These Christmas movies will have you laughing all the way. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re looking at the most laugh-out-loud scenes that helped turn Christmas comedies into classics.
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00:00 frantically I tried to remember what it was I wanted I was blowing it blowing it."
00:04 Welcome to Ms. Mojo and today we're looking at the most laugh out loud
00:08 scenes that helped turn Christmas comedies into classics.
00:11 "Don't worry Marv I'll get them for you."
00:13 Number 10. First shift. Bad Santa.
00:22 It's time for Willie T. Sokes Christmas tradition of playing Santa at a mall so
00:25 he can case the joint for a heist. His foul mouth and heavy drinking are a riotous liability,
00:31 but he needs all the liquid courage he can get for this job.
00:34 "Now put on your hat and get out there and try that professional for Christ's sake."
00:37 On his first shift, one kid immediately sneezes chocolate ice cream into his face,
00:44 and the children that follow are much better,
00:46 stepping on Willie's toes and annoying him with confusing requests.
00:50 "Fraggle stick car." "Well I heard you, fraggle stick car, fine."
00:54 By the end, the unconventional Santa meets little Thurman,
00:58 who just plain disturbs him with his dead-eyed stare.
01:01 It's an awkward beginning to a friendship that will ultimately turn Willie's life around,
01:05 and the perfect punctuation to his hilariously disastrous first shift.
01:09 "You are really Santa right?" "No I'm an accountant.
01:12 I wear this f***ing thing as a fashion statement alright?"
01:15 "Okay." "Marcus get this kid out of here he's freaking me out."
01:21 Seth Rogen parties Christmas Eve away in The Night Before,
01:24 with his character Isaac Greenberg staying true to his Judaism with a Hanukkah sweater.
01:28 "Baruch Atah Adonai." "That's a Jewish thing."
01:36 "I can't do that either? It's the same God?"
01:38 His Catholic girlfriend then drags him to midnight mass.
01:41 Having consumed an excess of drugs throughout the night,
01:44 Isaac has a paranoia-fueled trip.
01:46 His hallucinations are getting worse,
01:48 and his hallucinations of a judgmental baby are especially intense.
01:52 "What's this kid doing? Look over there. Look away dude. Look away."
02:00 The service finally falls silent when Isaac jumps out of the pews
02:04 and gets sick in the middle of the church.
02:06 While he can't totally explain the situation to the parishioners,
02:09 he does take the opportunity to assert that Jesus wasn't actually killed by fellow Jews.
02:14 "We did not kill Jesus! We did not do that!"
02:18 Even if an interfaith family gathering can get more uncomfortable,
02:24 it probably can't get funnier.
02:26 8. Mall Montage - A Bad Mom's Christmas
02:30 Overwhelmed yet again during Christmas time,
02:32 the Bad Moms crew decides to get together and cut loose.
02:35 Heading to the mall, they waste no time matching the messiness of the first movie.
02:39 "So if we want to do Christmas our way this year,
02:43 then we're gonna do Christmas our way."
02:45 "No more perfect gifts, no more perfect decorations, no more perfect anything."
02:50 Their shopping spree quickly turns into a rampage set to out-of-sights-do-something-crazy.
02:55 Carla gets especially wild, spiking drink samples and hijacking the PA system.
03:00 "Attention shoppers! I am drunk and horny! I repeat, I am drunk and horny!"
03:08 The montage is so memorable that one of its scenes,
03:11 in which the moms give Santa a lap dance, was even used for the film's poster.
03:15 Before leaving, they steal a Christmas tree,
03:18 making true to their vow to take back Christmas
03:20 and kicking the chaotic festivities off with a bang.
03:23 "I just had a really dumb idea."
03:24 "Do something crazy!"
03:26 7. Waiter on Fire - Scrooged
03:33 Bill Murray's mastery of the straight face is on full display
03:36 when sleazy executive Frank Cross meets with colleagues at an upscale restaurant.
03:41 Christmas spirits had been distorting his grasp on reality,
03:45 causing him to hallucinate a waiter catching fire while lighting a flambe.
03:48 "Oh my God. Ah! Bobby, look! Somebody save him!"
03:55 "Oh no, that's a baked Alaska, sir."
03:57 Despite nobody else reacting, Frank panics and dumps a bucket of ice on the poor man.
04:02 Realizing his mistake, he casually remarks,
04:05 "I'm sorry. You know, I thought you were Richard Pryor."
04:09 Thankfully, even Pryor made light of one setting himself on fire.
04:13 It seemed like the perfect punctuation to the gag,
04:15 until Murray accidentally slipped on the puddle at the end of the take.
04:18 The iconic blooper just had to make the cut,
04:21 epitomizing Murray's professional composure and Frank's delightful awkwardness.
04:25 6. Sick People - Jingle All the Way
04:37 Howard and Myron's feud for a Turbo Man action figure gets sidetracked by a common enemy,
04:41 the police. They seem to be cornered after breaking into a radio station,
04:45 but then mailman Myron pulls out a package that he claims has a bomb in it.
04:49 "Hey! Back up! This is a homemade explosive device, and I'll blow it up! Know why?
04:54 'Cause I ain't work for the post office, so you know I'm not stable!"
04:58 This bluff allows both of them to escape the cops.
05:00 Surprisingly, the package does, in fact, explode.
05:03 Bet you didn't see that one coming.
05:05 "That was really a bomb? Just a sick world we're living in! Sick people!"
05:09 Thankfully, no one is seriously injured,
05:11 even if the joke may be considered a little dark for a family movie.
