Elon Musk revealed as next SNL host with musical guest Miley Cyrus as shocked fans wonder if all this is a ‘joke’
ELON Musk will be hosting Saturday Night Live next month with Miley Cyrus as the musical guest.
The 28-year-old singer announced the news with just an image of their names on the SNL cork board.
The official Twitter account soon shared the image and added a caption of three spaceships.
and will appear on the May 8 episode.
Fans were shocked to learn the Tesla CEO would be headlining the long-running sketch show.
One fan wrote to SNL on Twitter: “April Fool’s Day was like three weeks ago.”
Another begged: “Guys please this better be a joke."
A third upset fan tweeted: “Imagine ruining a great season with this and thinking it’s a good idea!!!!”
Others called for the NBC show to change its mind and remove Elon from the schedule.
They suggested simply letting Miley take over as host, on top of her duties as the musical guest.
“Please just let Miley do double duty,” one person asked.
A second said: “Not too late to make this a Miley double duty show.”
Angered fans said this hosting news was like a "hellscape" and they'd "only" be watching to support the Midnight Sky singer.
The last new episode of SNL, which aired on April 10, featured Carey Mulligan as the host and Kid Cudi as the musical guest.
This will be Elon’s first time on Saturday Night Live.
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Miley hosted the show in 2011, with The Strokes as the musical guest, and returned to pull double duty in 2013 and 2015.
She then returned as only the musical guest in 2017, 2018, and, most recently, 2020.
This will mark her seventh SNL gig, with her also having made a cameo appearance in a 2013 episode hosted by Edward Norton.