âSaturday Night Liveâ gets ready for Elon Musk
By Dave Itzkoff New York Times,Updated May 7, 2021, 2:31 p.m.
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SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.Britta Pedersen/Associated Press
When âSaturday Night Liveâ announced last month that this weekendâs broadcast would be hosted by Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX, the decision was widely discussed, dissected and lamented.
Muskâs fans celebrated the selection and praised âSNLâ for reaching outside its usual talent pool of actors, athletes and musicians.
Professional comedians and television writers criticized the show for choosing a host with few cultural bona fides and a controversial history as a businessman.
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Elon Musk is making his Saturday Night Live hosting debut on May 8 but when the show announced his name it caused some backlash online.
Some people questioned why a billionaire businessman is going to be featured on a show which usually reserves its coveted hosting spots for people in entertainment.
A few celebrities took to Twitter to react to the controversy.
Rocker Gene Simmons gave some advice to Musk. Ignore the haters... he said. I wonder if @elonmusk on #snl will be a 90 minute infomercial for Doge coin. (Buying it as we speak), asked comedian David Spade.
I don t know why people are freaking out, the comedian told the former SNL star on Tuesday. They re like, Oh I can t believe that Elon Musk is hosting! And I m like, The guy that makes the earth better kinda and makes cool things and sends people to Mars?
Davidson admitted that he hadn t met the Tesla CEO. However, he made plans to have dinner with him and SNL producer Lorne Michaels following his appearance on the late-night talk show.
As he shared, I m really excited, man. I m gonna ask him for like a Tesla or some s -.
Like Davidson, Weekend Update co-host Michael Che recently discussed the SpaceX chief designer s upcoming gig on Late Night.
I don t know why people are freaking out, the comedian told the former SNL star on Tuesday, May 4. They re like, Oh I can t believe that Elon Musk is hosting! And I m like, the guy that makes the earth better kinda and makes cool things and sends people to Mars?
Pete admitted that he hadn t met the Tesla CEO. However, he made plans to have dinner with him and SNL producer Lorne Michaels following his appearance on the late-night talk show.
As he shared, I m really excited, man. I m gonna ask him for like a Tesla or some s t.
Like Pete, Weekend Update co-host Michael Che recently discussed the SpaceX chief engineer s upcoming gig on Late Night.