Saturday Night Live YouTube channel thumbnail

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 10K

Views 19.4B

Channels Like Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live covers sketches, musical performances, promos, and behind-the-scenes content featuring cast members, hosts, and musical guests. The channel appears to publish a mix of live-action comedy, political humor, celebrity appearances, and live performances, with a focus on late-night, ensemble sketch, and parody formats. Upload frequency is high since the channel lists 10,000 videos published and averages about 1.9 million views per video.

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We found 46 YouTube channels similar to Saturday Night Live

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert YouTube channel thumbnail

#1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert view on YouTube ▶

86% relevance

Subscribers 10.6M

Videos 12K

Views 11.2B

Appearances 49

SERP 100%

Similarity 77%

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High overlap on late-night monologues, hosts, and sketches as reflected by 86% match (search 100%, content 77%), indicating similar late-night talk-show format and comedy sketches.

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Late Night with Seth Meyers YouTube channel thumbnail

#2

Late Night with Seth Meyers view on YouTube ▶

62% relevance

Subscribers 5.3M

Videos 6.5K

Views 4.0B

Appearances 26

SERP 48%

Similarity 71%

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Similar late-night format with monologues and sketch elements, evidenced by 62% match (search 48%, content 71%), showing shared audience interest in late-night hosts and sketch segments.

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#3

The Daily Show

59% relevance

Subscribers 13.6M

Videos 8.4K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 16

SERP 33%

Similarity 77%

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Shares political satire and modern political humor focus with SNL’s sketch-based commentary, reflected in 59% match (search 33%, content 77%), indicating audience overlap around satirical news.

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#4

TheEllenShow view on YouTube ▶

51% relevance

Subscribers 38M

Videos 18K

Views 23.7B

Appearances 4

SERP 15%

Similarity 74%

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Appeals to a broad audience with weekly humor and guest moments, showing shared entertainment interests with SNL’s guest-driven humor (51% match; search 15%, content 74%), though stylistically different.

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#5

Comedy Central

50% relevance

Subscribers 12.5M

Videos 6.5K

Views 7.2B

Appearances 7

SERP 11%

Similarity 75%

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Ensemble sketch and parody-oriented content aligns with SNL’s sketch tradition, evidenced by 50% match (search 11%, content 75%), indicating similar content style despite broader network identity.

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#6

Universal Comedy

49% relevance

Subscribers 596K

Videos 918

Views 275.7M

Appearances 3

SERP 13%

Similarity 73%

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Political humor focus mirrors SNL’s topical satire, seen in 49% match (search 13%, content 73%), suggesting audience overlap with similar humor style but niche branding.

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Content Landscape

Competitors: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — 86% match; Late Night with Seth Meyers — 62% match; The Daily Show — 59% match. They share overlapping queries such as late-night monologues, late-night television hosts, late-night comedy sketches, and satirical/political humor. The Late Show has 10.6M subscribers, Seth Meyers 5.3M, and The Daily Show 13.6M, which are all larger than Saturday Night Live's 16.9M subscribers. All identified competitors attract audiences with similar late-night, ensemble sketch, and political/satirical humor content.

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Rank	Relevance	Channel	Similarity	Subscribers	SERP	Appearances
#7	49%	Comedy Central Africa	73%	627K	13%	4
#8	49%	LateNight	76%	60K	8%	2
#9	49%	Entertainment Weekly	70%	767K	17%	5
#10	48%	MsMojo ▶	73%	5.7M	12%	4
#11	48%	Key & Peele ▶	72%	7.0M	13%	4
#12	48%	Remember This with Denise Boland Show	73%	34K	11%	3
#13	48%	BBC ▶	71%	15.4M	13%	5
#14	47%	David Botran	73%	5.3K	8%	3
#15	47%	WatchMojo.com ▶	69%	25.9M	14%	2
#16	47%	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ▶	74%	33.6M	6%	3
#17	46%	Dry Bar Comedy ▶	71%	3.0M	9%	5
#18	46%	FAST TRAFFIC	73%	3.8K	6%	1
#19	46%	Sing it Live	72%	311K	8%	2
#20	45%	Nick Smith	71%	1.7K	6%	2
#21	45%	The Sketches (Sketchesart)	68%	57.4K	9%	2
#22	45%	ScreenCraft	70%	10.4K	6%	1
#23	44%	4Dimensions Infotech	66%	81.1K	12%	3
#24	44%	Verbal X Beats	67%	3.3K	10%	4
#25	44%	Collider Behind the Scenes	70%	6.7M	5%	2
#26	44%	DadComedyHQ	68%	404K	8%	1
#27	44%	Careers Drive	68%	17.7K	8%	1
#28	44%	Mike and Joelle	69%	1.1M	6%	1
#29	44%	Maxon Red Giant	68%	241K	6%	1
#30	43%	Versus	68%	295K	6%	2
#31	43%	Nothing Was Leared	67%	22.2K	9%	4
#32	43%	Neural Viz ▶	68%	237K	6%	2
#33	43%	SPIN	67%	284K	6%	2
#34	43%	FilmIsNow Epic Movie Zone	65%	3.2M	9%	3
#35	43%	Vladut Alecsandru	64%	25.5K	10%	4
#36	42%	Netflix K-Content	66%	6.3M	6%	1
#37	42%	Film Courage ▶	65%	793K	8%	2
#38	42%	Billie Eilish	66%	57.8M	6%	2
#39	42%	Angel	65%	551K	6%	1
#40	41%	SHIFT ▶	66%	1.1M	5%	1
#41	41%	ZDF Satire	63%	683K	8%	1
#42	41%	J Lisle Writes	64%	3.9K	6%	1
#43	41%	21 Draw	60%	54.4K	12%	3
#44	40%	Behind the Curtain	63%	331K	6%	2
#45	40%	pateseich	61%	355K	8%	1
#46	40%	Browser Ballett	62%	467K	6%	2

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Saturday Night Live?

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — 86% match, 10.6M subscribers; Late Night with Seth Meyers — 62% match, 5.3M subscribers; The Daily Show — 59% match, 13.6M subscribers. They share a focus on political and comedic late-night talk or satirical news content, similar to SNL's parody and commentary style.

What type of content does Saturday Night Live make?

Saturday Night Live creates sketch comedy and parodies, including impersonations and live segments. Based on video titles, content includes host monologues, political cold opens, and weekend updates. The channel uploads content with an average of about 1.9M views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Saturday Night Live?

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