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24th November 2018
01:00pm GMT

The comedian appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to talk about Toy Story 4 but, given the time of year, the conversation soon turned to the classic Christmas comedy.
He explained:
"The original Santa Clause is a little darker, written by two comedians. I actually shot and killed Santa, in the original movie. "And he fell off the roof, because I thought he was a burglar. He gives me the card and the whole movie starts. And the kid goes, 'You just killed Santa.' And I said, 'He shouldn't have been on the roof when he wasn't invited.'"
The idea was axed by the then-head of Disney - and the reason why makes plenty of sense.
Allen recalled:
“The head of Disney at the time said, ‘Well, we can’t start a movie like that.’ "I said, ‘Why not?’ He said, ‘Well, we can’t start a Disney movie with you murdering Santa Claus.’ "I said, ‘I’m a comedian. Why not? That’s funny. You killed all the parents in your other movies anyway.’ "Don’t they? They do that. I’m a comedian!”
The script was eventually re-written, with Allen's character no longer shooting and killing St. Nick - which is definitely for the best, if you ask us.
You can check out his full interview below.
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