Ryan Gosling is a bit too obsessed with Santa Claus in this bizarre SNL sketch

Ryan Gosling hosted "Saturday Night Live"
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Ryan Gosling had a lot of Christmas spirit when he hosted Saturday Night Live. Maybe a little too much.

In a pre-taped sketch, he and Vanessa Bayer play the new couple in town at the Christmas party Beck Bennett and Aidy Bryant are hosting. It doesn't take long for them to wear out their welcome with a firm belief in Santa Claus that's far more creepy than endearing.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.