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holidays-10
Santa Tryouts

A few people audition to play Santa during the mall’s annual Christmas performance.

0:01:25
spk_1
 

Twas the weeks before Christmas and all across the city, People flock to the malls for gifts that are pretty. From food courts to Spencer to kioskalore. The malls where kind shoppers find their favorite store. The man we call Santa can wear many faces, fake beards, and stuffed tummies in multiple places. There's one true kringle, he lives at the pole, but many have played him. Right here at this mall. Okay, Jim. So As you can see,

0:01:54
spk_2
 

the kids have lined up, you got your congratulations.

0:01:59
spk_1
 

You are Santa this year. Thank you so much, Robert. This is a big this is one of the biggest santas. Honestly, it's been my dream for my entire life to have the opportunity to to spread the joy of the season to the children here. I used to come to this mall when I was a child and I sat on Santa's lap here Now it's it's it's wonderful to get an opportunity to to give the children what what the previous santas gave me, which was hope for the season -- Yes.

0:02:27
spk_0
 

--

0:02:27
spk_1
 

and a little bit of joy in their heart and a smile on their face.

0:02:30
spk_2
 

Well, your audition was fantastic. And once again, I'm sorry you lost out. Last year.

0:02:35
spk_1
 

Oh, it's

0:02:35
spk_2
 

up to Joel.

0:02:36
spk_1
 

It's fine.

0:02:36
spk_2
 

But we just felt like, you know, we should go with him because he was getting older. Uh-huh. And it was one of his final years. Yeah.

0:02:48
spk_1
 

As you know, Joel, Absolutely. And Joel JOL has my heart. Joel is here in my heart. Joel and I were friends actually. You know, most channels that we shouldn't have put him up there that Well, of course,

0:02:58
spk_2
 

his shoes days in a row because he did pass away.

0:03:00
spk_1
 

Can

0:03:00
spk_3
 

i just say something you've got big shoes to fill?

0:03:03
spk_2
 

Yes. This is the owner of the No.

0:03:05
spk_1
 

I had Oh, Ziu, you're a big Joel fan. Yeah. Of course, you are.

0:03:08
spk_3
 

Look at you. I really love Joel.

0:03:09
spk_1
 

Wow. Everyone loves you.

0:03:10
spk_3
 

It was my first Santa. Hey. Joel I didn't wanna do this program anymore.

0:03:14
spk_1
 

You know you know, the last year that I sat on Santa's lap, I was sitting on Joel's lap. So it's he meant a lot to me as well. So I understand the size of the shoes that I'm trying to feel okay. And I watch You don't think you get it.

0:03:25
spk_3
 

Joel was a monster.

0:03:27
spk_2
 

Mister Westfield, please.

0:03:29
spk_3
 

I came all the way down here. I know. From Westfield headquarters to let you know. You'll never be Joel, but we're gonna let you try anyway.

0:03:38
spk_1
 

I appreciate it. I appreciate the opportunity as I've said on on multiple times. You know, can can you drop the voice for a second? What do you mean?

0:03:45
spk_3
 

This is his voice. Man to man.

0:03:46
spk_1
 

This is his voice, Westfield. He's very sensitive. Really? Yes. This is what this is who I am. I'm a Wow. This is how I sound. I've I've I've lived my whole life trying to to to to to be Santa Claus. I can't just drop the character.

0:04:00
spk_3
 

Well, he's telling me him first.

0:04:01
spk_1
 

He lived in the North Pole for almost two years.

0:04:03
spk_4
 

I did.

0:04:04
spk_1
 

I did. For the role. I did. Ran afoul of a few scientists and had to come back down here. Okay. Alright. He was ruining scientific Well, hoeing. It's not listen. These scientists were doing yes. The scientists were, of course, studying the sort of sonic vibrations of the ice cap hoping to someday be able to mimic it. And I was, of course, sitting on the exact You melted a whole cap yourself. Is that correct? Well, yes. Lying up fires and trying to build a little house. I would've frozen to death I hadn't been up there and started a huge way.

0:04:35
spk_3
 

You guess farting?

0:04:37
spk_1
 

Well, I mean, I'm mister Welch. He misses Joe. He misses Joe. Don't insinuate that our new set

0:04:46
spk_3
 

has yet. I'm sorry. I've been optimistic. I'm sorry. I missed Joel. You got big shoes to fill, but due to the voice and

0:04:52
spk_1
 

the Mister Westfield is gonna be up above

0:04:54
spk_3
 

call him impressed.

