Oasis and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham were at the heart of a surreal cold open in the third episode of “Saturday Night Live U.K.” Season 2, where the iconic Manchester-based duo turned out to be a Russian psyop stealing Burnham’s personal details. The sketch started with Burnham (George Fouracres) proudly reflecting on a recent speech at the UN in New York to Secretary of State Angela Rayner (Celeste Dring). They hate us because we have freedom and Greggs.” “I’m sick of Russia trying to divide us people,” Burnham said.
Burnham agreed and was asked to hand over his personal details, to which he gleefully agreed. Almost immediately, Noel and Liam Gallagher started donning Russian accents.. With the threat that the U.K. will now become a Russian puppet state, Burnham does not give in.
I, for example, could hold a general election tomorrow and easily smash it,” Andy said. And that is true leadership.” “What do you think, comrade?” asks Noel. Asked by Burnham to speak up, Noel responds to the tune of “Wonderwall”: “I said mayyyybeeee.”
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