Saturday Night Live’s last show of 2023 leaned heavily on the holiday cheer, forgoing politics in the cold open to get right to the Christmas festivities with its 95th Annual Christmas Awards. The awards show, hosted by “two people from the E! network you’ve never heard of†(Heidi Gardner and Bowen Yang), honored the following nominees and winners for their holiday excellence.
Most Disappointing Gift Given to a 10-Year-Old Boy
Granddad for “Monopoly: Frasier Editionâ€
WINNER: Gam Gam for “Clothesâ€
Aunt Shirley for “A Goat Has Been Donated to a Family in Your Nameâ€
Most Unwelcome Uninvited Guest
Uncle Matt for “Huge Untrained Bullmastiffâ€
Sister-in-Law Tanya for “COVIDâ€
WINNER: Cousin Mike for “His New White Girlfriendâ€
But not every award makes the show, so Mario Lopez (Marcello Hernández) came out to highlight some of the winners from the technical awards, which included categories like “Most Ass Gingerbread House,†“Most Unevenly Lit Tree,†and “Most Dangerous Plug†— which was awarded posthumously.
And what awards show is complete without performances throughout, like a dad re-creating his performance pretending to love his son’s gift, your fiancé’s mom Carly singing “Do You Hear What I Hear†with incorrect lyrics, and your visibly high cousin’s answer to, “Why does it smell like weed in the garage?â€