Saturday Night Live UK takes aim at Kanye West after festival controversy

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12 Apr 2026 • 10:30 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Saturday Night Live UK (SNLUK) recently spoofed the controversy surrounding Kanye West and the cancellation of Wireless Festival.
  • The sketch featured cast members playing 'Never Have I Ever', with one line directly referencing accidentally booking a 'neo-Nazi' to headline a music festival.
  • Wireless Festival was cancelled after Ye, as he is now known, was banned from entering the UK due to his antisemitic comments, with the Home Office withdrawing his electronic travel authorisation.
  • Ye had been scheduled to headline all three days of the London festival in July, and had issued a statement offering to meet the UK's Jewish community.
  • The SNLUK sketch also included Emma Sidi portraying Melania Trump, satirising her recent statement denying any relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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