In this weeks edition ofSaturday Night Live,Martin Shorttried his hand at directing aCharlie BrownChristmas pageant.

Youre watching Freeforms 25 Days of Christmas, the sketch begins.

We now return to the animated classic,A Charlie Brown Christmas.

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asks a girl played by Chloe Fineman.

Im Drake Tuttle, local theater legend, Short replies.

Your principal hired me to direct your pageant.

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But Charlie Browns our director, says the character of Ashley Padilla.

And Im sorry to say hes dead, Tuttle says.

This stuns the kids, but Tuttle continues, To me.

Hes dead to me…Sorry, I shouldnt have paused after dead.

That was my mistake.

All right, first up, some housekeeping, says Tuttle after some back-and-forth with LeStat.

Therell be no little kid acting in this pageant, only good acting.

Tuttle has some interaction with Pig-Pen (Mikey Day) though he keeps referring to him as pig penis.

Short hosted tonight, with Hozier as musical guest.