SNL Slammed by Oasis’ Liam Gallagher After Recent ‘Excruciating’ Skit

Still from the SNL Oasis sketch.

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has taken aim at Saturday Night Live after the long-running sketch show mocked him and his older brother Noel Gallagher in the most recent episode. Cast members James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman donned wigs and sunglasses to parody their infamous sibling rivalry as the duo currently prepares for their musical comeback. A fan on X asked Gallagher how he felt about the impersonation and the British rock star had one word for how he felt about the parody…

Excruciating.

The 3-minute skit saw Johnson as Noel and Sherman as Liam sparring while answering Colin Jost’s questions about their upcoming reunion tour. When the clip hit social media, U.K. viewers were less than impressed with their attempts at the brother’s signature Mancunian accent. “Nothing can prepare you for the accents you are going to hear in this video,” this post on X from @Milo_Edwards reads. Another fan, @DKilmartin12118, added, “They did you dirty man,” with Gallagher replying, “I wouldn’t expect anything else from them,” before adding…

“Are they meant to be comedians.”

Ariana Grande hosted Saturday Night Live for the second time over the weekend, featuring icon Stevie Nicks as the musical guest. In the “Weekend Update” skit, Johnson and Sherman as Liam and Noel agreed on a couple of things while squabbling: their favorite cartoon (SpongeBob SquarePants), their favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (Donatello), their favorite Will Smith movie (I Am Legend), the best Rugrat (Tommy Pickles), and their favorite Sex and the City boyfriend is Steve Brady while their least favorite is Mr. Big, whom they dub a “toxic legend.” You can check out the excruciating sketch for yourself below.

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Oasis appeared as the musical guest SNL back in October 1997 when late actor Matthew Perry hosted. A fan asked Liam about the experience on X and he replied, “I actually don’t remember being on it.” Many fans on social media noted that being mocked on SNL underscores the band’s continued relevance over three decades after initially forming in Manchester in 1991. In 2016, director Mat Whitecross chronicled their rise to international acclaim in the documentary Oasis: Supersonic. At the time, the filmmaker told MovieWeb in an exclusive interview:

“[Liam] is one of the few people I’ve met in my life who can say two completely contradictory things in the space of one sentence and still be happy in its truth. “I f*cking hate my brother and I love him,” or whatever it is. Or he’ll be quite humble about himself and then in the same time say he’s one of the greatest rock and rollers of all time.

The first time I met Noel, I was kind of terrified walking into the room, because he was a huge hero of mine, like you. It was one of those things where I didn’t really know what to [expect]. Luckily, he immediately sets you at ease and is very down to earth and very funny.”

The Gallagher brothers’ bickering was notorious when the band toured in the 1990s, prompting their unexpected split in 2009. In August, they announced their first performances in 16 years and released dates for a global 2025 tour. The outing will mark the 30th anniversary of Oasis’ second album “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?”, which sold 22 million copies worldwide.