Saturday Night Live‘s 10 best holiday sketches of all time, ranked
From “Santa Baby” to “Schweddy Balls,” these seasonal bits are the gifts that keep on giving
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’Twas the night before Sunday and all through the house—the “house” being Studio 8H, of course—all of the creatures were stirring … with jolly-good ideas for a yuletide sketch. Yes, we’re talking about Saturday Night Live’s time-honored tradition of capping off the year with holiday-themed skits and bits, from the sweet (think Vanessa Bayer’s Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy adorably relaying the story of Hanukkah) to the silly (the seasonal “savior” that is a dusty, peach-scented Christmas Candle) to the downright saucy (a certain song about penis-themed presents comes to mind).
But not every festive sketch is created equal: Some have transcended from mere merry chuckles to Christmas classics in their own right. Here are 10 hilarious holiday “sketches”—and, yes, before you Grinches descend in the comments, we are using that term loosely to include monologues, Digital Shorts and “Weekend Update” appearances as well—that immediately put us in a festive mood.
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Needs more Hanukkah Harry.
I’m joining the chorus of commenters whose #1 favorite wasn’t even included on the list. (No snark implied — ranking SNL sketches is hard!) Here’s mine. This one didn’t even make it to air (the video is of a rehearsal) but it cracks me up so much. “Hey, from snow let’s make a person!”
Enough of these are genuinely great that I shouldn’t complain, but for fucks sake, it’s Nasim Pedrad. Not “Nasil.”