{
  "id": 10071032,
  "title": "‘SNL U.K.’ Spoofs Oasis as Russian Hackers Who Trick Prime Minister Andy Burnham by Asking Him to Join the Band",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/snl-u-k-spoofs-oasis-as-russian-hackers-who-trick-prime-minister-andy",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T21:38:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/snl-uk-oasis-russian-hackers-trick-pm-andy-burnham-1236876583/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Oasis and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham were at the heart of a surreal cold open in the third episode of “Saturday Night Live U.K.” Season 2, where the iconic Manchester-based duo turned out to be a Russian psyop stealing Burnham’s personal details. The sketch started with Burnham (George Fouracres) proudly reflecting on a recent […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham Nearly Joins Oasis, But There’s Something A Bit Off About The Gallagher Brothers In ‘SNL UK’ Cold Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/uk-prime-minister-andy-burnham-nearly-joins-oasis-but-theres",
        "published": "2026-09-26T21:21:13.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}