0:04:55
spk_1
 

That's fine. With I don't mind the bleaching glass, watching. I do not mind observation. In fact, it looks like the line is getting in incredibly long. Well, yes. We we

0:05:04
spk_2
 

wanted to we're we're building hype

0:05:06
spk_1
 

yes. Okay. So should I do my entrance and and sort of come out? Are the are the elves in the I hope you I think that would be great.

0:05:12
spk_2
 

All the elves are in place. They are children from around town.

0:05:18
spk_1
 

That's oh, over there, that helps the children. Yes. And they're working. Well, they're it's fun for them. Oh. Oh, the kids are fine. They wanna do They wanna do it. They wanna do it. It was it was a radio

0:05:30
spk_2
 

contest, B and L, Oh, that's

0:05:32
spk_1
 

at the Westfield MallPlus. So they only work for,

0:05:34
spk_2
 

like, thirty minutes at a time, and

0:05:35
spk_1
 

they bring in a new one. Fantastic.

0:05:37
spk_2
 

So it's nothing weird. Alright. Okay. So, yes, feel free. There's a microphone. You can go out and make a a big announcement. Say you're here.

0:05:45
spk_3
 

Don't make it huge.

0:05:46
spk_1
 

Yeah. Yeah. I was gonna say huge. And I dialed it back. Don't go too huge. I will Huge, but not too huge.

0:05:55
spk_3
 

Huge. I'll stay out of it. I just

0:05:57
spk_1
 

mister Westfield.

0:05:57
spk_3
 

I have such a way that I see it Joel's way.

0:06:00
spk_2
 

Mister Westfield wants us to go a certain way.

0:06:01
spk_1
 

Well, how about this? Joel's way. I'll channel Joel, and I will do my best.

0:06:06
spk_3
 

Good luck. You might just wanna do it yourself.

0:06:09
spk_1
 

Yes. Make it your own. Okay. Okay? Take what you learned at the North Pole, make it your own.

0:06:13
spk_2
 

Fantastic. So here's the microphone. It's gonna be hot. As soon as you walk out.

0:06:21
spk_1
 

It's a little feedback. Could you maybe turn it down just a bit? Yes. The feedback sounds like a door squeaking. Sorry.

0:06:27
spk_0
 

Okay.

0:06:27
spk_1
 

You ready? Alright. Here we go. And it's live? It's live. And Oh, children. Welcome to Santa's work shop. It's the same announcement. It is indeed.

0:06:41
spk_0
 

You better be here.

0:06:43
spk_1
 

I've come down straight from the North Pole and don't worry. This year, I've taken my gas six. That's right. That's right, children. You'll sit on my lap to see

0:06:54
spk_0
 

and not

0:06:55
spk_1
 

get single chance.

0:06:56
spk_3
 

I knew it.

0:06:57
spk_1
 

Get the get the shepherd's pole. Grab his neck, pull him back in.

0:07:03
spk_3
 

So you were farting on the North Pole. Mister Westfield, please. He was farting on the North Pole and

0:07:07
spk_1
 

it's

0:07:08
spk_3
 

gas acts.

0:07:10
spk_1
 

Jim. What was that? I was just you said make it a big announcement. I didn't want the children to think I was

0:07:15
spk_5
 

the gas

0:07:15
spk_1
 

next thing.

0:07:16
spk_6
 

What the

0:07:16
spk_3
 

fuck was that? Oh. My father didn't Santa here. Joel junior seventeen. Joe junior. Eight years to have his name ruined immediately. Kids expect to say that I came here to honor my dad's memory, and I almost had a heart attack. I am so sorry. This is all my fault.

0:07:33
spk_1
 

I know junior, I cannot believe you were here after that. Amazing audition you put in yesterday. It was so growling.

0:07:41
spk_6
 

Well, I

0:07:41
spk_3
 

wanted to say I wanted to see who beat me.

0:07:44
spk_1
 

It was

0:07:45
spk_3
 

you, of course, your key card still works. You can get into any door in the building.

0:07:50
spk_1
 

You're just too young, Joel Junior.

0:07:52
spk_3
 

Right. That's what they said about my dad seventy eight years ago.

0:07:57
spk_1
 

Well, he looks so old

0:07:58
spk_2
 

when he was twenty.

0:07:59
spk_1
 

Joel, I understand that this moment is rather difficult for you. Your father just died after being a santa cause for nearly ninety five years.

0:08:08
spk_3
 

I can't even look at this fucking amateur.

0:08:11
spk_1
 

This is how I feel, Joel. Give us a first field, please.

0:08:14
spk_3
 

I know you've Yeah. You say it inherently doesn't have gas. Okay. Take gas acts. You know what? Same thing by the magic of Christmas. You know,

0:08:23
spk_1
 

you all haven't even seen me once with a child and you're in here giving me notes. I met me at once with a child, and then we can discuss for life. You mispron get

0:08:31
spk_3
 

me in front of my son.

