When Saturday Night Live decided to take on the famously volatile relationship between Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, they probably should have known they were stepping into a minefield. Sure enough, the comedian’s impersonations of the feuding siblings quickly drew the ire of Liam Gallagher, who took to social media to voice his displeasure at the sketch.
In the Weekend Update segment, SNL cast members Sarah Sherman and James Austin Johnson portrayed Liam and Noel, respectively, as they bickered their way through a conversation about the band’s recently announced reunion tour.
The sketch poked fun at the brothers’ longstanding feud, with Liam (Sherman) snapping at Noel (Johnson), “I’m cool. I’m cooler than you are,” and Noel retorting, “Stop it.” At one point, the faux Liam even revealed that the siblings’ beef began backstage at Wembley Stadium when Noel told the Spice Girls that Liam had a “crooked knob.”
But the real Liam Gallagher was anything but amused by the comedic impersonation, taking to X (formerly known as Twitter) to dismiss the sketch. “Are they meant to be comedians,” Gallagher quipped in response to a fan’s question about whether he had seen the SNL bit.
And Liam wasn’t the only one unimpressed. Several viewers echoed his sentiment, with one commenting, “Should be a significant cash prize for anyone who can make it past 1 minute of this,” and another declaring, “What a terrible day to have eyes and ears.”
The backlash is perhaps unsurprising, given the Gallagher brothers’ legendarily contentious relationship. Their volatile sibling rivalry has long been the stuff of rock ‘n’ roll lore, with bitter feuds, physical altercations, and public insults punctuating Oasis’ meteoric rise to fame in the 1990s.
It was precisely that dynamic that the SNL sketch was aiming to capture. The comedic impersonations were designed to poke fun at the brothers’ infamous inability to get along, even in the face of their impending Oasis reunion tour.
After all, the announcement that Liam and Noel were setting aside their differences to hit the road together in 2025 shocked many fans. The pair had been at each other’s throats for over 15 years since Noel infamously quit the band following a backstage brawl at a festival in Paris.
So, the SNL writers likely saw the Gallagher brothers’ reunion as the perfect opportunity to lampoon their famously volatile relationship. And they went for the jugular, with the sketch even referencing the brothers’ shared affinity for the same Sex and the City love interest as a means of finding common ground.
But Liam, it seems, was having none of it. The singer’s dismissive response to the sketch suggests that he’s still not comfortable with anyone poking fun at the longstanding tensions between him and his brother.
And it’s not hard to see why. The Gallagher brothers’ feud has been central to their public personas for decades, shaping the narrative around Oasis’ rise and fall. So, for a sketch comedy show to swoop in and make light of that history likely didn’t sit well with Liam.
Of course, whether he likes it or not, Liam and Noel’s combative dynamic will likely continue to be a source of fascination and parody in the lead-up to their reunion tour. Fans and media outlets will undoubtedly continue to dissect their every interaction, searching for signs that the brothers’ rift is still as deep as ever.
But for now, Liam Gallagher has no interest in seeing his family’s dirty laundry aired on national television. The SNL sketch may have been intended as good-natured ribbing, but it was a step too far for the famously hot-headed singer.
Only time will tell if Liam can find a way to laugh it off as Oasis prepares to take the stage once again. But for now, it seems the Gallagher brothers’ feud is still alive and kicking – even in sketch comedy.