The Lede

Knock on Wood There are many layers to a new promo clip for this weekend’s episode of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE UK, which is available Sunday on Crave. The host is British actress Aimee Lou Wood, who became widely known to TV audiences through her role as Chelsea in Season 3 of HBO’s THE WHITE LOTUS (available on Crave). In a sketch last year, the U.S. version of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE briefly poked fun at Wood’s teeth, and Wood was publicly unimpressed. In the new clip, Wood sees several SNL UK cast members conspicuously holding their hands over their mouths, and she wonders if she is being set up yet again. But that doesn’t turn out to be the case, as can be seen here. By the way, it was announced just last month that the U.S. version of SNL is coming to Crave and CTV this fall.

Twists and Derns Speaking of THE WHITE LOTUS, there was some big casting news this week when OSCAR® and EMMY® winner Laura Dern was added to the vast Season 4 ensemble, replacing the departed Helena Bonham Carter. The script is being rewritten by creator Mike White, so Dern isn’t stepping in to play the exact character that Carter was going to play. White and Dern are longtime friends who have collaborated professionally on multiple occasions, including the HBO series ENLIGHTENED, which is available on Crave. And Dern is no stranger to THE WHITE LOTUS world anyway: back in Season 2, she had an uncredited voice cameo as Abby, the estranged wife of the philandering Dominic, played by Michael Imperioli.