How to watch season 47 of Saturday Night Live online from anywhere

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America's longest running late-night sketch comedy show is back for another season and we have all the details on how you can watch new episodes from season 47 of Saturday Night Live on TV or online.

SNL has entertained audiences in the US and around the world since the late-night sketch comedy show first debuted all the way back in 1975. Countless actors and celebrities have made a name for themselves on the show over the years including Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Bill Murray, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Chris Farley, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Chevy Chase and Eddie Murphy.

While Beck Bennett and Laren Holt left the show before the start of its 47th season, the rest of the cast from season 46 of SNL have stayed on. At the same time, Chloe Fineman and Bowen yang who were featured players last season, have been promoted to repertory status. SNL has also added three new featured players to its cast and actor and filmmaker Aristotle Athari, impressionist James Austin Johnson and surrealist comedian Sarah Sherman will be joining the show this season.

Owen Wilson will host the premiere of SNL's 47th season along with musical guest Kacey Musgraves who will be making her second appearance on the show. On October 9, Kardashian West will host SNL for the first time while Halsey will appear for the fourth time on the show as a musical guest. Then on October 8, Rami Malek will make his SNL hosting debut with Young Thug who will be making his first appearance as a musical guest. Former cast member Jason Sudeikis will return for his first appearance as a host of SNL on October 23 with Brandi Carlile making her musical guest debut.

In addition to being broadcast live on NBC, the network's streaming service Peacock will live stream the first four episodes from season 47 of SNL starting with the premiere on October 2.

Whether you're a long-time SNL fan or just want to tune in to see the show's new cast members, we'll show you how to watch Saturday Night Live from anywhere in the world.

Saturday Night Live - When and where?

New episodes of Saturday Night Live air every Saturday at 11:30pm ET/ 8:30pm PT on NBC and run for approximately 90 minutes each. Canadian viewers can watch the show on Global TV, UK viewers can catch it on Sky Comedy and Australian viewers can see it on Fox 8.

How to watch Saturday Night Live in the U.S.

If you live in the U.S. and have a cable subscription, you'll be able to watch new episodes of SNL every Saturday at 11:30pm ET / 8:30pm PT on NBC. You can also watch past episodes of SNL after they air on TV on NBC's website without even having to login but you will need to watch a few ads to do so.

Not interested in signing up for an expensive cable package just to watch SNL every Saturday? Don't worry as there are now a number of streaming services, all at different price points, that will give you access to NBC so you can watch the show live online. We've listed a few of our favorites below to make things easier for you.

Hulu with Live TV - $64.99 per month - As well as giving you access to NBC, the service also includes its own Hulu Originals and supports a wide variety of streaming devices.
Sling TV - $35 per month - In order to get access to NBC, you'll have to sign up for Sling TV's Sling Blue package. The service also lets you watch on three screens simultaneously and record live TV with its Cloud DVR.
YouTube TV - $65 per month - YouTube TV gives you access to NBC as well as over 70 other TV channels and a free 14-day trial available.
AT&T TV Now - $69.99 per month - AT&T TV Now's Entertainment package will give you access to NBC and the service allows you to watch over 45 live TV channels. You can also record up to 20 hours of content using its cloud DVR.
FuboTV - starting at $64.99 per month. FuboTV gives you access to NBC as well as over 80 other channels. The service also includes a 7-day free trial so you can test it out for yourself.

Get a Saturday Night Live livestream in Canada

SNL fans in Canada can watch new episodes of the show on Global every Saturday at 11:30pm ET/PT as the network airs them at the same time they premiere in the U.S. You can also watch past episodes of the show online on Global's website but you will need to sign up for a free account to do so.

Watch Saturday Night Live in the UK

UK viewers with a Sky subscription, you can watch new episodes of SNL on Sky Comedy every Sunday at 3pm BST since the show airs quite late in the U.S.

For viewers that don't want to commit to a lengthy Sky contract just to watch SNL, don't worry as you can watch Sky Comedy on NOW TV with an Entertainment Pass for £9.99 per month though you will have to pay an additional £5 to watch it in HD. NOW TV will also let you stream SNL on your computer, smartphone, smart TV or other streaming devices.

Live stream Saturday Night Live in Australia

If you live in Australia and have a cable package from Foxtel, you can watch new episodes of SNL every Saturday at 8:30pm AEST/AWST on Fox8. If you happen to miss an episode while it's airing live don't worry as there will be plenty of replays on both Fox8 and Fox8 HD on both Sunday and Monday.

Watch Saturday Night Live from anywhere

We have all the details on how you can watch new episodes of Saturday Night Live in the U.S., Canada, the UK and Australia further up in this guide. However, if you want to watch the 47th season of the sketch comedy show when you're away from home, then you'll run into problems as your domestic coverage online from abroad will likely be geo-blocked.

That's where a VPN (Virtual Private Network) can really come in handy. They allow you to virtually change the IP address of your laptop, tablet or mobile to one that's back in your home country which will let you watch as if you were back there.

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