{"id":478877,"date":"2021-05-06T16:20:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T20:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=478877"},"modified":"2021-05-06T16:20:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T20:20:43","slug":"michael-che-defends-elon-musks-snl-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-che-defends-elon-musks-snl-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Che Defends Elon Musk\u2019s SNL Appearance"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fmichael-che-defends-elon-musks-snl-appearance%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=478877&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:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1AE1DA05-F02F-40F2-8EB1-873924D0FEF7_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Michael Che, actor and co-anchor of \u201cWeekend Update\u201d on \u201cSaturday Night Live,\u201d discussed business magnate and multi-billionaire Elon Musk\u2019s controversial upcoming appearance on \u201cSNL\u201d set for May 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Che <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VdTHL5xCnSs&#038;t=495s\"><span class=\"s1\">appeared<\/span><\/a> virtually on \u201cThe Ellen DeGeneres Show\u201d on Wednesday and discussed the episode. Che joked, \u201cWell, I was all on board for it till I found out that, like, did you know he\u2019s rich? \u2026 Now I\u2019m, like, against it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI wish they would\u2019ve told me that before,\u201d the co-anchor joked, before he <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/michael-che-on-elon-musk-snl-hosting-gig\/\"><span class=\"s1\">added<\/span><\/a>, \u201cIt\u2019s going to be interesting \u2026 It\u2019s cool that people care about who\u2019s on the show, you know? I think, like, that\u2019s what makes it kind of cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe show\u2019s [been] on 46 years and people still care about who\u2019s being booked,\u201d he said. \u201cI think that\u2019s kind of dope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Che also seemed to support Musk when he discussed the topic on Monday\u2019s <span class=\"s1\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BCpL8VCzw54&#038;t=140s\">Late Night With Seth Meyers<\/a>\u201d<\/span> on NBC. Che was asked about Musk\u2019s appearance by former \u201cSNL\u201d cast member Meyers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cYeah, you know, that\u2019s gonna be exciting, too,\u201d Che said. \u201cHe\u2019s the richest man in the world; how could you not be excited for that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Musk has received criticism from members of the cast who were reportedly unhappy that he would be hosting an episode of the show. Many seemed to take issue with the fact that Musk is wealthy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/report-snl-members-freak-out-about-appearing-with-elon-musk-show-tells-them-they-can-skip-it\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"21\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>NBC announced on April 24 that Musk, 49, would co-host the show with Miley Cyrus, becoming the first nonactor or nonathlete to host the show since Donald Trump in 2015 and prompting Musk to tweet mockingly, \u201cLet\u2019s find out just how live \u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 really is.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The news of Musk hosting apparently triggered the cast; Bowen Yang blurted, \u201cWhat the f *** does this even mean,\u201d in an Instagram Story post. Aidy Bryant reacted by reposting a tweet by Sen. Bernie Sanders that called it a \u201cmoral obscenity\u201d that \u201cthe 50 wealthiest people in America today own more wealth than the bottom half of our people.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>SNL writer Andrew Dismukes posted on Instagram: \u201cOnly CEO I want to do a sketch with is Cher-E Oteri.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Musk has ruffled some leftist feathers in recent years. The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/report-snl-members-freak-out-about-appearing-with-elon-musk-show-tells-them-they-can-skip-it\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>, \u201cas recently as late February, when asked for comment by The Washington Post about a profile in the Post that quoted various critics slamming him for being stretched too thin, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and Space X,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/give-my-regards-to-your-puppet-master-elon-musk-fires-back-at-wapo-story-and-owner-jeff-bezos\"><span class=\"s1\">fired back at the Post<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and ostensibly its owner Jeff Bezos, snapping, \u2018Give my regards to your puppet master.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">One month before that, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/elon-musk-rips-big-tech-censorship-of-conservatives\"><span class=\"s1\">responding<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to a story satirizing Big Tech censorship,\u00a0Musk tweeted, \u201cA lot of people are going to be super unhappy with West Coast high tech as the de facto arbiter of free speech.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to The Daily Wire, \u201cMusk has evinced some conservative views for some time. In May 2020, he gave an indication of how fed-up he is with the leftist governance of what was then his home state of California, apparently urging followers on Twitter to join the conservatives of America as he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/elon-musk-take-the-red-pill\/\"><span class=\"s1\">tweeted succinctly<\/span><\/a>, \u2018Take the red pill.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Singer Miley Cyrus is set to be the musical guest on the upcoming \u201cSNL\u201d episode. Cyrus also received criticism from fans when she reached out to Musk over social media in advance of the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/miley-cyrus-dragged-on-twitter-for-being-chummy-with-elon-musk\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>, \u201cCyrus got caught up in the hate-fest after she cheerfully responded to Musk\u2019s retweet of [a] meme that featured him swinging on a wrecking ball \u2014 a reference Miley\u2019s famed music video.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201c\u2018Might be something there haha,\u2019 Musk said in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OwenSparks_\/status\/1387524079222206465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1387524266191687685%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&#038;ref_url=https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/miley-cyrus-dragged-on-twitter-for-being-chummy-with-elon-musk\"><span class=\"s1\">response<\/span><\/a> to the meme, to which Miley commented, \u2018I\u2019m down if you are!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MileyAndMusk?src=hashtag_click\"><span class=\"s1\">#MileyAndMusk<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to the moon!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Twitter users took to the platform to push back against the singer\u2019s friendly attitude toward Musk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">From\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/miley-cyrus-slammed-banter-elon-musk-snl\"><span class=\"s1\">Fox News<\/span><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"23\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Fans were none too pleased to see Cyrus\u2019 chummy response to Musk online.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>\u201cDelete this we will pretend that we didn\u2019t see,\u201d one fan replied to the stars.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>\u201cMiley please you don\u2019t have to pretend to like him,\u201d another wrote.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>\u201cNo thanks we only want miley,\u201d another said, criticizing Musk\u2019s upcoming appearance.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Another Twitter user asked Cyrus to not \u201cassociate\u201d herself with Musk.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>\u201cBestieeeee it\u2019s not too late delete this,\u201d another told the \u201cPrisoner\u201d singer.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>\u201cthis is so embarrassing for u miley\u2026,\u201d one person responded.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"articleContainer karma-sticky-grid\">\n<div class=\"articleContainer__content\" readability=\"31\">\n<div class=\"paragraph \" readability=\"7\">\n<p>\u201cSNL\u201d will return on May 8 and be aired live at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Che, actor and co-anchor of \u201cWeekend Update\u201d on \u201cSaturday Night Live,\u201d discussed business magnate and multi-billionaire Elon Musk\u2019s controversial upcoming appearance on \u201cSNL\u201d set for May 8.Che appeared virtually &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277485,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1AE1DA05-F02F-40F2-8EB1-873924D0FEF7_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Michael Che Defends Elon Musk\u2019s SNL Appearance","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-478877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1AE1DA05-F02F-40F2-8EB1-873924D0FEF7_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Michael Che Defends Elon Musk\u2019s SNL Appearance","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=478877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=478877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=478877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}