{
  "id": 18989716,
  "title": "SNL has a new impression of Elon Musk, ‘the worst thing South Africa has ever done’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/snl-has-a-new-impression-of-elon-musk-the-worst-thing-south-africa",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-08T18:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCrunch",
    "slug": "techcrunch",
    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/08/snl-has-a-new-impression-of-elon-musk-the-worst-thing-south-africa-has-ever-done/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SNL comedian Jeremy Culhane presented his impression of Elon Musk on Saturday Night Live, portraying the SpaceX and Tesla CEO as an awkward and unsuccessful individual who struggles to connect with the hosts during the Weekend Update segment. This isn't the first time the show has mocked the billionaire entrepreneur, as Mike Myers has also made appearances using a chainsaw, before momentarily freezing and uttering, \"Glitch!\"\n\nMusk recently stirred controversy by spending half a billion dollars on candidates who lost the midterms, and subsequently announced plans to cease Cybertruck production. Culhane's rendition of Musk appears to be more subdued and desperate for acceptance, attempting to laugh off his setbacks and remind the audience, \"My car did a flip!\"\n\nDuring the Weekend Update segment, co-host Colin Jost posed a pointed question regarding Musk's recent actions: \"You moved to Texas because California was run by Democrats. You moved all your companies to Texas because you didn't want to pay taxes. You even built your own town in Texas. And now Texas is run by Democrats. Now you're going to have to pay taxes. So how does that make you feel?\" Culhane nodded in agreement with each point, before responding, \"Bad?\"\n\nDemonstrating his good sportsmanship, Culhane even asked his chatbot Grok to produce an \"epic vulgar roast\" of him. Grok obliged, describing Musk as \"the worst thing South Africa has ever done\" and suggesting, \"Maybe if you have 100 more kids, one of them will talk to you.\" This latest episode of SNL seems to be reflecting the trend of targeting tech executives this season, with previous impressions including Jane Wickline's portrayal of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as a stuttering AI doom prophet and James Austin Johnson's caricature of data center backer Kevin O'Leary.",
  "summary": "SNL seems to have its knives out for tech executives.",
  "key_points": [
    "Jeremy Culhane's SNL impression portrays Elon Musk as awkward and unsuccessful.",
    "Musk spent $500M on lost midterm candidates, then announced Cybertruck production stop.",
    "Co-host Colin Jost mocked Musk's move to Texas and potential tax implications."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}