When
Saturday Night Live announced that meme-connoisseur and aspiring immortal Elon Musk would be hosting the show on May 8, the news didn’t so much break the internet as it broke the world record for most instantly furrowed brows.
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The announcement fueled an entire news cycle, obviously by design. First came the annoyed response on Twitter, followed by careful bemusement from some cast members, and then the bizarre announcement that none of them would be forced to appear on the show with Musk. The episode hadn’t even come close to airing yet and the conversation around it already felt like being stuck in an annoying, pointless tunnel with TikTok lights. It was exhausting.