“Saturday Night Live U.K.” once again tackled former Prince Andrew’s relationship to Jeffrey Epstein in a cold open that imagined the scandal was just a “29-year plan” to make the eventual King Charles look good in comparison.
Last weekend’s premiere episode saw breakout star Jack Shep playing Princess Diana, but tonight he played the former Prince Andrew during a meeting at the MI5 headquarters in 1997 shortly after her death.
“Since the death of Diana, the public have turned on Prince Charles. But still, one day he will be king,” a MI5 agent played by Celeste Dring says. “We need to make him look good. There’s no easy way to say this, Your Highness. We have deduced that the he only way to increase the likability of our future king is to decrease the likability of everyone around him.”
“I see,” Shep as Andrew says. “Well, I love my brother, I love my country and I’m willing to do whatever it takes.”
Another agent, played by Hammed Animashaun, then hands Andrew a book containing a “29-year plan” to “slowly but surely make the entire country think you are a… well, have a little read.”
With a shocked expression, Shep as Andrew replies: “And you actually want me to do all of this stuff? Even the part about befriending a notorious pedophile? Before and after he’s convicted? And there’s absolutely no other way to help my brother look good?”
Larry Dean as Peter Mandelson and Emma Sidi as Sarah Ferguson then make an appearance as others who have been recruited as “agents” to make Charles look his best.
“Your Highness, if you’re ever in too deep, just say the code word and we’ll step in to save you,” the agent played by Dring says. When Shep as Andrew asks for the code word, Animashaun answers: “Pizza Express, Woking,” referencing Andrew’s infamous alibi for his relationship with Epstein.
“Gentlemen, thank you, and say goodbye to the man you love,” Shep’s Andrew concludes. “I’ll see you in 2026, when I can finally hold my head up high and say… Live from London, it’s Saturday night!”
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