Mon. Jul 8th, 2024

SNL Tries (Again) to Make Us Forget They Let Elon Musk Host<!-- wp:html --><p>NBC</p> <p>Prior to making his feature film debut in an ill-advised remake of the ‘90s classic White Men Can’t Jump, rapper Jack Harlow tested his comedy chops as host (and performer) of this week’s <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/snl-brutally-mocks-kanye-west-getting-denied-by-skechers">Saturday Night Live</a>.</p> <p>While the “First Class” rapper mostly flopped, and the <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/snl-cold-open-skewers-dr-oz-herschel-walker-and-kari-lake">cold open taking aim at a trio of GOP candidates landed with a thud</a>, there were a few highlights from the night—including a mock Skechers PSA featuring execs <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/snl-brutally-mocks-kanye-west-getting-denied-by-skechers">boasting about how “edgy” their sneaker company is after showing outspoken anti-Semite Kanye West the door</a>.</p> <p>“This week, Elon Musk officially bought Twitter for forty-four billion dollars, beating out the next highest offer of zero dollars,” cracked Colin Jost, adding, “Musk sent an open letter to advertisers saying he doesn’t want Twitter to become a free-for-all hellscape—because that’s his plan for Mars.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/snl-tries-again-to-make-us-forget-they-let-elon-musk-host?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Prior to making his feature film debut in an ill-advised remake of the ‘90s classic White Men Can’t Jump, rapper Jack Harlow tested his comedy chops as host (and performer) of this week’s Saturday Night Live.

While the “First Class” rapper mostly flopped, and the cold open taking aim at a trio of GOP candidates landed with a thud, there were a few highlights from the night—including a mock Skechers PSA featuring execs boasting about how “edgy” their sneaker company is after showing outspoken anti-Semite Kanye West the door.

“This week, Elon Musk officially bought Twitter for forty-four billion dollars, beating out the next highest offer of zero dollars,” cracked Colin Jost, adding, “Musk sent an open letter to advertisers saying he doesn’t want Twitter to become a free-for-all hellscape—because that’s his plan for Mars.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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