Laugh with Me – REWIND: Santa Claus Joins Laugh With Me!

Host: Jeremy Odom
Guest: Santa Claus (Kris Kringle)
Air Date: December 19, 2025

Episode Overview

In this special “REWIND” edition of Laugh with Me, host Jeremy Odom brings back one of the podcast’s most memorable early guests: Santa Claus himself! With Christmas around the corner, Jeremy and Santa reflect on holiday traditions, Santa’s modern lifestyle (think: spin classes and hot tubs), the truth behind the Naughty List, and candid holiday humor. The banter is fast, tongue-in-cheek, and full of playful jabs at holiday culture, the pressures of Santa’s job, and the quirks of being the world’s most famous gift-giver.

Key Discussion Segments & Insights

Setting the Mood and Introducing Santa

• [06:37] Jeremy opens with high-energy, poking fun at his co-host Johnny’s lack of Christmas spirit, and frames the episode as a “Rewind” to their earlier Santa Claus interview.
• [09:38] Santa bursts onto the scene: “Merry Christmas, Santa Claus.”
• Santa asserts his dominance and traditional greeting: “I would appreciate if you wouldn't talk over me… I said, ho, ho, ho. I said Merry Christmas.” (Santa Claus, [09:45])

Santa’s Lifestyle & Delegation

• [10:10] Jeremy asks about Santa’s preparations leading to Christmas Eve.
• [10:16] Santa’s modern twist: “I've really gotten into spin classes here recently.” (Santa Claus, [10:16])
• Emphasizes delegation: “I don't do shit. I picked up gifts. I don't know how to do it.” (Santa Claus, [10:29])
• “You should know that I am the distributor. I work on logistics.” (Santa Claus, [10:46])

Santa vs. Amazon: The Christmas Turf War

• [11:20] Jeremy jokes about Amazon taking over Christmas.
• Santa retorts confidently:
  • “Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Amazon?”
  • “I have right now Monopoly… Don't come at me.” (Santa Claus, [11:34])
  • “Parents are buying their kids gifts on Amazon. Maybe. Sure, sure, sure. But who are they saying the gift is from?” (Santa Claus, [11:53])
• “The game is the same now as it was 40 years ago. The game is the same now as it was 80 years ago.” (Santa Claus, [12:14])

Gift Requests & Gut Health Gags

• [12:29] Santa says he gets requests from all age groups, and jokes: “You know what most people want? Continents. They want to be able to poop.” (Santa Claus, [12:44])
• “Normally I prescribe caffeine. That’ll normally get the job done.” (Santa Claus, [12:54])
• Jeremy references Crohn’s Disease: “Is it possible that this was a Christmas gift from Old St. Nick a few years back?”
  • Santa: “No, no, no. In fact, exactly the opposite.” ([13:22])

The Sleep Surveillance Files

• [13:37] Santa talks about “evolution in watching people” sleep:
  • “The arm flailers… people that would just throw their arms across, slap people in the face.”
  • Santa teases Jeremy about sleep fights with his partner: “I've watched you sleep. I've seen Ashley lay that left hand across the face.” (Santa Claus, [14:07])
• Blanket-stealing: “I really enjoyed the blanket stealers… leave the other person cold.” (Santa Claus, [14:40])
• On bedhead: “I honestly… love people that spend a lot of time with their hair, and the thing turns into a mohawk.” (Santa Claus, [15:50])

Santa on His Favorite Places & Post-Christmas Routine

• [16:47] When asked about favorite stops, Santa says: “I like every single place that I could go after Christmas. That's where I want to go… I don't want to spend more time on Christmas.”
• [17:30] Santa’s self-care:
  • “I am the king of [spin class] … I jump in the hot tub afterwards.”
  • “There is nothing more pleasant than pouring yourself a glass of champagne, sitting in a hot tub when it is zero degrees outside and just watching the condensation form to ice on the side of your glass.” (Santa Claus, [18:20])

Naughty List, Coal, and the 2018 AI Disaster

• [25:49] Jeremy asks about mistakes on the Naughty List.
• Santa: “That I've admitted to.” (Santa Claus, [26:06])
• Santa’s public apology: “I will admit to the disaster of 2018. I tried to make it up to people. And I'm sorry… I should not have automated the Naughty List.” (Santa Claus, [26:22], [26:57])
• Coal explained: “From the ground in the North Pole… it's dinosaur bones.” (Santa Claus, [27:42])

Santa’s Movie Takes & Holiday Competition

• [28:42] On “Napoleon”: “Didn’t have much of a Christmas spirit to it.” (Santa Claus, [28:45])
• Holiday rivalries: “I'm not afraid of Mariah Carey. I was more annoyed when… every time it hit a quiet spot: Beyonce.” (Santa Claus, [29:24])
• The challenge of the Beehive (Beyonce’s fans): “Have you… seen the Beehive?” (Santa Claus, [29:51])

