'Oh, you mean toy like the one Matt Lauer gave to his coworker?': SNL pokes fun at Santa's 'Naughty List' of alleged abusers this year - as Moore, Franken, Lauer and even President Trump get a mention

  • Kenan Thompson's dept. store Santa struggled with political questions from kids
  • He had to field questions about Al Franken, Roy Moore and the NFL protests
  • When offered a toy, a boy asked 'Like the one Matt Lauer gave his co-worker?'
  • And he was asked by one girl whether Roy Moore was on Santa's naughty list
  • To which elf Kate McKinnon replied: 'It's not really a list, it's more of a registry'

By James Wilkinson For Dailymail.com

Published: 06:44 GMT, 10 December 2017 | Updated: 13:04 GMT, 10 December 2017

It was a not-so-very Merry Christmas for a department store Santa Clause on SNL this week.

The Santa, played by Kenan Thompson, struggled to do his job as a string of adorable moppets asked awkward questions about topical issues.

'Is Roy Moore on your naughty list?' asked one girl, referring to the Republican Senatorial candidate's alleged abuse of two teenage girls.

'Well it's not really a list, it's more of a registry,' quipped Santa's elf, played by Kate McKinnon.

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Santa (Kenan Thompson) struggled with awkward questions from children on Saturday Night Live, as he was quizzed about Roy Moore, Al Franken and the NFL protests

Santa (Kenan Thompson) struggled with awkward questions from children on Saturday Night Live, as he was quizzed about Roy Moore, Al Franken and the NFL protests

'I'm sure we can all learn a lesson from what's going on in the news,' Santa told one girl.

She replied: 'I learned that if you admit you did something wrong, you get in trouble - but if you deny it you get to keep your job.'

Santa attempted to hush the girl by threatening to give her a lump of coal for Christmas - to which she replied: 'From where? We both know coal is a dying industry.'

Another little boy asked why the protesting NFL players insisted on kneeling before games.

'Ah, that's because they're tired,' Santa offered up.

'Because of all the brain injuries?' the kid asked.

'Yes, somehow that's the less sad version,' Santa replied. 

Next customer, a little girl, was quickly hustled away after telling Santa that she wants 'a Barbie, unless the feminazis are going to take that away from me too!'

And when offered a toy, a little boy asked, 'Oh, a toy like like the one Matt Lauer gave to his co-worker?' 

He tried to silence one girl's political questions by threatening to give her a lump of coal for Christmas, so which she replied: 'We both know coal is a dying industry'

He tried to silence one girl's political questions by threatening to give her a lump of coal for Christmas, so which she replied: 'We both know coal is a dying industry'

The skit ended with the elf telling a little girl that 'I know that things seem particularly insane. Like truly mind-bendingly insane, and we seem to have lost all perspective on what's naughty or nice.'

'I know, the girl said. 'I've seen Fox News.'

'But as bad as things might seem, I promise you, Jenny, it will be okay. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, maybe not for another three years, forty two days, and 24 minutes, Jenny.

'But most people in America are good people. and eventually good people will fix our country." 

'OK,' the girl replied. 'But just in case I'm putting all my money in Bitcoin.'

Trump and Moore came in for a kicking on the Weekend Update as hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost 

When asked if Roy Moore was on Santa's naughty list, his elf (Kate McKinnon, left) said it wasn't a list, 'more of a registry'

When asked if Roy Moore was on Santa's naughty list, his elf (Kate McKinnon, left) said it wasn't a list, 'more of a registry'

'Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel this weekend, and you're not going to believe it but Jews and Muslims had different reactions,' Jost said.

'Trump basically just made the announcement and then he flipped a cigarette and walked away in slow motion,' Jost said, to an accompany picture of Trump standing in front of a massive explosion.

'Then Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned Trump in a phone call that the move would result in dangerous consequences, and it didn't help that Trump ended the call by wishing Abbas Merry Christmas and asking for extra falafel.'

Che, meanwhile, complained about Roy Moore's continued strength in opinion polls despite allegations of child sexual abuse.

He groused that Al Franken had quit the Senate due to claims of sexual harassment, 'and yet uncle Bad Touch is up four points in Alabama.'

You see the Democrats hold themselves to a higher standard than anyone else,' he said, 'which is why they always lose.'

In the weekend update, Michael Che asked why Al Franken had resigned while 'Uncle Bad Touch' Roy Moore was ahead in the polls

In the weekend update, Michael Che asked why Al Franken had resigned while 'Uncle Bad Touch' Roy Moore was ahead in the polls

He continued: 'Calm down Democrats! You're the party of morality the same way Don Jr is the handsome Trump brother.

'Nobody actually likes you. Nobody ever says, "Hey this party is cool, but you know who I wish was here? Nancy Pelosi."'

Jost then took a shot at Trump for tweeting his support for Roy Moore by tweeting 'Go get 'em Roy!'

'C'mon, man! When you're supporting an accused child molester you can't say "go get 'em!"

'This isn't pedophile Pokemon!'

He added: '"Go get em Roy" is what Roy Moore whispers to himself before he walks into a Hot Topic.'

Colin Jost said Trump was wrong to tell an alleged child molester to 'Got get 'em!' saying 'This isn't pedophile Pokemon!'

Colin Jost said Trump was wrong to tell an alleged child molester to 'Got get 'em!' saying 'This isn't pedophile Pokemon!'

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