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SNL Roasts Elon Musk After Midterm Losses With Grok Bit

Saturday Night Live featured Jeremy Culhane as Elon Musk, who used the character Grok to mock his own political spending failures.

5 publishers · 5 articles · first seen 8 Nov 2026 · updated 4d ago

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0%50%100%0%24 Sept, 07:50 UTCnowTechCrunch: SNL has a new impression of Elon Musk, ‘the worst thing South Africa has ever done’ · 8 Nov, 18:00 UTCThe Hollywood Reporter: Elon Musk Is Portrayed on ‘SNL’: “The Worst Thing South Africa Has Ever Done” · 8 Nov, 06:58 UTCAll Content from Business Insider: 'Saturday Night Live' roasts Elon Musk after midterm rout: 'My car did a flip!' · 8 Nov, 16:47 UTCDeadline: ‘SNL’ Makes Grok Do “Epic Vulgar Roast” Of Elon Musk On ‘Weekend Update’: “The Worst Thing South Africa Has Ever Done” · 8 Nov, 16:35 UTCConsequence: SNL Debuts Humiliating Elon Musk Impersonation · 8 Nov, 16:28 UTC

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The story so far

5 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 8 Nov 2026. The Hollywood Reporter published first, on 8 November at 06:58 UTC; Consequence followed 9h 30m later. The most recent article, from TechCrunch, appeared on 8 November at 18:00 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), TechCrunch (major outlet), Consequence, Deadline, All Content from Business Insider.

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  • Elon Musk — the market puts it at 0%, with $1k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 7 Nov 2028. The outcome is Yes if Elon Musk wins the Republican presidential nomination in 2028 and accepts it. The outcome is No otherwise. Readers often mistake the linked story about a Pentagon study for the actual nomination event.
  • Will Elon Musk win the 2028 Republican presidential nomination? — the market puts it at 0%, with $983 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 8 Nov 2028. The market resolves to Yes if Elon Musk wins and accepts the 2028 Republican presidential nomination, as confirmed by official party sources. It resolves to No in all other cases, including if he loses the nomination or if a different candidate replaces him before the election. Readers often mistake the resolution source for news reports rather than official Republican Party announcements.
  • Elon Musk — the market puts it at 1%, closing 7 Nov 2028. The market resolves to Yes if Elon Musk formally accepts the Republican Party's vice presidential nomination in 2028. It resolves to No if he does not accept this specific nomination within that election cycle. Readers often mistake news about his involvement in other roles, such as leading a Pentagon study, for acceptance of the vice presidential bid.

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Sources

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  1. SNL has a new impression of Elon Musk, ‘the worst thing South Africa has ever done’ TechCrunch ·
  2. Elon Musk Is Portrayed on ‘SNL’: “The Worst Thing South Africa Has Ever Done” The Hollywood Reporter ·
  3. 'Saturday Night Live' roasts Elon Musk after midterm rout: 'My car did a flip!' All Content from Business Insider
  4. ‘SNL’ Makes Grok Do “Epic Vulgar Roast” Of Elon Musk On ‘Weekend Update’: “The Worst Thing South Africa Has Ever Done” Deadline
  5. SNL Debuts Humiliating Elon Musk Impersonation Consequence

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