{"id":1450871,"date":"2022-04-22T16:29:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T20:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1450871"},"modified":"2022-04-22T16:30:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T20:30:01","slug":"musk-responds-to-snl-skit-mocking-him-links-to-satirical-babylon-bee-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-responds-to-snl-skit-mocking-him-links-to-satirical-babylon-bee-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk Responds To SNL Skit Mocking Him, Links To Satirical Babylon Bee Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-responds-to-snl-skit-mocking-him-links-to-satirical-babylon-bee-post%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1450871&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1194820609.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Elon Musk ribbed\u00a0\u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d right back after the show mocked the tech billionaire\u2019s intentions to take over Twitter and restore the kind of free speech he believes the platform has abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWeekend Update\u201d segment regulars Colin Jost and Michael Che <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/snl-elon-musk-wants-to-buy-twitter-so-white-guys-can-say-the-n-word\">joked<\/a> in the skit about Musk being a poor businessman and\u00a0only wanting to buy the platform to allow white guys to say \u201cthe n-word.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElon Musk offered to buy Twitter for over $40 billion so he can loosen its free speech restrictions,\u201d Che began the segment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/snl-elon-musk-wants-to-buy-twitter-so-white-guys-can-say-the-n-word\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported. \u201cThat\u2019s how badly\u00a0white guys want to use the \u2018N-word.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I don\u2019t understand why Elon even wants to own Twitter,\u201d Jost replied. \u201cIt used to be something that seemed important and even fun and now you look at it and it\u2019s confusing and depressing. It\u2019s the Giuliani of apps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: &#8220;Comedy&#8221; segment on SNL says <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> wants to buy Twitter so &#8220;white guys&#8221; can &#8220;say the N-word.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YMWc0JRZDB\">pic.twitter.com\/YMWc0JRZDB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1515759522261786625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Musk, who was a guest on the show in May, 2021, responded with a tweet showing a clip of the segment and his succinctly brutal review of the Left-leaning and once-groundbreaking comedy show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSNL is so rarely funny these day (sigh),\u201d Musk wrote, adding a link to a 2019 post from satire site The Babylon Bee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReport: Long-Running Political Lecture Show \u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 Will Shift To Comedy Next Season,\u201d the Bee headline said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA new report out of well-known political lecture show\u00a0<em>Saturday Night Live\u00a0<\/em>indicated Friday that the series will undergo a drastic genre change, shifting to a comedic format,\u201d the satirical post <a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/report-political-lecture-show-saturday-night-live-will-shift-to-comedy-next-season\">said<\/a>. \u201cInsiders claim the series will attempt to have jokes, funny skits, and clever writing. It\u2019s a major change for the series, since it pretty much just lectures you on what to believe politically at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to try something different,\u201d the Bee quoted a fictitious SNL writer. \u201cI know that just having angry, nonsensical lectures against the right has been a really popular format for the 682 viewers we have left, but we wanted to shake it up a bit. We started thinking, \u2018What if we make up funny parodies and do clever skits and stuff?\u2019 Someone dug up some old footage from the show 30 years ago and it seemed like they were doing that kind of stuff then.\u00a0I don\u2019t know, maybe it is worth a shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order to assist with the shift to comedy, showrunners\u00a0have reportedly resurrected Chris Farley,\u201d the Bee added, referring to a late cast member who was actually funny.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SNL is so rarely funny these day (sigh)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zYnkLgdDY8\">https:\/\/t.co\/zYnkLgdDY8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1517206343446315008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Musk\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/musk-announces-hes-secured-funding-for-twitter-details-potential-next-move-to-work-around-unresponsive-board\">disclosed<\/a> Thursday that he has received commitment letters for $46.5 billion in funding for his hostile takeover of Twitter and is considering going straight to shareholders with a tender offer.<\/p>\n<p>The tech billionaire and world\u2019s richest man has repeatedly indicated that he plans on opening up transparency and adhering to principles of free speech, if he does snag the company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-boosts-elon-musk-bid-slams-twitter-censorship-says-fire-board-members\">Shark Tank\u2019s Kevin O\u2019Leary Boosts Elon Musk Bid, Slams Twitter Censorship, Says \u2018Fire\u2019 Board\u00a0Members<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/musk-announces-hes-secured-funding-for-twitter-details-potential-next-move-to-work-around-unresponsive-board\">Musk Announces He\u2019s Secured Funding For Twitter, Details Potential Next Move To Work Around Unresponsive\u00a0Board<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/elon-musk-can-f-off-reaction-explodes-online-over-musk-bid-to-outright-buy-twitter-take-it-private\">\u2018Elon Musk Can F*** Off\u2019: Reaction Explodes Online Over Musk Bid To Outright Buy Twitter, Take It\u00a0Private<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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