What the 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Has Said About Elon Musk Hosting Controversy

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe cast of “Saturday Night Live” wrapped up their 46th season on May 22 by addressing the audience directly in the cold open to discuss the “crazy” year we all just went through due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Saturday Night Live.The Tesla and SpaceX CEO was the latest guest host of the long-running live variety show last Saturday (May 8), with Grimes appearing in one of the sketches as Princess Peach.Following the performance, it was revealed that Musk’s appearance on SNL had a noticeable impact on the price of the cryptocurrency dogecoin, which the entrepeneur has vocally endorsed in recent months.Now, it’s been revealed by Forbes that shares of Tesla have fallen more than 15% so far this week, with

Beck Bennett has been part of the cast of "Saturday Night Live" since 2013 and played a wide range of hilarious characters.

pretty bad reviews for his performance. According to Forbes, which reported Musk’s drop in wealth Thursday, it’s a combination of two of Musk’s big financial interests — cryptocurrencies like dogecoin or bitcoin, and Tesla stock – losing value that is driving down his overall net worth.

Grimes is opening up about a scary experience she had following her boyfriend, Elon Musk's, hosting appearance on last weekend's.

Saturday Night Live.The Tesla and SpaceX CEO spoke about dogecoin, which has risen in value by 14,000 per cent since January to become the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market value, while guest-hosting the long-running US live variety show on Saturday (May 8).Musk, who has been a prominent supporter of dogecoin and previously referred to himself as “the Dogefather”, discussed the cryptocurrency during one of SNL‘s ‘Weekend Update’ segments where he was repeatedly asked “what is

opened with a lot of heart.

Elon Musk's gig as this week’s "Saturday Night Live" guest host drew some surprisingly positive reactions from viewers on Twitter. The SpaceX and Tesla founder's casting choice brought criticism from those who felt the show was celebrating a man for his exorbitant wealth in a time of income inequality.

Elon Musk took the Studio 8H stage over the weekend for his hosting debut and, as many expected, there was a lot of cryptocurrency talk.The controversial tech mogul had fans and critics debating the choice to tap him as a host in the lead-up to Saturday's episode.

opened with a  lot of heart.

Elon Musk is talking Dogecoin on Saturday Night Live!

Tesla founder Elon Musk is all set to debut as a host on Saturday Night Live and there has been a lot of talk surrounding his guest-hosting gig. The SpaceX CEO will be accompanied by Miley Cyrus, who will be the musical guest for the evening.

Elon Musk is ready for his debut — and there's no telling what viewers can expect. The first promo for his May 8 episode with musical guest Miley Cyrus was released on Thursday, and sees the Tesla founder joking about how much of a «wild card» he is.«Hi, I'm Elon Musk and I am hosting this week with Miley Cyrus,» he begins.

Saturday Night Live (SNL) hosting gig on May 8.The tech billionaire will present this Saturday’s show despite disapproval from its regular cast. Miley Cyrus is set to join him as the show’s musical guest.Yesterday (May 5) the official SNL Twitter account posted a caption-less image of Musk in rehearsals for the programme, in which he is seen wearing a bandana for a face mask.Some people online criticised the photo, with one writing: “No caption, speaks volumes.

Some Saturday Night Live stars may have taken issue with Elon Musk’s hosting gig, but Pete Davidson isn’t one of them!

Ethan Shanfeld When NBC announced last month that Elon Musk would host “Saturday Night Live” this week, people’s reactions were split, including the cast.During an appearance on “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” Pete Davidson said he doesn’t understand why people are “freaking out.”“They’re like, ‘Oh I can’t believe that Elon Musk is hosting!'” Davidson said.

SNL‘s Weekend Update co-anchor Michael Che seems to be taking the upcoming and controversial Saturday Night Live guest hosting appearance of world’s richest man Elon Musk in stride, suggesting to both Seth Meyers and Ellen DeGeneres that he’s not among the cast members complaining.

“Saturday Night Live” is squeezing a whole host of A-list talent into its final episodes of the season.

We are less than a week away before Elon Musk makes his controversial debut as host of Saturday Night Live on Saturday, March 8.