- “Saturday Night Live” brought in comedian Mike Myers to play Elon Musk for a second week running.
- The episode began by spoofing the aftermath of Musk and Marco Rubio’s White House clash.
- Myers drew parallels between his “Austin Powers” supervillain and Musk’s influence on US politics.
Mike Myers made a second appearance as Elon Musk on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. The billionaire tech investor, Musk, continues to dominate headlines for his involvement and influence on Donald Trump’s presidency.
Following last week’s introduction to Myers’s savagely funny impersonation of Musk, the NBC show began with a cold open spoofing the aftermath of the clash between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the DOGE advisor that occurred during a meeting on March 6.
The sketch began with James Austin Johnson, playing Trump, trying to broker peace between Rubio, played by Marcello Hernández, and Musk.
“I know you’re under a lot of stress but I can’t have you fighting with Elon, OK? I need you to be my good little Marco,” he said.
“Mr. Trump, if you think I’m going to stand here and let you call me that, you’re right,” Hernández’s Rubio replied.
The New York Times reported that Musk and Rubio exchanged tense words during a meeting in front of Trump and about 20 others over the level of staff cuts that Rubio has carried out.
Per the outlet, Musk accused Rubio of having fired “nobody” and resisting his push for large staff reductions, kicking off a verbal sparring match between the two of them.
In the sketch, Hernandez’s Rubio said: “While Elon’s been causing chaos, I’ve been working behind the scenes, and I am very close to a deal with the Panamanian government to retake the Panama Canal.”
“Eh, I don’t want it anymore. You know, seems like a hassle. What I really love is Thailand. Okay? Because I’ve been watching ‘White Lotus’ and it looks beautiful,” Johnson’s Trump replied.
Midway through the scene, Myers appeared as Musk. Following a jab about him wearing a suit for once (“It’s giving groomsman”), Johnson’s Trump tried to resolve the conflict.
“I can’t have you two at each other’s throats, OK? After all, I have a perfect record. Everyone who’s ever worked for me has left on good terms and then gone on to write a book called ‘The Man Who Ruined Everything,'” he said.
“Marco, get your budget under control,” Johnson continued. “Elon, stay in your lane. You’re not the boss.”
As Johnsons’s Trump outlined their respective roles, Myers’s Musk zoned out and questioned whether he’d made a mistake in getting involved in politics.
In a voiceover, he mused: “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. My Tesla stock is crashing, and my personal net worth just dropped by… $100 billion dollars,” he added, as he brought his pinky to the corner of his mouth, referencing his famous Dr. Evil line from the “Austin Powers” films.
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As the audience erupted into laughter and cheers, Johnson’s Trump wrapped up the meeting and the sketch.
“So, headlines from the meeting. One: America is doing bad guys now. Two: Marco, get your budget under control. And three: Elon, stay in your lane, you’re not the boss.”
“But I paid you $300 million,” said Myers’s Musk, referencing the enormous sum Musk spent in political contributions to support Trump and other Republican candidates last year.
“And that’s why you’re the boss,” Johnson said without a beat. “We’ll get out of your office.”
