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Elon Musk’s SNL Hosting Gig Is a Trap Shirley Li
Updated at 11:31 a.m. ET on April 29, 2021
Elon Musk is an eyebrow-raising choice of host for
Saturday Night Live. He’s a controversy-courting tech CEO with a tenuous connection to the entertainment industry. He’s never seemed interested in performing sketch comedy. And his Twitter following of more than 50 million accounts eclipses
SNL’s audience this season, the series’ highest-rated episode drew about 9 million viewers. Musk, in short, doesn’t need
SNL.
But
SNL, which doesn’t typically invite guests like Musk to Studio 8H, seems to need him. Yes, the show has made atypical host choices in the past, including athletes, politicians, and, on occasion, sportscasters, but these figures have always arrived with a message and a motive for subjecting themselves to the trials of live TV. They want your vote, or your visit, or your viewership. Only once has
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Mr. LORNE MICHAELS, late of
The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour, respectfully informs the public that his celebrated VARIETY SHOW will return to the City of New York on May 8, a week from Saturday next. Anxious to afford his patrons the best possible comedic treat, Mr. Michaels has spared no expense in securing the services of Mr. ELON MUSK, the eccentric industrialist whose ELECTRIC CARRIAGES and FLYING CONTRAPTIONS have become notorious for erupting into UNQUENCHABLE FLAMES. This gentleman, having until recently devoted his efforts to the art of INVENTION, prays that the public will receive his upcoming tribute to THALIA with the same kindness with which they have indulged his TWEETS and SECURITIES FRAUD, and no, it looks like booking Elon Musk to host