Here Comes Trouble: Elon Musk Teases He’s A ‘Wild Card’ Before ‘Saturday Night Live’ Debut

Tesla CEO Elon Musk additional sparked fears amongst “Saturday Night Dwell” followers when he warned that he’s a “wild card” within the lead-up to his internet hosting debut.

The SpaceX founder appeared in a promo on Thursday with musical visitor Miley Cyrus and “SNL” solid member Cecily Sturdy. “I’m a wild card, so there’s no telling what I’ll do,” Musk boasted. Reminded that their moms can be there as a result of it’s Mom’s Day weekend, Musk then promised to be “good-ish.”

The person who baselessly insulted the rescue employee who saved 12 boys trapped in a Thai underwater cave as a “pedo man,” bought flame-shooting guns in California throughout wildfire season, apparently threatened Tesla workers attempting to unionize and downplayed the hazard of COVID-19 in all probability received’t disappoint when it come to outrage in his stay monologue Saturday.

For one factor, traders have been pleading with Musk for weeks to plug the cryptocurrency Dogecoin on stay TV. The worth of Dogecoin, which encompasses a shiba inu and was based as a joke, rocketed after Musk dubbed himself the “Dogefather” in a tweet touting his “SNL” look, triggering a 30% spike in Dogecoin worth.

Musk’s uber vanity and brazen product promotion are precisely the sorts of issues that anger some “Saturday Night Dwell” solid members. After it was introduced Musk was internet hosting, Aidy Bryant posted a quote on Instagram from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) blasting the “ethical obscenity” of the ultra-rich.

Bowen Yang, Chris Redd and Andrew Dismukes have additionally dragged Musk on Twitter. However Michael Che and Pete Davidson have defended his look.

Musk’s pending debut is resurrecting reminiscences of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump’s look as host in 2015.

“SNL” author and “Weekend Replace” co-anchor Colin Jost stated in his 2020 guide “A Punchable Face” that Trump’s look “was a wake-up name for our present.” That episode “has not aged well, politically or comedically,” he added. Jost referred to as Trump’s look a “confederate statue” in leisure.