Canary Catch Up: SNL UK is actually good and Momtok drama is bad

Hello and welcome back to Canary Catch Up, your one-stop shop for must-watch TV. That’s along with a healthy dose of hate watching and my favourite thing – gossip about people I don’t actually care about.

I’m fully refreshed after a weekend in the Scottish Highlands, where I watched zero tv. But I have been getting stuck into the Fourth Wing book series. I tore through the first book, and I’m fully immersed in Iron Flame now. If you’re looking for a book series with incredible disability representation, this is the one for you.

Anyway, on to the telly!

SNL UK is actually good

When SNL UK was announced, there was a collective, country-wide eye roll. ‘We don’t need that American excuse for comedy over here’, we all cried. But boy, were we fucking wrong. SNL UK is sharp, witty and most importantly, silly. We’ve only had two episodes so far, but we’ve already seen sketches that will be quoted and sung for years. Jack Shep’s Diana impression will be one for the ages, along with George Fouracres’ What Kind of Irish is Your Grandad? song.

It turns out, when you give comedians who haven’t been plastered all over panel shows free rein with good writing and let them play, it’s actually funny. Who knew?!

MomTok might not actually survive this

The wheels have fallen off The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. In the last couple of weeks, Momtok and Dadtok have been embroiled in many a scandal. Now I’m not going to get into the abuse allegations and Taylor and Dakota. But one thing I will say is that the incident is literally in the first series of the show. It’s only after it’s all come out in the press that producers cancelled filming, ABC have axed her series of The Bachelorette, sponsors have pulled out, and her co-stars are denouncing her.

This really says a lot about how much those involved in reality TV are willing to ignore, as long as it makes them money.

Not wanting to miss out on the limelight, Jessi’s cunt of a husband, Jordan, publicly filed for divorce. Sick of the little controlling weasel blaming their marriage troubles on her, Jessi went on the podcast Call Her Daddy and fully exposed him. THEN when we thought that was enough Momtok drama, it turns out Jessi went and snogged Miranda’s ex Chase, who’s also been with Taylor and Layla. And I might be too obsessed with these people’s lives to be honest.

A charming slice of Regency escapism

One thing you need to know about me is that I am a slag for a Pride and Prejudice reimagining. The same story but told via a YouTube series, yes! With zombies? Gobbling that up. And now there’s another brilliant adaptation to add to the fold. The Other Bennet Sister tells the story from the often-forgotten Mary’s POV.

Mary is the ‘bookish’ sister who doesn’t give a shit about marriage, who has always been portrayed as boring, but she’s so much more, as the series shows. This absolutely charming 10-part piece of Regency escapism is just what we need at the minute.

Strictly pro dancers are dropping like flies

This time of year, there are usually a few rumours around who will stay on and who will leave Strictly Come Dancing. But this year, it seemed every single fucking pro has been rumoured to be leaving. But there’s something to be said for leaving a sinking ship, as apparently a lot of them were right. So far Karen, who’s been with the show the longest, Luba and Nadiya have all been confirmed by the BBC.

Last year, Karen was paired with Harry and his incredible dancing pecs. My favourite moment of Nadiya’s last year was when she said pro men usually can’t lift her, dead in the face of her ex Kai.

However, one of the newer pros, Michelle, has been speaking out to the press about being axed. In fairness, Michelle isn’t exactly memorable and has only had one celeb partner in four years on the show. But if my show was facing brand new hosts and a raft of pros leaving, I’d be clinging onto any dancers I could keep.

Now, if you don’t mind, the second half of The Other Bennet Sister has just dropped on iPlayer!

Featured image via YouTube/SNL UK