{"id":207,"date":"2025-01-03T20:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T20:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=207"},"modified":"2025-01-03T20:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T20:30:12","slug":"jimmy-fallon-brought-the-laughs-and-the-holiday-spirit-in-an-unforgettable-saturday-night-live-sketch-where-he-hilariously-impersonated-crooner-michael-buble-the-sketch-which-aired-during-a-festive-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=207","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Fallon brought the laughs and the holiday spirit in an unforgettable Saturday Night Live sketch where he hilariously impersonated crooner Michael Bubl\u00e9. The sketch, which aired during a festive-themed episode, showcased Fallon\u2019s knack for comedy and his uncanny ability to channel Bubl\u00e9\u2019s smooth, jazzy vocals with a comedic twist."},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

f you like\u00a0The Tonight Show<\/em>\u00a0host\u2019s impression of\u00a0The Voice<\/em>\u00a0Coach, just wait for his take on Alan Rickman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Remember those\u00a0NOW<\/em>\u00a0album television commercials that played on repeat whenever you flipped through cable TV? So does\u00a0Saturday Night Live<\/em>.<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
\n

How to Watch<\/h3>\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Watch\u00a0Saturday Night Live<\/i>\u00a0Saturdays at 11:30\/10:30c on\u00a0NBC\u00a0and\u00a0Peacock,\u00a0streaming next day on Peacock.<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The very first\u00a0NOW<\/em>\u00a0album \u2013 featuring Hanson, the Spice Girls, K-Ci & JoJo, and more \u2014\u00a0was released in 1998 in the United States, and the series is still going strong today. So when\u00a0SNL<\/em>\u00a0created a sketch based on the compilation album series, literally no explanation was needed.<\/p>\n

SNL<\/em>\u2018s \u201cNow That\u2019s What I Call Christmas\u201d sketch advertises a fictitious holiday album, providing the perfect impressions showcase for December 21, 2013 Host\u00a0Jimmy Fallon\u00a0\u00a0and Season 39 cast members like\u00a0Cecily Strong,\u00a0Kate McKinnon,\u00a0Kyle Mooney.<\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a0Jimmy Fallon & More SNL Alums Befuddle Michael Bubl\u00e9 in This Silly Christmas Sketch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fallon, who was\u00a0on\u00a0SNL<\/em>\u00a0from 1998 to 2004, is known for his impeccable\u00a0celebrity impersonations, so the sketch was a perfect fit for\u00a0The Tonight Show<\/em>\u00a0host \u2014 and his spin on\u00a0The Voice<\/em>\u00a0Coach\u00a0Michael Bubl\u00e9\u2019s vocals\u00a0will wow you.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Fallon parodies Michael Bubl\u00e9, Alan Rickman, and Harry Styles in\u00a0SNL\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0\u201cNow That\u2019s What I Call Christmas\u201d sketch<\/h2>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\"Jimmy<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Jimmy Fallon and Michael Buble during a skit on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Season 7 Episode 42 on December 3rd, 2012.\u00a0<\/span>Photo: Lloyd Bishop\/NBC\/NBCU Photo Bank<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Fallon kicks things off as Bubl\u00e9, singing Christmas classic \u201cJingle Bells,\u201d while cracking a joke about the crooner\u2019s delivery. (Bubl\u00e9\u2019s own jazzy cover of the song, featuring The Puppini Sisters, is featured on\u00a0his 2011\u00a0Christmas<\/em>\u00a0album.)<\/p>\n

\u201cOh jingle bells, jingle bells, over-pronouncing all the words,\u201d Fallon sings as\u00a0Bubl\u00e9, enthusiastically jumping in the air and yelling \u201cYeah!\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019s followed by several Season 39 cast members, including Kate McKinnon\u00a0as\u00a0Shakira. Wearing a long blonde wig, McKinnon sings a holiday version of the Colombian singer\u2019s hit song \u201cWaka Waka\u201d with the tweaked lyrics, \u201cThis time for Santa Claus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Season 39 cast member\u00a0No\u00ebl Wells\u00a0impersonates\u00a0New Girl\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0Zooey Deschanel while\u00a0Jay Pharoah\u00a0transforms into the late DMX, letting out one of the rapper\u2019s signature barks during his cover of \u201cRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

RELATED:\u00a0Ryan Gosling \u201cImprovised So Much\u201d in SNL\u2019s Unhinged \u201cSanta Baby\u201d Christmas Sketch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mooney, who was on\u00a0SNL<\/em>\u00a0from 2013 to 2022, joins as Guns N\u2019 Roses frontman Axl Rose, rocking a leather vest and red bandana on his head.<\/p>\n

Just when you think things couldn\u2019t get more random, Cecily Strong\u00a0and\u00a0John Milhiser join forces for a Christmas duet as Alanis Morissette and\u00a0Green Day\u2019s Billie Joe Armstrong, respectively. McKinnon and Fallon also come together for a holiday duet as Lorde and Harry Styles<\/p>\n

Bobby Moynihan, who was on\u00a0SNL<\/em>\u00a0from 2008 to 2017, then enters the scene to unveil impressive vocals\u00a0as Andrea Bocelli. \u201cI saw mommy kissing Santa Claus. Oh mommy, oh mommy why would you? You are still married to daddy!\u201d he sings as the blind Italian tenor, to the tune of \u201cTime To Say Goodbye.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cavalcade of recording artists ends with Fallon in a spot-on Pitbull costume, singing a rendition of Mr. 305\u2019s 2009 banger, \u201cI Know You Want Me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch \u201cNow That\u2019s What I Call Christmas\u201d from\u00a0Season 39, Episode 10 above, and stream all 50 seasons of\u00a0Saturday Night Live\u00a0<\/em>on Peacock anytime.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael Bubl\u00e9\u00a0joined Jimmy Fallon in a 2011 Christmas\u00a0SNL<\/em>\u00a0sketch\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When Bubl\u00e9 was Musical Guest on\u00a0SNL<\/em>\u00a0in\u00a0Season 37, Episode 10, he\u00a0showed off his own acting skills in a\u00a0hilarious sketch with Fallon.<\/p>\n

In the\u00a0\u201cMichael Bubl\u00e9\u2019s Christmas Duets\u201d sketch, which is also styled like a television commercial,\u00a0Bubl\u00e9 sings with a variety of celebrities as himself for a follow-up to his best-selling\u00a0Christmas<\/em>\u00a0album.<\/p>\n

As Fallon\u00a0portrays musicians like\u00a0Sting\u00a0and\u00a0Justin Bieber,\u00a0Bubl\u00e9 does his best to keep it professional as things get out of hand with his celebrity guests.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n