Hanukkah Harry is a fictional character on Saturday Night Live played by Jon Lovitz.
Hanukkah Harry is portrayed on the show as a variation upon the modern-day image of Santa Claus, with a beard characteristic of a male adherent of Haredi Judaism, and with his clothes in blue with white edges (the colors of the flag of Israel).
Hanukkah Harry's first appearance on SNL was on Season 15: Episode 9, a show first broadcast on December 16, 1989, with ...
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Hanukkah Harry is a fictional character on Saturday Night Live played by Jon Lovitz.
Hanukkah Harry is portrayed on the show as a variation upon the modern-day image of Santa Claus, with a beard characteristic of a male adherent of Haredi Judaism, and with his clothes in blue with white edges (the colors of the flag of Israel).
Hanukkah Harry's first appearance on SNL was on Season 15: Episode 9, a show first broadcast on December 16, 1989, with guest host Andie MacDowell, in a skit titled "The Night Hanukkah Harry Saved Christmas", that we are told is sponsored by Hallmark in association with the Jewish Anti-Defamation League. It's Christmas Eve and Santa Claus (played by Phil Hartman) -- despite being nursed by Mrs. Claus (Nora Dunn) -- is severely ill. Santa calls Hanukkah Harry (Jon Lovitz) at his workshop on Mount Sinai, asking if he could fill in to deliver toys to children around the globe in lieu of Santa. Hanukkah Harry agrees and flies through the air on a cart pulled by...
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