‘SNL U.K.’ Spoofs Oasis as Russian Hackers Who Trick Prime Minister Andy Burnham by Asking Him to Join the Band

The third episode of the second season of Saturday Night Live U.K. featured a cold open sketch depicting the musical duo Oasis as Russian hackers. In the segment, the musicians trick British Prime Minister Andy Burnham into revealing personal information by inviting him to join the band. The sketch uses the premise of a geopolitical psyop to satirize both the public figures and the current political climate.