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These SNL Hanukkah Skits Are Comedy Gold

JL;DR SUMMARY Lior Zaltzman highlights memorable Hanukkah-themed sketches from Saturday Night Live (SNL), celebrating the show's Jewish roots and comedic portrayal of Hanukkah. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HanukkahJewish ComedyGilda RadnerSaturday Night LiveAdam SandlerLorne MichaelsVanessa BayerHanukkah HarryJon LovitzFred Armisen

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Canada
"The film put the spotlight on Canadian Jewish showrunner Lorne Michaels (born Lorne Lipowitz) and the Jewish comedy writers who changed TV history forever."
United States
"So to keep up with that theme, this feels like a good year to celebrate all the ways the show made Hanukkah funny in America throughout the years."
New York City, New York, United States
"My favorite SNL Hanukkah sketch isnt actually a Hanukkah sketch at all, its the excellent Christmas time by the Jews, co-created by hilarious Jewish comedian Rob Smigel and sung by the legendary Darlene Love."

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