Mike Myers transforms into Elon Musk on SNL, roasts billionaire about ‘crashing Tesla stock’ and ‘dropping net worth’

Mike Myers parodied Elon Musk during the latest episode of Saturday Night Live, focusing on the cabinet meeting where Marco Rubio and Elon feuded.

Updated on: Mar 9, 2025, 21:46:53 IST

By Santanu Das

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Mike Myers was back in Saturday Night Live, and parodied Elon Musk in his latest sketch. He was joined by James Austin Johnson, who played US president Donald Trump, and Marcello Hernandez played US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (Also read: Lady Gaga makes fun of Joker 2 for winning worst sequel Razzie award while hosting SNL)

Mike Myers skewered Elon Musk in the latest SNL sketch.

Mike Myers channels Elon Musk

The sketch is now live on YouTube on the Saturday Night Live channel. It was based around the reported clash between Elon Musk and Marco Rubio, both Trump and Rubio got into the possible involvement of Elon in the administration. “Now your name is Mark Ruby,” tells Trump, noting so because English has been made the official national language of the country.

Mike appears soon, to which Rubio says, “I can’t believe this is the guy you’ve given access to the entire government. He’s not an elected official." He adds, “Planes are crashing, and he keeps trying to fire air traffic control.” To this, Trump says, "Well, Elon knows a lot about air travel. Okay? He runs Space X, which is doing incredible things in terms of explosions, with regard to rocket debris.”

‘Tesla stock is really crashing’

Elon did a funny dance with his hands and hearing the doubts on his role, was shown reacting to a voiceover as Mr Evil, which said, “Phase one of my plan is complete: ingratiate yourself to the president and take over the media. But, was taking this job a bad idea? A lot of people seem to really hate me, like, Tesla stock is really crashing, and my personal net worth just dropped by 100 billion dollars.”

This week, popstar Lady Gaga served as the host as well as the musical guest for Saturday Night Live. She released her sixth studio album Mayhem, which consists of 12 songs. In her opening monologue, she poked fun at the box office failure of Joker 2 and added that she would not do Joker 3.

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Santanu Das
Santanu Das is a Senior Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over 5 years of experience, writing on films, pop culture and film festivals. He has a keen interest in writing about South Asian independent films and has covered several film festivals, including Sundance and CPH: Docx. He also brings a sharp perspective to the monthly column called The Fault in Our Stars, where he writes about a recent film/series and what stops the ‘good’ from becoming ‘great’. A gold medalist from Banaras Hindu University, Santanu completed his postgraduate studies in English from Jadavpur University. He is also a Rotten Tomatoes-certified film critic. When not watching films or speaking to celebrities, Santanu can be found reading a book. Some of his favourite films are Aparajito, Ponyo and The Double Life of Veronique. His favourite books include The Corrections, The God of Small Things and A Room of One's Own. Santanu continues to write passionately about films and celebrity culture. He brings a relatable, as well as critically informed, lens to entertainment and culture for a wide audience. Find him on LinkedIn: santanudasfilm Instagram: @santupechaRead More

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