# Cynthia Erivo’s ‘Nigerian Wicked’ Spoof on ‘SNL U.K’ Heats Up the Elphaba-Glinda Love Story Shippers Have Dreamed Of: Watch

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/cynthia-erivos-nigerian-wicked-spoof-on-snl-u-k-heats-up-the-elphaba-glinda-love-story-shippers-have-dreamed-of-watch/
- Published: 2026-10-26T17:26:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T02:34:04+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/cynthia-erivo-nigerian-wicked-snl-uk-elphaba-glinda-watch-1236367958/
- Topics: Africa, World

## Key points

- SNL U.K. spoofed Wicked as a low-budget Nigerian film.
- Cynthia Erivo played Glinda opposite Ayoade Bamgboye’s Elphaba.
- The sketch leaned into the witches’ romantic tension.

## Summary

Saturday Night Live U.K. aired a deliberately low-budget Nigerian-style spoof of Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ayoade Bamgboye as Glinda and Elphaba. The sketch plays up the romantic tension between the witches, a relationship queer fans have long imagined, while parodying Nollywood film conventions.

Set in “LagOz”, the story follows the pair as they practise magic, travel to the Emerald City and seek wishes from a wizard. Glinda wants a Birkin bag; Elphaba hopes for a “skinny BBL” that “defies gravity”. Their plans unravel when the wizard turns out to be penniless and wears a counterfeit watch, before the sketch ends with a montage of cheap-looking action scenes and near-kisses.

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