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British Girlfriend: Sleigh Ride
The setup
The premise
Here’s the bit.
Gene and his fiancée are enjoying a quiet horse-drawn sleigh ride when Gene's boisterous old friend shoves other riders aside and brings his British girlfriend, Gemma, along. Gemma immediately overshares about her recent surgery, the friend takes over the conversation and mistakes the fiancée for Gene's sister, and the driver pleads for calm as the couple's antics lift the horses off the ground. The friend then talks up Gemma's singing and she performs a raunchy holiday song, leaving the stunned couple ready to jump out of the sleigh.
The funny people
Meet the cast. 7
Say it with us
Highly quotable.
Merry Christmas to me, today or tomorrow.
I carried you down from that zip line after you got too scared to go.
A little extra
Notes from the archive.
The fifth of six British Girlfriend sketches that SNL Archives lists between 2015 and 2021.
Script
Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.
- 00:02
Gene's Fiancée
This is so romantic. What a great idea, Gene, a winter sleigh ride.
- 00:07
Gene Diradusio
It would be a great place to propose to somebody.
- 00:10
Gene's Fiancée
Huh? You're hilarious. That's why I'm really starting to like you.
- 00:16
Gene Diradusio
Well, I love you, and I'm ready.
- 00:19
Gene Diradusio
Oh, honey, look. This sled has room. After you, m'lady. Please.
- 00:24
Gemma's Boyfriend
Oh, my God, Gene! Oh, my God, he's jerking me right now.
- 00:28
Gene's Fiancée
Is that you?
- 00:28
Gene's Fiancée
Who is that, Gene?
- 00:30
Gene Diradusio
I have no idea.
- 00:31
Gemma's Boyfriend
Babe, look, that's Gene. Man, I'm blown seeing you.
- 00:35
Gemma's Boyfriend
Come on. Get out of here. Be easy.
- 00:37
Passenger
Excuse me. No, we waited an hour.
- 00:39
Passenger
You're a jerk, sir!
- 00:41
Passenger
Wow. I wish that was the first time that happened. Give me my card.
- 00:45
Gemma
Hi. I'm Juma. Nice to meet you. Happy Christmas and all that.
- 00:50
Gemma's Boyfriend
Babe, no talking like that while wearing these jeans are too tight for that accent.
- 00:55
Gemma's Boyfriend
You know what I'm saying, Gene? You know what I'm saying?
- 00:57
Gemma's Boyfriend
Slay man. Let's go.
- 00:58
Gemma
Let's go. Yep. Yep. Yep.
- 01:00
Gene's Fiancée
I'm sorry. Who are you?
- 01:05
Gemma
I'm Gemma. I'm British. I got a brand-new vagina today.
- 01:09
Gene's Fiancée
What? You got a new vagina today?
- 01:12
Gemma
Well, we did it in Thailand. Flew in this morning. So whatever the time difference is, I guess I got it tomorrow. Merry Christmas to me, today or tomorrow.
- 01:22
Gemma's Boyfriend
All right, Gene? We're gonna rock!
- 01:24
Gemma
Thank you, Thailand.
- 01:25
Gemma
Hey, don't make me laugh. It'll come loose.
- 01:30
Gene Diradusio
I'm sorry. I'm gonna say it again. How in the world do I know you?
- 01:34
Gemma's Boyfriend
Dude, it's your boy, Wild Diggy, George. I carried you down from that zip line after you got too scared to go. You remember that?
- 01:41
Gene Diradusio
I wasn't scared.
- 01:42
Gemma's Boyfriend
Well, you were crying, and you were hanging on my back like a little koala.
- 01:47
Gemma
That sounds cute, Gene. I'd carry you like a koala if you wanted.
- 01:51
Gene Diradusio
Uh, that's nice.
- 01:53
Gemma
Aw.
- 01:55
Gemma
It's nice how much you love your brother.
- 01:57
Gene's Fiancée
What? You think he's my brother?
- 02:00
Gemma
Isn't that sweet, guys?
- 02:01
Gemma's Boyfriend
Oh, my Lord. You see that accent and that little hand on my shoulder? Oh, man. I got to take your blanket, bud, because I'm growing a Christmas tree over here. You know what I'm talking about? Your sister knows what I'm talking about.
- 02:12
Gene's Fiancée
I am not his sister. I am his fiancée.
- 02:16
Gemma
No.
- 02:18
Gene Diradusio
Well, practically speaking... Let's take it day by day.
- 02:22
Gene's Fiancée
You better not be wasting my time.
- 02:25
Gemma's Boyfriend
You got to think about yourself first, you know? Your brother don't own you. Just remember that. Girl power.
- 02:30
Gemma's Boyfriend
Speaking of girl power, my girl gives me this kind of power. Oh, hey. When the sleighs are rocking, don't you come and knock. Am I right, Gene? Am I right?
- 02:39
Sleigh Driver
Sir, please stop rocking the sleigh. It's not safe, and you're spooking the horses, sir.
- 02:44
Gemma's Boyfriend
Hey, why don't you look in my eyes? Don't leave a look at my girl. Keep your eyes on Snow Girl.
- 02:49
Sleigh Driver
I'm actually asexual. Not that anyone ever cares or asks.
- 02:53
Gemma
Thanks, Dave. I love your anger.
- 02:55
Gemma's Boyfriend
Oh, my God. I almost forgot the best part. My girl's a singer.
- 03:00
Gene's Fiancée
What?
- 03:01
Gemma
He said I'm a singer!
- 03:04
Gemma's Boyfriend
Gene, you and your sister's ears are about to climax together to her new Christmas album. It is dope. It's all about hope. Do it, baby.
- 03:12
Gemma
-♪ Light's flashing, beat's hounding, ass-grabbing, boy's hounding That's when you see him all decked out in red Santa's dancing in the corner Ah, Santa's suckin' in the corner Ah, and now we're snuggin' in the corner Ah, Santa's in my suckin's tonight!
- 03:32
Gemma
Sorry, kids, Santa's busy.
- 03:35
Sleigh Driver
Sir, you have to stop rocking the sleigh. The horses are being lifted up the ground. The hooves are in mid-air.
- 03:42
Gemma's Boyfriend
Aye, just like Santa's real reindeer do, right? They got the hooves up in the air, don't they? It's Christmas magic. I gotcha.
- 03:48
Gemma
Pop, pop, pop. Pop, pop, pop. Pop, pop, pop. Pop, pop, pop.
- 03:52
Gene Diradusio
All right! I can't take it anymore. Should we jump?
- 03:55
Gemma's Boyfriend
Yeah, let's do it, buddy. Gene, come on. Let's get ready. Gene's sister, let's do it. One, two, six. Woo! Hey!
- 04:02
Gemma's Boyfriend
She's such a mug.
- 04:04
Gemma's Boyfriend
Buddy, do you smell any songs?
- 04:06
Gemma
Oh, yeah, of course. We wish you a merry Christmas. We wish you a merry Christmas. I know this one. Happy New Year. Happy New Year. Happy New Year.
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