05:15 The classic shock gag is a pitch-perfect addition to Jingle All the Way's cynical Christmas satire.
05:32 5. Hubelation Invitation – How the Grinch Stole Christmas
05:36 Cindy Lou Who makes a surprising nomination for holiday cheermeister at the annual Hubelation.
05:41 "I nominate the Grinch!"
05:42 When the young girl goes to the Grinch's remote lair to invite him to the event,
05:50 he makes every effort to scare her off, eventually ejecting her through a trap door.
05:54 He apparently has a busy week of sitting around the house.
05:58 "My schedule wouldn't allow it!"
06:00 "Four o'clock, wallow in self-pity. Four-thirty, stare into the abyss."
06:05 Eventually, he comes around to the idea, but can't decide on a ridiculous outfit to wear.
06:10 The ensuing sequence perfectly encapsulates Jim Carrey's
06:13 bombastic interpretation of the Grinch as a lonely loon.
06:25 "Mmm, that's it, I'm not going."
06:27 Cleanly pulling the tablecloth, then going back and smashing everything,
06:31 was particularly brilliant. Though Ron Howard's The Grinch is a controversial Christmas classic,
06:36 Carrey is in top slapstick form with this party prep.
06:39 4. Ralphie Meets Santa – A Christmas Story
06:43 Ralphie's dreams of getting a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas seem dashed by grown-up's
06:47 concern that he'd shoot his eye out.
06:49 "I want an official Red Ryder carbine action two-inch air-range ball air rifle."
06:53 "Ooooh, no, shoot your eye out."
06:56 But he still hopes he can count on Santa Claus, who's making an appearance at Higbee's,
07:00 to fulfill his wish. The visual of Santa meeting children at the top of a slide is
07:05 already pretty surreal, but nothing is scarier to Ralphie than meeting the big guy.
07:09 "Ho, ho, ho, baby! Uh-oh! Get 'em out of here!"
07:15 The kid is starstruck silent. He ultimately works up the nerve to catch himself on the
07:19 slide and ask for the BB gun. Santa's response?
07:22 "You'll shoot your eye out, kid."
07:24 The perfect callback is followed by Santa slowly kicking the kid down the slide.
07:30 It's hard not to scream alongside Ralphie, albeit more enthusiastically.
07:35 Number 3. Throne of Lies - Elf
07:38 Having worked under the man himself, Buddy the Elf feels like he's the only one at
07:42 Gimble's who can see through the deception of the department store Santa.
07:45 "Who the heck are you?"
07:46 "What are you talking about? I'm Santa Claus."
07:48 "No, you're not."
07:50 He even tries to blow the man's cover in front of the kids,
07:53 gradually getting more dramatic in his accusations.
07:55 The fake Santa understandably starts to get less jolly as he goes on.
07:59 "You sit on a throne of lies."
08:02 "Look, I'm not kidding."
08:03 "You're a fake."
08:04 "I'm a fake?"
08:05 "Yes."
08:05 "How'd you like to be dead?"
08:06 "Huh?"
08:07 When Buddy finally pulls down the fraud's beard, the confrontation escalates to violence.
08:12 It may be an obvious gag for a movie about one of Santa's helpers,
08:16 but Will Ferrell and Artie Lang's commitment to the absurdity
08:19 make this scene a true Christmas comedy gem.
08:21 Number 2. Kevin vs. the Burglars - Home Alone
08:35 Accidentally left home for the holidays,
08:37 Kevin McAllister must fight off Wet Bandit's Harry and Marv.
08:40 "This is my house. I have to defend it."
08:48 The boy uses his superior wit to arm the house with a number of elaborate booby traps.
08:52 What ensues is a massive slapstick set piece that leaves the bandits battered, bruised, and burned.
08:58 "Ow."
08:58 Who'd have thought that such violence would become a staple of wholesome holiday viewing?
09:13 Its iconic status is due in part to cinematographer Julio McCutt,
09:17 who shot the phenomenal labyrinth of props with an infectious energy.
09:21 And Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern's painstaking commitment makes it so much sweeter.
09:25 "You're a dead kid."
09:27 The climax to Home Alone may also be one of the most memorable sequences of modern slapstick.
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09:54 notifications. Number one Clark's bonus, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
10:00 "I'm sorry if I've been a little short with everyone lately. I've been waiting for this bonus."
10:05 If you're looking for a holiday themed laugh, Christmas Vacation is the perfect choice.
10:11 In a movie full of standout scenes,
10:13 one of our favorites is when Clark Griswold goes on a rant about his boss.
10:16 "If any of you are looking for any last minute gift ideas for me, I have one.
10:23 I like Frank Shirley, my boss, right here tonight."
10:26 The only thing that kept him going through a chaotic family reunion was his excitement
10:30 for his yearly bonus. So when he sees that the bonus is a Jelly of the Month Club membership,
10:34 he snaps. Chevy Chase's explosive, partially improvised rant may not be the most family
10:40 friendly joke, but it's a masterpiece of unhinged hilarity that perfectly displays Clark's breakdown.
10:45 "I don't want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no good, rotten, four-flushing,
10:49 lowlife, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking…"
10:55 While it's a relief when he convinces his boss to reinstate the bonus checks,
10:59 the mishap gave viewers a priceless comedic gift for all seasons.
11:03 What are your favorite holiday comedy movies and scenes? Laugh all the way in the comments.
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11:11 "You're right!"
11:12 "Shut up, man! What's so funny?"
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