Elon Musk's 'SNL' Trap - The Atlantic
The Atlantic By the time you understand the billionaire’s motives, you’ve already been trolled. Elon Musk is an eyebrow-raising choice of host for Saturday Night Live. He’s a controversy-courting tech CEO with a tenuous connection to the entertainment industry. He’s never seemed interested in performing sketch comedy. And his Twitter following of more than 50 million accounts eclipses SNL’s audience—this season, the series’ highest-rated episode drew about 9 million viewers. Musk, in short, doesn’t need SNL. But SNL, which doesn’t typically invite guests like Musk to Stu...
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