Paddy Young

Paddy Youngis a British comedian and actor. He is best known for being a cast member on the first series of Saturday Night Live UK.

Career

Comedy

Young started doing open mic nights while living in Manchester. Young's first show at the Edinburgh Fringe was "Ay Up It's Stand Up: Paddy Young & Adam Flood" in 2021. In 2023, he was nominated for a Best Newcomer award at the Fringe, and won the Chortle Award for Best Newcomer. His first UK tour was in 2024, titled "Hungry, Horny, Scared", which was later filmed and made into a television special.

His 2025 Edinburgh show, Paddy Young Presents: A Night with the Stars, featured comedians including Ed Night, Sam Campbell, Alison Spittle, Dan Tiernan, Horatio Gould, Katie Norris and Mike Rice.

In 2026, it was announced that Young would be a cast member in the first series of Saturday Night Live UK, and was later revealed that he, along with Ania Magliano, would also serve as anchors on the show's Weekend Update segment.

Acting

Young made his acting debut in 2017 in the series Timewasters. He had a recurring role in the series Everyone Else Burns as Jebediah in 2024, appearing in six episodes. He helped write eleven episodes of the podcast Fin vs The Internet, hosted by Fin Taylor. Young was in an episode of Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping in 2025.