0:08:33
spk_1
 

Hey. No. Shoot. Shoot. Shoot you.

0:08:35
spk_3
 

Just I've been slapped -- Jam.

0:08:37
spk_0
 

--

0:08:37
spk_3
 

once before a time.

0:08:38
spk_1
 

Jim, that's too that's a step too far. I'm gonna keep you in the wings just in case this goes badly. But Joel Junior, you're saying, boss. Are you kidding me?

0:08:45
spk_3
 

You stay right where

0:08:46
spk_0
 

you are.

0:08:47
spk_1
 

The throne from me because I have his child.

0:08:49
spk_3
 

I don't know if it's dope, but I am wearing a set outfit just to kiss this. Be underneath my suit. It was packed underneath your suit.

0:08:56
spk_1
 

Take the suit off. We could see this in

0:08:58
spk_5
 

all of something.

0:08:59
spk_4
 

Boy outboard This

0:09:01
spk_1
 

is unbelievable. Mister Westfield, please. This is unbelievable. Nepotism at its fight. You hush. You dare You hush,

0:09:07
spk_3
 

slap the sun of the King of Christmas. You fucking am a You

0:09:13
spk_1
 

know what? Okay, Joe Junior. The mic is hot. Get out there, do not say anything about gas. You're on. You're on. Go. It's gonna be

0:09:20
spk_3
 

ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children, while aging. He's

0:09:23
spk_1
 

turning into a circus.

0:09:26
spk_6
 

Are you

0:09:27
spk_3
 

ready to Chris smooth.

0:09:33
spk_6
 

Well, then please welcome. Weighing at

0:09:36
spk_5
 

six hundred and

0:09:36
spk_3
 

fifty pounds.

0:09:38
spk_0
 

--

0:09:38
spk_5
 

for the north pole.

0:09:41
spk_3
 

Not known. Cash non existent. You can drink all the milk you want.

0:09:47
spk_6
 

You don't have to worry.

0:09:48
spk_1
 

Yes, sir. How you doing? I'm unplugging it.

0:09:50
spk_3
 

Good thing for me, boy.

0:09:52
spk_1
 

Get the get the hook.

0:09:53
spk_5
 

Hooking back in here. Yeah.

0:09:56
spk_1
 

Angel Junior. Unbelievable. Unbelievable. What on earth was that? It can drink all the milky wands.

0:10:01
spk_3
 

I had to correct the thing from before the kids were wondering. Cash on

0:10:05
spk_1
 

no. Mister Westfield. You know, it's nepotism, mister Westfield.

0:10:09
spk_3
 

This is the type of his handshake with me. This at

0:10:13
spk_1
 

if this is the type of show that this mall is interested in, I will go down to the other wing of the mall and I will work in other Santa

0:10:21
spk_5
 

sent

0:10:21
spk_1
 

there's no other Santa shops. Come on.

0:10:23
spk_3
 

That one's a sting.

0:10:25
spk_1
 

There's a soupy ass Santa at the other end of the Mallie.

0:10:28
spk_3
 

I think your whole shit is fake. You I don't think this is your voice. Oh. I think you went to the South Pole.

0:10:35
spk_5
 

Wow. Wow. Well, look who's falling apart. Mom. Honey,

0:10:45
spk_3
 

i mean,

0:10:47
spk_5
 

that's right.

0:10:52
spk_1
 

Hang on. What's going on?

0:10:55
spk_5
 

I am Joel senior's wife, and I'm now dating mister Westfield.

0:11:02
spk_1
 

Unbelievable.

0:11:03
spk_3
 

I guess I've always had a bit of a thing for missus Clark.

0:11:07
spk_1
 

Oh, God.

0:11:09
spk_5
 

And I'm here to save the day.

0:11:12
spk_3
 

Yeah. It's body isn't even cold, and you've already moved up. I paid for that.

0:11:19
spk_5
 

Just because he has a heated coffin. You can't keep saying. There's this climate controlled coffin.

0:11:27
spk_3
 

I want him to be warm until we're sure.

0:11:31
spk_1
 

You guys realize, mister West He's definitely so

0:11:36
spk_4
 

expensive. Until worship She's

0:11:39
spk_1
 

in the ground. Sure. Of what, mister Wester?

0:11:42
spk_3
 

We're sure that he's not gonna do it in Jesus time.

0:11:44
spk_1
 

He got ragged out till he died, sitting so many kids on his lap. You know,

0:11:50
spk_3
 

i'm keeping him warm. I'm keeping his wife warm.

