A local community theater director, accurately portrayed by Martin Short, arrives to critique a play A Charlie Brown Christmas in SNL'small Peanuts Christmas sketch that aired on Saturday night (December 21).
THE SNL The set is full of spot fakes Peanuts characters in the sketch (hats off to the wardrobe and props departments) and drop to the classic “Linus and Lucy” theme song.
Drake Tuttle (Short, who hosted Saturday's holiday episode SNL) is accompanied by a self-proclaimed “genius” choreographer named Lestat (Bowen Yang). In full transparency, Tuttle reveals that they are romantically involved. (They used to date,” she says, “and our relationship is very strange.”)
“Your manager hired me to run your contest,” he tells them Peanuts crew, to protest that Charlie Brown is their manager.
“And I'm sorry to say he's dead,” Tuttle announces, pausing for dramatic effect before adding, “to me.”
Tuttle tries to give notes. Lestat tries to incorporate modern hip-hip into the production. Nothing goes right until they discover their star: Snoopy (Kenan Thompson).
The sketch arrives while the soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi Trio, originally released in 1965, is currently at No. 1 on the Billboard Kid Albums chart, thanks to the special's popularity at Christmas.
Clock SNL'small Peanuts Christmas below. For those watching with kids, be warned that there's some innuendo here, particularly when it comes to Short and Yang's Shredder-directed jokes — and unlike the actual cartoon Peanuts special, what do the adults say box to be heard SNLit is special.
For more holiday laughs, check out Saturday Night Saturday Gigante Christmas Special sketch, and for a musical fix, don't miss Hozier's performance.
