As Elon Musk makes headlines with his machinations to purchase Twitter, venerable British broadcaster BBC has announced plans to produce a docuseries about the controversial tech billionaire.
‘Saturday Night Live’ Cold Open Takes Aim at Elon Musk, Britney Spears, Majorie Taylor Greene and Trump
17.04.2022 - 07:57 / variety.com
William Earl “Saturday Night Live” served up Bowen Yang in an Easter Bunny costume for a cold open that took aim at Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter, Britney Spears’ baby news, the embattled Majorie Taylor Greene and the incoherent ramblings of Donald Trump.The cold open began with a nod to the Coachella music festival that began this weekend in Indio, Calif. Yang began the sketch by assuring the audience that they really are seeing him dressed up in a pink-and-white bunny costume — “either that or you’re at Coachella and the ‘shrooms are kickin’ it.”“SNL” star Kate McKinnon donned her Dr.
Anthony Fauci duds again in a nod to the fact that an infectious new COVID variant has started to bump up infection rates in many states after weeks of decline. McKinnon’s Fauci told viewers that he is “like glitter — no matter how hard try to get rid of me, I’m still in your hair, and sometimes on your face.” The sketch made quick work of other trending topics from the past week.
Mikey Day appeared as entrepreneur-investor Musk, who made a surprise $43 billion takeover bid for Twitter on April 14. Day portrayed the eccentric billionaire as stilted and awkward.
“I’m here to officially buy Easter,” he said, offering “23 billion Peeps,” a reference to the marshmallow confection sold around the holiday.Cecily Strong appeared as controversial Republican House member Marjorie Taylor Greene toting a life-size automatic weapon made of milk chocolate. Strong’s Greene made reference to the growing number of wedge-issue anti-LGBT laws moving through state legislatures in battleground states.
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deadline.com
04.05.2022 / 19:09
‘The Elon Musk Show’: BBC Greenlights Landmark Documentary Series On World’s Richest Man From ‘Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story’ Producer 72 Films
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has greenlit a landmark documentary series on Elon Musk from Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story producer 72 Films, Deadline can reveal.
msn.com
02.05.2022 / 18:01
Grimes blames Twitter for ‘public mental health’ issues amid takeover by her ex-partner Elon Musk
Grimes called out Twitter’s “issues with public mental health” just days after her on-and-off again boyfriend Elon Musk announced he’d reached a deal to purchase the social media platform for $44bn. Canadian singer Grimes speaks with MIT podcast host Lex Fridman on his show, Lex Fridman Podcast.
msn.com
29.04.2022 / 17:51
From his university sweetheart to Johnny Depp’s ex — a timeline of Elon Musk’s dating history
Elon Musk, Tesla entrepreneur, SpaceX founder and world’s richest man, announced that he bought Twitter for $44billion to “unlock its potential” as a “free speech platform”. It’s been a busy year for Musk. As well as making headlines for his billionaire business investments, he’s welcomed a second baby daughter, Exa Dark Sideræll, with on-and-off girlfriend Grimes, has been called to testify in ex-girlfriend Amber Heard’s televised trial with her former husband Johnny Depp and has been with rumoured new girlfriend actress Natasha Bassett.
msn.com
26.04.2022 / 18:41
Twitter: Four things that Elon Musk will have to tackle as Tesla boss takes over the platform
The Tesla mogul and richest man in the world made a surprise offer to buy the social media platform putting in a succesful bid of $54. 20 a share to acquire it which the board accepted. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” Mr Musk said in a statement.
msn.com
26.04.2022 / 17:59
Elon Musk: His girlfriend Natasha Bassett and his new baby with ex Grimes
accepted his bid to take over the company. Mr Musk, said to be worth around $219 billion and the 'world's richest man' according to Forbes' magazine, struck a deal to buy the 16-year-old business for roughly $44 billion (£36. 2bn).
variety.com
25.04.2022 / 23:01
Donald Trump: ‘I Am Not Going Back to Twitter,’ Even With Elon Musk Taking Over
Zack Sharf Donald Trump confirmed to Fox News that he will not return to Twitter despite the company’s sale to Elon Musk. Trump plans to use his own social media platform, the recently-launched Truth, for all of his social media needs moving forward. The Truth app launched earlier this year to several glitches, but it did hit the No.
nme.com
18.04.2022 / 10:31
Watch Måneskin cover Britney Spears’ ‘Womanizer’ at Coachella 2022
Måneskin made their Coachella debut yesterday (April 17) – watch them cover Britney Spears‘ ‘Womanizer’ during their set below.The Italian band and Eurovision winners are set to head out on a huge global Loud Kids Get Louder tour across the end of 2022 and start of 2023, with dates across North America, Europe and the UK.Ahead of the tour, the band’s Coachella debut on the Sunday of the festival’s first weekend saw them play hits ‘Zitti E Buoni’, ‘MAMMAMIA’, their cover of ‘Beggin” and the Britney Spears cover.See the Britney cover, footage from the set and a full setlist below.O cover que a gente não sabia que precisava, e que veio para servir muito!
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17.04.2022 / 18:57
‘SNL’: Chloe Fineman Revives Britney Spears Impression For Singer’s Baby News
Britney Spears’ recent announcement that she and fiancé Sam Asghari are expecting a baby did not go unnoticed by the writers on “Saturday Night Live”
justjared.com
17.04.2022 / 10:13
Chloe Fineman as Britney Spears Celebrates Pregnancy in 'Saturday Night Live' Cold Open - Watch!
Chloe Fineman is back as Britney Spears on Saturday Night Live!
deadline.com
17.04.2022 / 07:19
‘SNL’ Flabby Cold Open Spotlights Easter Hopes With Preening Trump, Scathing Dr. Fauci, Sad Elon Musk & A Guy Who Looks A Lot Like Jesus
On the second day of Passover, halfway through Ramadan, the second night of Coachella’s first weekend, and just hours before Easter Sunday, Saturday Night Live kicked off tonight with the Easter Bunny himself, a very timely overeager hipster reference and yet another bloated political cameo skit.
deadline.com
10.04.2022 / 07:11
‘Saturday Night Live’ Cold Open Celebrates Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Historic Confirmation While Skewering Republican Attacks On Her Character
The Saturday Night Live cold open featured Ego Nwodim as Ketanji Brown Jackson, newly confirmed to the Supreme Court, meeting famous women and Black Americans who came before her — along with a few jokes at Ted Cruz’s expense.
variety.com
10.04.2022 / 07:03
‘Saturday Night Live’ Cold Open Hails Ketanji Brown Jackson, Kate McKinnon Channels RBG
Cynthia Littleton Business Editor“Saturday Night Live” put the spotlight in its cold open on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s appointment to the Supreme Court with a sketch that featured Ego Nwodim as the history-making jurist and Kate McKinnon as the spirit of the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg.The sketch opened with Nwodim as Jackson and James Austin Johnson as President Joe Biden recreating the moment that went viral on social media when the President released a photo of the two watching the Senate’s historic April 7 confirmation vote on C-SPAN2. The barbs, not surprisingly, took aim at the shockingly disrespectful line of questioning that Jackson faced from Sen.