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\n\t\u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d revealed their own version of Variety\u2018s \u201cActors on Actors<\/a>\u201d series on the Dec. 13 episode of the late night sketch show.<\/p>\n \n\tThe \u201cSNL<\/a>\u201d spin was dubbed \u201cCharacters on Characters,\u201d and invited some iconic holiday favorites to interact \u2014 including a discussion between Rudolph<\/a> (host Josh O\u2019Connor) and A Partridge in a Pear Tree (Bowen Yang); The Grinch<\/a> (Mikey Day) and Scrooge (James Austin Johnson); Little Drummer Boy (Kenan Thompson) and Tiny Tim (Marcello Hern\u00e1ndez); and Mrs. Claus (Chloe Fineman) and The Grandma from \u201cGrandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer\u201d (Ashley Padilla).<\/p>\n \n\tSpoofing the in-depth conversations on craft that often take place during \u201cActors on Actors,\u201d the discussions got deep, including Rudolph\u2019s lack of formal training before pulling Santa\u2019s sleigh; the Partridge becoming a \u201cchosen family\u201d with the other days of Christmas; the Grinch shooting on location in Whoville; Scrooge saying he didn\u2019t improv his iconic words written by Charles Dickens; Little Drummer Boy saying his iconic line \u201cPa rum pum pum pum\u201d; Mrs. Claus worrying that the Grandma was actually dead; and included many other seasonal pop culture jokes.<\/p>\n \n\tO\u2019Connor hosted this week\u2019s episode of \u201cSNL,\u201d with musical guest Lily Allen.<\/p>\n \n\tThis season\u2019s edition of Actors on Actors<\/a> includes lively chats between pairings like Ariana Grande (\u201cWicked: For Good\u201d) and Adam Sandler (\u201cJay Kelly\u201d); Julia Roberts (\u201cAfter the Hunt\u201d) and Sean Penn (\u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d); Dwayne Johnson (\u201cThe Smashing Machine\u201d) and Brendan Fraser (\u201cRental Family\u201d); Oscar Isaac (\u201cFrankenstein\u201d) and Teyana Taylor (\u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d); and Jennifer Lawrence (\u201cDie My Love\u201d) and Leonardo DiCaprio (\u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d).<\/p>\n \n\tThe current 23rd edition of \u201cActors on Actors\u201d marks the start of a new partnership between Variety\u00a0and celebrity.land<\/a>. 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