Jamie Dornan took over hosting duties from Tina Fey for the second episode of “SNL U.K.” and turned up the bizarro dial a few notches in his monologue.
The Irish actor introduced himself as the “star of ‘The Fall,’ the Oscar-winning film ‘Belfast’ and, of course, your auntie’s favorite dreams,” before going on to reveal a somewhat peculiar — and apparently entirely true — fact about himself.
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**STEELMAN:** The narrative presents *SNL U.K.* as a playful, self-aware extension of the *SNL* franchise, leveraging celebrity charm and cultural humor to establish its identity. Dornan’s monologue succeeds by embracing absurdity—his potato rock collection is both a personal quirk and a comedic device, while O’Dowd’s interruption amplifies the irreverence. The Irish-themed sketches, including the pub parody, tap into a familiar vein of stereotype-based comedy, which can be a double-edged sword:...