Technoking of comedy? Elon Musk to host Saturday Night Live
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2021/04/26/musk_snl/
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SNL announced the pick [2]via Twitter on Saturday to be confirmed the following day by [3]teleprompter-hater His Muskiness himself who then [4]quipped : "Let's find out just how live Saturday Night Live really is."
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Although Musk's faithful believe [6]anything he touches is gold , the decision appears to have [7]confused others .
Variety's Jenelle Riley was [8]quoted in The Guardian as saying: "I am really beyond disappointed in SNL. They've learned nothing. A host should have some discernible talent other than… being rich? Or at least not be someone who lies about a takeover, spreads misinformation about a pandemic, and is known for abusing employees."
It depends on how you define "talent". While Musk started down his gold-paved career as Technoking by flogging startups like Zip2 and PayPal, he also leads electric car maker Tesla and rocketeer SpaceX. The latter two in particular have whipped up a cult-like frenzy around the businessman.
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However, bar some cameos in The Simpsons and Iron Man 2 , an actor he is not. And if the SNL host isn't an actor with a new film to hawk, the results are mixed – just cop a load of this [10]cringe-inducing performance from Donald Trump in 2015.
But that isn't to say Musk won't have material to draw on. He could, for example, [11]call everyone a pedo . Or he could smoke a spliff on stage – although it has already been done by Cypress Hill. Also, to be fair to the guy, his introduction of Tesla's Cybertruck concept [12]was hilarious .
And while he's far from charismatic, it's not like he doesn't have a sense of humour. Here's Musk creasing at a deer who fell in a swimming pool and drowned.
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So we wait with bated breath to see if Musk's performance will dock with the International Space Station or bellyflop like a Starship. ®
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[1] https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/19/something_for_the_weekend_/
[2] https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1386033593772826624
[3] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/717749079707484160
[4] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1386158212970340354
[5] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2YIbjmgwCpxKcqEM0f8H8HQAAAAU&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0
[6] https://www.theregister.com/2020/01/31/elon_dont_doubt_ur_vibe/
[7] https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/snl-elon-musk-hosting-fans-dumbfounded-why/
[8] https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/apr/24/saturday-night-live-elon-musk-host-backlash
[9] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=3&c=33YIbjmgwCpxKcqEM0f8H8HQAAAAU&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[10] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkLzSLkYnGc
[11] https://www.theregister.com/2019/12/07/elon_musk_defamation/
[12] https://www.theregister.com/2019/11/22/smashing_tesla_cybertruck/
[13] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44YIbjmgwCpxKcqEM0f8H8HQAAAAU&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[14] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEbhjrGyKuE
[15] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Re: Aim lower
But if you are a TV show then ratings matter far more than content.
Funny?
It's SNL, not some foreign policy analysis show or literary critique. The question will be whether he is funny. Does he have comedic timing? Any moron can read out somebody else's script but only some people get the timing and delivery right.
That Elon Musk is a massive dickhead doesn't mean he can't be funny. Chevy Chase is/was quite funny but is also well-known to be a massive asshole and SNL staff endured him for years before they fired him.
To quote Father Jack:
How did that gobshite get on the television?
If I ever watched it
I might care.
Re: If I ever watched it
Its one of those shows you are told is fantastic - apart from the 10 or so shows you actually watched and thought were meh. I wonder if he's going to do pedo jokes.
We have to consider ourselved lucky
here in Blighty in that, we don't get SNL unless we have a subscription to some obscure cable channel.
Some of it was funny especially the takedowns to Trump but most of it wasn't very funny.
I'm sure that Elon's grand plan to rule the world won't be harmed by this event. His Starlink system is set to become the 'World's ISP'.
If you drive a Tesla, you are giving him all the data he needs to sling targetted ads at you as you drive or rather the car drives itself.
Re: We have to consider ourselved lucky
I find that obscure channel called youtube works pretty well in Blighty for SNL, sub free too.
Video or it didn't happen
I do not believe Musk quipped. Stuttered is far more likely. I love hearing about the rockets but Musk is painful to listen to. Yusaku Maezawa speaks better English.
Aim lower
SNL obviously going for ratings rather than content.