Mike Myers was again on Saturday Night time Stay as Elon Musk — with a particular nod to certainly one of his most iconic movie characters.
Through the March 8 episode of the late-night comedy sketch collection, which noticed Girl Gaga pull double obligation because the host and the musical visitor, Myers, 61, reprised his parody of the Tesla CEO in the course of the present’s Cold Open, after doing the identical final weekend.
Poking enjoyable on the reported clash between Musk, 53, Marco Rubio and different political officers that’s stated to have not too long ago happened on the White Home, James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump and Marcello Hernandez’s Rubio went backwards and forwards about Musk’s involvement within the politician’s administration, earlier than Myers appeared onscreen to thunderous applause.
“I can’t imagine that is the man you’ve given entry to the complete authorities. He’s not an elected official,” Hernandez’s Rubio stated, earlier than he and Myers as Musk continued to combat. However, as Johnson’s Trump bought in the course of their bickering, the digital camera panned in to Myers, who did a voiceover as Musk.
“Part certainly one of my plan is full: ingratiate your self to the president and take over the media. However, was taking this job a foul thought? Lots of people appear to essentially hate me, like, Tesla inventory is admittedly crashing, and my private web value simply dropped by 100 billion {dollars},” Myers stated, placing his pinky to his lips, mimicking an notorious transfer made by his iconic Austin Powers character, Dr. Evil.
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SNL’s political parody additionally included mentions of moments that happened when Trump, 78, spoke to Congress on March 4, when he boasted of his administration’s accomplishments in his first days of workplace.
Early in his speech, Trump in contrast himself to George Washington, the primary individual to carry the workplace of the President of america, stating, with out citing any supply, “It has been acknowledged by many who the primary month of our presidency … is essentially the most profitable within the historical past of our nation.”
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Trump later took intention at his predecessor, Joe Biden, claiming that “egg costs are uncontrolled” due to him, earlier than he outlined an inventory of spending, largely to overseas nations, that he known as “appalling waste” — together with “$8 million for making mice transgender.” (This was one thing Republican Consultant Nancy Mace had blasted in a subcommittee listening to in February.)
The politician additionally claimed that america goes to get Greenland “a technique or one other” and that his administration has its sights set on going to Mars.
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