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Danny Dyer hosts SNL UK, jokes about 2018 David Cameron outburst in opening monologue

Danny Dyer made his debut as host of Saturday Night Live UK, using his opening monologue to joke about calling David Cameron a swear word on live TV in 2018. Viewers on X widely praised the episode.

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Mixed · 2Actor Danny Dyer, 49, hosted Saturday Night Live UK, opening the show with a monologue that joked about his reputation for swearing on live television. Mixed · 2Dyer told the audience "people don't usually trust me on live TV", saying: "I think it's because of classism and also that time I called David Cameron a t*** on live TV." Mixed · 2The remark refers to a 2018 live television appearance in which Dyer called the then-former prime minister a swear word twice while discussing Cameron's role in the EU referendum and Brexit.

Mixed · 2Dyer joked that the producers had set a rule that there was "a certain swear word" he could not say, and that he could "go 75 minutes cold turkey". Right · 1According to the Daily Mail, Dyer's Rivals co-star Lisa McGrillis interrupted from the audience to say there was no chance he would get through the show without saying the word, and Dyer then tried Northern Irish and Scottish accents before declining to attempt Welsh. Mixed · 2He also joked about his royal ancestry, discovered on the genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are?, saying: "Who wants to be related to that little mob?"

Right · 1The Daily Mail reports that Dyer ended the monologue with a mock-sincere message to "curb your ego, nourish your souls", then began the forbidden word and went silent without finishing it. Mixed · 2Dyer went on to appear in several sketches, including one as part of an ageing boyband and one as a character who drinks paint. Mixed · 2Viewers on X praised the episode, calling Dyer "easily the best host #SNLUK has had so far" and a "national treasure", and one post petitioned for him to join the main cast.

Left · 1The Independent adds that next week's episode will be hosted by actor James Norton with a musical performance from The Streets, and that Cynthia Erivo hosts on 24 October.

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Framing
The Independent leads on the warm reception: Dyer as a triumphant host hailed by fans as a 'national treasure', with the Cameron joke as part of the monologue.
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Audience praise, the monologue's jokes, the sketches and upcoming hosts.
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Does not quote the original 2018 remarks about Cameron and Brexit, or the Lisa McGrillis exchange.
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“national treasure”“triumphant turn”
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“Danny Dyer has been roundly praised after he made his debut as the host of Saturday Night Live UK” — The Independent

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Framing
The Daily Mail leads on the monologue as a 'rant' and ties it to Dyer's 'foul-mouthed attack' on Cameron, then reproduces the original 2018 outburst at length alongside fan reactions.
Emphasis
The 2018 Good Evening Britain clip, Dyer's swearing, the Corbyn exchange and a long run of fan tweets.
Leaves out or plays down
Says little about the sketches beyond a fan mention of the paint sketch and gives no information on upcoming hosts.
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“rant”“foul-mouthed attack”“tore into Cameron”
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“Danny Dyer opens SNL UK with rant about his royal relations as he admits 'people don't trust me on live TV' after his foul-mouthed attack on David Cameron” — Daily Mail