Jeremy Culhane Plays Elon Musk in SNL Skit Mocking Texas Election Spend
The character deflects questions about a $500 million campaign loss by rambling about car flips and asking his AI, Grok, to insult him.
By Bianca Herrera ·
Jeremy Culhane portrayed a disoriented Elon Musk during the Weekend Update segment of Saturday Night Live this week. The sketch centered on the billionaire's reaction to the recent midterm election results in Texas.
In the skit, the character sat at the desk next to anchor Colin Jost. Jost noted that Musk had spent nearly $500 million supporting Republican candidates in the state. The funds were largely directed toward races in Texas, which Musk had previously moved his companies to in order to avoid higher taxes in California.
Despite the financial outlay, the character struggled to address the fact that most statewide races in Texas resulted in Democratic victories. When Jost asked how Musk felt about wasting half a billion dollars, the character attempted to change the subject by discussing a car that performed a flip.
"My car did a flip," the character said. "It was like a freaking Hot Wheel.. and then pop, but I was like totally chill. I was like thug life. Imagine."
Jost pressed the character on the decision to halt production of the Tesla Cybertruck, another major news item from the week. Musk again referenced the vehicle's flip, claiming he was "just like, 'Hold my beer.'" The character then described a scenario where he, a companion named Che, and two girls were hanging out, during which his leather jacket transformed into a suit of armor.
Jost summarized the situation for the audience. He pointed out that Musk moved to Texas to escape Democratic leadership and high taxes. With the state now controlled by Democrats, the character would have to pay those taxes. Jost asked how that made him feel. The character replied, "Bad."
Jost commented that he would also feel bad. Musk then called Jost his "poorest friend" and referenced an "epic vulgar roast" feature on his AI, Grok. The character asked Grok to generate insults, including that Musk was the worst thing South Africa had ever done. He ended the segment by screaming for the AI to shut down.
