# SNL U.K. goes after Trump's new hair

> A Weekend Update hair joke lands, then the follow-up punchline vanishes and the anchor blames the lawyers on air.
- Title: SNL U.K. goes after Trump's new hair · Variety | Shortify
- Summary: A Weekend Update hair joke lands, then the follow-up punchline vanishes and the anchor blames the lawyers on air. The biggest laugh wasn't the hair joke, it…
- Keywords: snl uk, late night, trump, comedy, entertainment, culture, SNL, goes, Trump's, hair, Variety
- Source: Variety — https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/snl-uk-weekend-update-trump-new-hair-1236860013
- Author: Scott Bryan
- Published: 2026-09-12T22:20:51+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: snl uk, late night, trump, comedy, tv, entertainment, culture
## Weekend Update picks a target
"Saturday Night Live U.K." used its Weekend Update desk to go hard at Donald Trump's new hairstyle.
## A different shade of brown
Co-anchor Ania Magliano set it up straight: Trump stepped off Air Force One with a new hair color. Then she offered two theories about it.

> He appears to be trialling a new shade of brown.
## The second theory
Magliano's alternative explanation was not flattering, and it was the line that got the room. "Or, he's shat his head."

> Or, he's shat his head.
## Does the carpet match
Paddy Young took the handoff with the oldest hair-dye question there is, then stopped before answering it.

> People are questioning, does the carpet still match the drapes?
## Blame the legal team
Young told the audience his punchline had been pulled seconds earlier, and thanked the lawyers for it. The sarcasm did the work the joke would have.

> Thank you, legal team, it was almost funny.
## Bit or real cut
Nobody outside the show can say whether the legal department actually intervened or whether the whole interruption was written that way.
## Key takeaway

The biggest laugh wasn't the hair joke, it was Paddy Young telling the audience his better line had just been cut.