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Videos
A Christmas dinner party turns from passive-aggressive to something more sinister in this sketch from yesterday’s Saturday Night Live.
Adam Driver was guest host of the NBC staple, and starred in the scene with cast members Kenan Thompson, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Bowen Yang, Molly Kearney, Andrew Dismukes, James Austin Johnson.
Saturday Night Live airs on Sky Comedy tonight at 9pm.
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From Saturday Night Live
Using the self-service checkout
by Victor Hampson
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