Santa Doesnt Need Your Help

When a K-pop boy band shows up to “save Christmas,” it’s the last straw!

Santa Claus may be getting older, achier, more forgetful over the years, but he is determined to prove to the world he can still do his job without anyone’s help.

“On Dasher, on Dancer, on Cupid, on Comet, I must show the world that Santa’s still got it!”

Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Maher and New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator have given the timeless tale of saving Christmas a clever twist when Santa decides to save the day himself this year. What follows is a laugh-out-loud adventure about refusing help.

Will old Saint Nick discover the true meaning of Christmas? Or will he ruin everyone’s holiday because he’s too stubborn to admit when he’s wrong?

Kevin Maher is an Emmy-nominated writer, filmmaker, comedian, and poet. His work has been featured on AMC, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon. His short films have been shown everywhere from MOMA to Troma, with screenings outside of Sundance and Cannes. Kevin directed the one-man show I, SANTA: Confessions from Behind the Beard and has worked as a Santa-for-hire. He lives in New York with his wife and two sons. To see his videos, visit www.LoveKevin.com.

Joe Dator has been a cartoonist for the New Yorker since 2006 and has also contributed cartoons to MAD magazine and Esquire. He is a recipient of the National Cartoonists Society's Silver Reuben Award and has been featured on CBS's 60 Minutes. In 2021, he published a collection of his work titled INKED: Cartoons, Confessions, Rejected Ideas and Secret Sketches from the New Yorker’s Joe Dator. In addition to cartooning, he has presented humorous lectures on everything from Japanese movie monsters to fictitious comedy albums and is the co-host of the Comedy Film Funnel podcast. He lives in New York City.