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SNL UK mocks Ed Sheeran's fence-sitting on Gaza in King Charles sketch

The British sketch show satirized Sheeran's reluctance to take sides after Macklemore's removal from his tour.

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What to know

  • SNL UK used a sketch about King Charles and an AI Princess Diana to satirize Ed Sheeran's refusal to take a public stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
  • The sketch mocked Sheeran's strategy of avoiding alienating fans by staying neutral on contentious issues, contrasting it with his public support for causes deemed acceptable.
  • The mockery comes after all support acts dropped from Sheeran's The Loop tour following Macklemore's removal due to his Gaza comments, which highlighted tensions over his own neutrality.

“This week, the Israel/Palestine conflict just got serious, that's right Ed Sheeran's US tour is under threat.”

Ania Magliano, SNL UK performer · Evening Standard ↗

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SNL UK mocks Ed Sheeran's fence-sitting on Gaza in King Charles sketch
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    SNL UK Weekend Update section satirizes Sheeran's neutrality

    The show's news segment opened with Ania Magliano stating the Israel-Palestine conflict "just got serious" because "Ed Sheeran's US tour is under threat," then joked there's "a very real risk that he won't" cancel. Paddy Young added that Sheeran is "a passionate advocate of causes that are allowed."

    “To his credit, Sheeran has been a long-standing supporter of Ukraine. Say what you want about Ed, but he's always been a passionate advocate of causes that are allowed.”
    — Paddy Young
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    SNL UK airs King Charles and Diana sketch mocking Sheeran

    The sketch depicted a King Charles character (Larry Dean) and AI Princess Diana robot (Jack Shep) with Ed Sheeran (Annabel Marlow) arriving and refusing to pick sides in a human-versus-robot conflict. Sheeran's character says he doesn't like to "take sides" or "alienate any of my fans" and claims "the bravest thing you can do is to say nothing at all."

    “I don't like to take sides, I don't like to alienate any of my fans, humans or robots, a lot of my tickets are bought by scalping bots.”
    — Ed Sheeran (character)

    1. 4 outlets first by The Independent, 4d ago · also Norwich Evening News, Evening Standard, Mashable · read ↗

    2. 1 outlet ‘UK SNL’ Mocks Ed Sheeran Refusing to ‘Take Sides’ in AI Princess Diana Takeover

      first by Yahoo, 4d ago