Jeremy Clarkson has been mocked as a “fake farmer and real a****hole’ in a new Saturday Night Live UK sketch.
SNL UK turned its fire on both the Oxfordshire farmer and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in its latest episode.
The game show sketch attacked the PM’s decision to appoint Lord Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to the United States.
This followed revelations that Lord Mandelson failed the vetting process before taking up the Washington post, with Sir Keir insisting he and his ministers only discovered this recently.
The Labour peer was later removed from the role over his links to Jeffrey Epstein and is now the subject of a police investigation into claims he leaked sensitive government papers to the convicted sex offender while serving as business secretary.
Against that backdrop, Saturday’s show (25 April) began with a spoof of ITV quiz Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, rebranded Who Wants To Remain A Millionaire, with Sir Keir in the contestant’s chair.
Comedian Mr Al Nash took aim at Mr Clarkson’s public image as he appeared as the former Top Gear presenter.
“I’m your host, fake farmer and real a***hole Jeremy Clarkson,” he said.
“Let’s bring out our contestant for the night. You hate him, I hate him – it’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer.”
Actor Mr George Fouracres reprised his shambling version of Sir Keir and was asked: “Is it ever a good idea to give Peter Mandelson a job?”
Reading the options, Nash’s Clarkson said: “A. No. B. Of Course Not. C. Not In A Million Years. D. Yes.”
“It’s a tricky one, Jeremy,” Starmer replied.
“I think I’m going to have to use a lifeline on this one, I’ll ask the audience.”
Although the audience vote heavily backed C, the sketch prime minister went on to use 50‑50 and then chose to phone a friend, Lord Mandelson, introduced by the host as a “paedophile-adjacent Bond villain”.
SNL UK performer Mr Larry Dean appeared as Lord Mandelson, dressed in a white robe embroidered “J.R”, echoing photographs of him in the Epstein documents.
When Starmer asked if it was ever sensible to give him a job, Mandelson replied: “Me? A job? I’d be careful if I were you,” before laughing menacingly as the studio lights turned red.
After being offered another 50‑50 and left with C, Starmer said: “I know it’s not conventional, but I’d actually like to bring back one of the previous options because I’m going to go with D – final answer.”
Pressed on whether he was sure, he responded: “Oh, never.”
When told he had chosen the wrong response, he concluded: “Jeremy, it’s clear to me now that that was the wrong decision.
“Would I make the same decision again, knowing what I know now? Quite possibly.”
