Some Saturday Night Live cast members upset Elon Musk is hosting the show
April 27, 2021 by:
SpaceX founder and all-around famous billionaire, Elon Musk, will be hosting an upcoming episode of
Saturday Night Live and some members of the cast don t seem too thrilled about Musk appearing on the show. Some cast members have taken to social media and let s just say it might be a little awkward on
May 8, 2021, when Musk is tasked to host the popular variety series.
The backlash began with fans of
SNL who weren t happy that they were bringing on Musk as a comedy show host. Likely because Musk isn t an actor and really has no experience hosting a show of this type. Standout cast member Bowen Yang, who was an
By Melissa Repko, CNBC •
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Saturday Night Live s decision to pick Elon Musk as host has drawn backlash on social media, including from some of its cast members and writers.
At least four SNL cast members and writers have publicly criticized the decision.
Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has downplayed the risks of COVID-19 and said he would not get the vaccine for it.
Elon Musk hasn t appeared on Saturday Night Live yet, but he is already getting panned by some of its cast members.
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In a surprise move over the weekend, Saturday Night Live announced that business mogul Elon Musk would be hosting the NBC variety show on May 8. Some SNL cast members didn t seem too excited about it.
In an Instagram story, cast member Bowen Yang wrote what the f - does this even mean? as a caption to Musk s tweet from over the weekend which read, Let s find out just how live Saturday Night Live really is.