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A couple's obsessive demand to meet the "real Santa" at a holiday party escalates from awkward to terrifyingly unhinged.
Christmas
Dark Comedy
House Party
Digital Short
Uncomfortable
Escalation
Social Embarrassment
Improvised

"Rudolph isn't here" / "Then how the f**k did Santa get here David??" / "USE YOUR HEAD"
"GO GET SANTAAA!!!"

Doug (Ryan Gosling) and Gina (Vanessa Bayer) arrive at a neighborhood holiday party and immediately demand to meet the real Santa Claus. When the hosts reveal that Santa has already left, Doug becomes increasingly aggressive and threatening, insisting that Santa must still be there. As the sketch progresses, Doug's behavior becomes more menacing and violent as he refuses to believe Santa has gone, yelling at the confused party guests and making everyone extremely uncomfortable. The dark comedy builds as Doug's Christmas obsession spirals out of control.

Pre-taped/digital short format. Ryan Gosling heavily improvised throughout the sketch, particularly the yelling scenes. Vanessa Bayer later confirmed she didn't know Gosling would start yelling during filming. The sketch became famous for Gosling's unhinged performance and the uncomfortable escalation of what starts as an awkward social situation.

PersonRole
Don Roy KingDirector
Rob KleinWriter
Bryan TuckerWriter
Lorne MichaelsProducer
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