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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 emphasizes live, satirical, and parody-driven humor with keywords like sketch, parody, satire, live from new york, impressions, and red carpet, plus live livestream content. Upload frequency is high, with 10,000 videos published since joining in July 2013 and an average of about 1.9 million views per video.

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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 in searches for late-night monologues and hosts; shares late-night comedy sketches and host persona, aligning with SNL's late-night comedy format though Colbert's show is talk-show oriented rather than sketch-centric.

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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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Strong match on late-night sketch and monologues searches; similar late-night host-driven format with topical humor, yet Meyers emphasizes monologues and studio sketches rather than SNL’s ensemble-primed weekly sketch approach.

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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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Significant audience overlap on political humor and satirical news; shares modern political humor queries, though SNL leans more toward fictional sketches while The Daily Show centers on news satire.

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#4

TheEllenShow

51% relevance

Subscribers 38M

Videos 18K

Views 23.7B

Appearances 4

SERP 15%

Similarity 74%

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Overlaps on weekly humor segments and guest appearances; queries include musical guest moments and impressions, which align with SNL’s guest-hosted format but Ellen is more variety/celebrity-interview oriented than a sketch show.

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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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Represents the same sketch/comedy landscape with ensemble sketch and parody news content; high alignment on content style though Comedy Central is a network/channel offering multiple shows rather than a single program.

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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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Centers on political humor and modern political humor, mirroring SNL’s topical satire; content similarity is strong, though Untitled platform may differ in production scale and ensemble approach.

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Discovered competitors include The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (86% match) and Late Night with Seth Meyers (62% match) as top contenders, with The Daily Show (59% match) also closely aligned. These channels share overlapping queries such as late-night monologues, late-night television hosts, and ensemble sketch or political humor show formats, which converge on similar search intents. The Late Show and Late Night channels have larger subscriber bases than Saturday Night Live, with The Late Show at 10.6M and Late Night at 5.3M compared to SNL's 16.9M, though SNL already outpaces them in overall subscription count. The Daily Show (13.6M subscribers) sits between in size but competes heavily on satirical news and modern political humor queries. All three competitors emphasize late-night comedic formats and topical or political humor that overlaps with SNL’s content themes.

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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%	323K	8%	2
#20	45%	Nick Smith	71%	1.7K	6%	2
#21	45%	The Sketches (Sketchesart)	68%	59.9K	9%	2
#22	45%	ScreenCraft	70%	10.4K	6%	1
#23	44%	4Dimensions Infotech	66%	102K	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%	242K	6%	1
#30	43%	Versus	68%	295K	6%	2
#31	43%	Nothing Was Leared	67%	22.2K	9%	4
#32	43%	Neural Viz	68%	238K	6%	2
#33	43%	SPIN	67%	287K	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%	608K	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%	56.6K	12%	3
#44	40%	Behind the Curtain	63%	331K	6%	2
#45	40%	pateseich	61%	388K	8%	1
#46	40%	Browser Ballett	62%	469K	6%	2

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Frequently Asked Questions

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 are all major late-night/ satirical talk shows on YouTube that compete for similar audiences with comedic news parody and celebrity guest content.

What type of content does Saturday Night Live make?

SNL produces sketch-based comedy and parodies from a live show, with titles like host monologues, political parodies, and weekend updates. They average about 1.9M views per video, with recent uploads including SNL Host Harry Styles returning for one night and various monologues, impressions, and parodies, indicating multiple uploads per week.

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

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