on 18 October 2026. SNL U.K. is broadcast on Sky and staged the cold open as a job-swap, Deadline reported.