Fitness, Cookies, and Pandemic Precautions

• [30:44] Spin class all year: “Just to help you get in shape so that you can eat cookies at every home you visit on Christmas Eve?”
• “Oh, you got me… I'm just a normal guy. I got a whole bunch of elves.” (Santa Claus, [31:03])
• [31:32] On COVID protocols:
  • “That's what the beard's for.”
  • “The beard blocked the COVID from you.” (Santa Claus, [31:32], [31:38])

Joke Testing and Santa’s Stand-Up Review

• [32:52] Jeremy tests out jokes on Santa, to which Santa is blunt:
  • “No. Whoa. Quite the sense of humor… You're a really big boy.” (Santa Claus, [32:48])
  • On another joke: “That second joke is horrible. Don't ever air that. That's bad.” (Santa Claus, [34:03])
• Santa’s classic: “You just need to do the ho, ho, ho.” (Santa Claus, [34:14])

Santa, Privacy, and Respecting Boundaries

• [34:59] Santa is adamant: “Not at your local malls and local grocery stores… Don't walk up to me. Don't call my attention.”
• “I want to live my normal life.” (Santa Claus, [35:23])

Parting Words and Santa’s Philosophical Side

• [36:06] “Why does it have to be a big deal? Why am I responsible for your happiness this time of season?” (Santa Claus, [36:06])
• “Sometimes Christmas comes at the most inopportune moments.” (Santa Claus, [36:46])
• “Sometimes Christmas is its own surprise. Little boy Jesus.” (Santa Claus, [37:01])
• Jeremy signs off with gratitude and a nudge at Mrs. Claus.

Notable Quotes

“I don't do shit. I picked up gifts. I don't know how to do it.”
— Santa Claus ([10:29])

“Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Amazon? I have right now Monopoly… Don't come at me.”
— Santa Claus ([11:34])

“You know what most people want? Continents. They want to be able to poop.”
— Santa Claus ([12:44])

“I should not have automated the Naughty List… and I have corrected that, but I do not accept personal responsibility for it.”
— Santa Claus ([26:57])

“There is nothing more pleasant than pouring yourself a glass of champagne, sitting in a hot tub when it is zero degrees outside and just watching the condensation form to ice on the side of your glass.”
— Santa Claus ([18:20])

“Sometimes Christmas is its own surprise. Little boy Jesus.”
— Santa Claus ([37:01])

Memorable Moments

• Santa admitting his love for spin class and referencing Peloton culture ([10:16], [17:45])
• Blunt, hilarious takes on the logistics of Christmas and boredom with his own legend
• Santa’s mock rivalry with Amazon and witty dismissal of Mariah Carey/Beyonce fever ([11:34], [29:24])
• Honest appraisal of a pandemic beard as PPE ([31:32])
• Jeremy’s failed joke attempts and Santa’s stone-cold critiques ([32:52], [34:03])
• The “2018 AI Naughty List Disaster” – a surreal, tongue-in-cheek admission of automation gone wrong ([26:22])

Useful Timestamps

| Time | Segment / Highlight | |-------------|-------------------------------------| | 06:37 | Jeremy sets the holiday mood | | 09:38 | Santa’s entrance | | 10:16 | Santa talks spin class/logistics | | 11:34 | Santa vs. Amazon discussion | | 12:44 | Gut health requests as Christmas gifts | | 13:37 | Santa’s sleep surveillance stories | | 17:30 | Santa’s hot tub rituals | | 26:22 | 2018 AI Naughty List fiasco | | 28:42 | Santa reviews “Napoleon” movie | | 32:52 | Jeremy’s joke test and Santa’s feedback | | 34:59 | Santa’s no-malls policy | | 36:06 | Santa gets philosophical about Xmas | | 37:01 | “Little boy Jesus” sign-off moment |

Tone & Takeaways

• Language/Tone: Warm, rapid-fire, irreverent, full of spontaneous banter and playful ribbing.
• Santa’s Persona: Both classic and subversive—blunt, a little tired, wryly self-aware, not above humble-bragging or airing his grievances.
• Takeaways:
  • Santa’s magic is in delegation, not sweat.
  • The Naughty List is not immune to technological meltdowns.
  • Even legendary figures need downtime in the hot tub.
  • Hosting Santa is equal parts comedy and therapy session.

For Listeners

Whether you’re full of holiday spirit or “kind of a grump,” this episode delivers a delightfully offbeat, behind-the-scenes take on Christmas icons, and proves even Santa can keep up with modern life—and comedy.