Musk will host the May 8th episode
NBC surprised pretty much everyone on Saturday with its announcement that Elon Musk would be hosting the next episode of “Saturday Night Live” on May 8, a decision that was met with a resounding, “No, no, no, no, no, no, no.”
Musk, who is known as the founder and CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, will be the first non-actor or athlete to host the longrunning sketch comedy series since Donald Trump in the fall of 2016. At that time, Trump was still just a candidate for president and that decision was met with a lot of scrutiny.
Musk, who has come under fire over the past year for seemingly downplaying the severity Covid-19 pandemic (and has a history of making controversial statements), is being met with a similar level of disdain.
One Twitter user described the move as one of “desperation” and added, “Did...
NBC surprised pretty much everyone on Saturday with its announcement that Elon Musk would be hosting the next episode of “Saturday Night Live” on May 8, a decision that was met with a resounding, “No, no, no, no, no, no, no.”
Musk, who is known as the founder and CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, will be the first non-actor or athlete to host the longrunning sketch comedy series since Donald Trump in the fall of 2016. At that time, Trump was still just a candidate for president and that decision was met with a lot of scrutiny.
Musk, who has come under fire over the past year for seemingly downplaying the severity Covid-19 pandemic (and has a history of making controversial statements), is being met with a similar level of disdain.
One Twitter user described the move as one of “desperation” and added, “Did...
- 4/24/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
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