Meanwhile, those on social media had jokes aplenty, with film references deeming this version of Buddy the Elf a “South Pole elf” and saying he had finally been sacked for not meeting his gift ...

The jokes about his family-friendly holiday film quickly take ... When Hernández pushes back, the men crowd around him as Big Red says, "In prison, you're not going to be an elf named Buddy. You're ...

This year, the hype finally got the better of me, and having been reassured that Elf was suitably low on fart jokes, I forced my ... some cringe moments, like Buddy scaring Jovie by singing ...