‘They said: there’s this part … he’s an idiot!’ SNL UK’s Freddie Meredith on his unlikely route to comedy’s big leagues

<p>A few months ago, he was pulling pints. How did he end up writing for Sharon Horgan, acting with Jeff Goldblum and storming the West End?</p><p>Until a few weeks ago, Freddie Meredith’s IMDb page was full of names like “Seb” and “George” and “Philip Noonan”. Lately, however, it’