Elon Musk responds to Mike Myers' brutal SNL skit roasting Trump tariffs and Tesla vandalism
Another weekend gone by means another Trump-related SNL sketch, and predictably another Elon Musk response - as the richest man in the world hits back against Mike Myers' 'brutal' impression of him this week.
Elon Musk has had somewhat of a complicated history with SNL, as he went from proudly hosting the show in May 2021 to slating it less than a year later - claiming that it's "so rarely funny these days" in a post on X the following April.
Musk, however, has become a frequent 'target' of the show's skits since he became a key part of the Trump administration as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, and SNL legend Mike Myers has taken up the mantle of impersonating the billionaire.
He's made it clear how unhappy he is with this new imitation, sending multiple short responses out to his millions of followers, and the latest skit involving Myers has seemingly got him all riled up again.
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The skit in question involved Myers as Musk going over a new Tesla vehicle named the 'Model V'. The vehicle is a play on the recent mass vandalism towards the electric car company's vehicles, and this new model features a world-first self-vandalizing mechanism that allows the car to smash its own headlights, slash its own tyres, and use AI to spray graffiti on its sides.
Myers also says that while he is 'really smart', the recent mass tariffs implemented by President Trump 'sound really dumb', before Trump cuts him off.
In response to a clip of the skit on X, Musk responded:
"SNL hasn't been funny in a long time. They are their own parody."
SNL hasn’t been funny in a long time.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 6, 2025
They are their own parody.
This is a similar sentiment to what Musk has expressed previously, yet this also comes from the man who was saddened by his 'woke James Bond' sketch being rejected, as it had now 'become reality'.
One reply to Musk's post concurred with his approach, arguing that the skit was "not funny by any stretch of the imagination," adding that it was "just plain mean and fueled by hatred."
Others aren't quite on the same page though, pointing out Musk's seeming inability to take a joke. "Boo hoo crybaby," wrote one user, adding "did Mike Myers hurt your feelings" with a bunch of laughing emojis.
Another posted an image of a teary-eyed cat with the caption: "Stop laughing guys, it's not funny."
"DIdn't you host a few years ago?" pointed out one user in a quoted post. "You just don't like that they made fun of you."
While Elon Musk's time in government might be reaching it's swift conclusion following news that he's stepping down as head of DOGE, this likely won't be the last time that Myers mocks him on SNL - and therefore it almost definitely won't be the last time that Musk can't resist responding online.