0:11:53
spk_1
 

I don't know if we've got seats. The line of children. The line of children is stretching out into the parking lot. We've got to allow these children to sit. The children are blocking traffic. Okay. You know what? You know what? Why don't you go back out there, Jim? I would love Don't mention

0:12:13
spk_3
 

oh, this I'd love to see. This is gonna go You

0:12:16
spk_1
 

know what? No. I'm gonna do it completely different. I'm gonna we've seen what Joel's offspring can do, and now I'll do something converse motherfucker.

0:12:24
spk_3
 

Someone this motherfucker far away from me because I am going to be very physically rude with it. Let me just tell you something impostor. You'll never win a back or whatever you're going for.

0:12:34
spk_1
 

Oh, yeah. Well, hey, I'm gonna show you all what Santa can really do. Okay? Alright. And I brought my own music. I'm really I'll queue the music. Don't you don't you touch stereo? Four more chances. Alright. Here it goes. The mic is hot, you say.

0:12:50
spk_2
 

Mike's hot.

0:12:56
spk_3
 

You're sticking one leg out the curtain?

0:12:58
spk_5
 

It's like

0:12:59
spk_1
 

it's for less.

0:13:00
spk_4
 

Pass pretty muffled.

0:13:03
spk_1
 

Dad to dinner. Dad to doodle.

0:13:06
spk_3
 

It just put brought his front body up. I his bosom for propagating.

0:13:11
spk_4
 

Big Santa

0:13:14
spk_1
 

didn't know now.

0:13:15
spk_5
 

Okay.

0:13:16
spk_1
 

Hello, everyone. Welcome to the home. That's right.

0:13:22
spk_3
 

The the

0:13:23
spk_1
 

poor this is

0:13:25
spk_7
 

the real

0:13:25
spk_1
 

north poll.

0:13:26
spk_3
 

Oh my god. He's naughty, Sam.

0:13:30
spk_5
 

Miss Jim, what are you doing out there?

0:13:35
spk_3
 

Give him a second. I mean, as Mister Westfield.

0:13:37
spk_1
 

He's doing what Joel would do. He's doing exactly what Joel would do. He's stealing

0:13:43
spk_0
 

his own

0:13:44
spk_3
 

thing. Okay.

0:13:45
spk_1
 

I'm gonna let it go because you're my boss. Let me just unbutton one of the buttons on my santa robes. Jesus. Ow.

0:13:56
spk_5
 

Come on. Okay. That was shade.

0:13:59
spk_0
 

We

0:14:00
spk_5
 

it's a ricochet, miss

0:14:05
spk_3
 

oh my god.

0:14:05
spk_1
 

Customer with me, please let me stop it. Those button ricocheted your child in

0:14:10
spk_3
 

the eye. Okay. Yanking back here.

0:14:13
spk_5
 

Give me

0:14:13
spk_1
 

the shepherd's bowl.

0:14:15
spk_5
 

Yeah. Yeah. Oh, my throat. Wait did this game keep going? What the fuck was that? Jam a ricochet?

0:14:24
spk_7
 

I didn't mean for the ricochet to happen. You've ruined my throat.

0:14:27
spk_3
 

Sid, she's not supposed to hurt kids. Kids, of course,

0:14:30
spk_1
 

to hurt sex.

0:14:31
spk_0
 

Out there

0:14:31
spk_1
 

right now. No.

0:14:32
spk_3
 

Hot Go ahead, Joel junior. Your mother and I are so proud of you.

0:14:36
spk_1
 

Smack's working there there. Smack's back smoking there there.

0:14:39
spk_5
 

It's Troll.

0:14:40
spk_1
 

Is that clack clack clack clack clack clack clack clack.

0:14:45
spk_3
 

He's twitching. Welcome to Santa's twerk shop. Wait.

0:14:50
spk_5
 

Hi, Rick. It's just double the second, Sean. Give me the shepherd's phone.

0:14:56
spk_4
 

My bad. Not Joel Junior. Son.

0:15:01
spk_3
 

So I mean adoptive son through love of your father. My son.

0:15:06
spk_7
 

Wow. It looks like you've all ruined two sets this Christmas

0:15:10
spk_5
 

oh my god. Harvey fires me. Great.

0:15:20
spk_7
 

Well, no one responded to my application.

0:15:24
spk_1
 

So why you wanna do it? I'd

0:15:26
spk_5
 

love to.

0:15:27
spk_3
 

You got the job, aren't you?

0:15:30
spk_5
 

It's all yours. Go out there. The mic's on. Wow.

0:15:39
spk_0
 

See.

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