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What did SNL star Chris Redd say about Elon Musk?

TESLA CEO and cryptocurrency enthusiast Elon Musk will take center stage at Saturday Night Live on May 8.

However, the "" may have pissed off an SNL star after asking for help with his "skit" ideas.

The self-proclaimed 'Dogefather' Elon Musk will host Saturday Night live on May 8
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The self-proclaimed 'Dogefather' Elon Musk will host Saturday Night live on May 8Credit: Reuters

What did SNL star Chris Redd say about Elon Musk?

As gears up to host there are a few things he needs to learn, however, fortunately for the Tesla boss cast member Chris Redd is around to lend a helping hand.

On May 1, he had.

"Throwing out some skit ideas for SNL. What should I do?" Musk asked Twitter.

He then floated the joke: "Baby Shark & Shark Tank merge to form Baby Shark Tank" and "Irony Man - defeats villains using the power of irony".

SNL cast member Chris Redd poked fun at Musk after the billionaire called his SNL sketches 'skits'
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SNL cast member Chris Redd poked fun at Musk after the billionaire called his SNL sketches 'skits'Credit: Getty

However, before Musk gets too ahead of himself, Redd had a piece of advice: “First I’d call Em sketches,” the comedian replied to Musk.

Redd isn’t the first SNL cast member to openly poke fun at the upcoming host

In a since been deleted post, both Bowen Yang and Aidy Bryant took swipes at Musk on their social media accounts.

When Musk posted, “Let’s find out just how live Saturday Night Live really is” to his Twitter account, Yang screen-grabbed the tweet to post to his own story.

Yang captioned the tweet, “What the f— does this even mean?”

On May 1, the Tesla boss asked his 53million Twitter followers for help on his upcoming SNL 'skits'
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On May 1, the Tesla boss asked his 53million Twitter followers for help on his upcoming SNL 'skits'Credit: AFP

Bryant was a bit more subtle, as she posted a retweet from Senator calling it a “moral obscenity” that “the 50 wealthiest people in America today own more wealth than the bottom half of our people.”

The tweet was added to Bryant’s Instagram story just hours after Musk was announced as host.

When will Elon Musk host SNL?

Musk will host NBC's Saturday Night Live on May 8, 2021.

is scheduled to be the musical guest.

The last new episode of SNL, which aired on April 10, featured Carey Mulligan as the host and Kid Cudi as the musical guest.

Musk will be joined by Miley Cyrus as the musical host of SNL on May 8
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Musk will be joined by Miley Cyrus as the musical host of SNL on May 8Credit: Reuters

This will be Musk's first time hosting or appearing on Saturday Night Live.

What happened after Elon Musk called him the 'Dogefather'?

In a tweet announcing his appearance on SNL, Musk named him the "Dogefather" sending the cryptocurrency soaring.

The price of  shot up from .

Musk sent the dogecoin cryptocurrency soaring after calling himself the 'Dogefather'
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Musk sent the dogecoin cryptocurrency soaring after calling himself the 'Dogefather'Credit: Reuters

The spike came after a price slump last week, when the meme-inspired cryptocurrency fell after hitting an all-time high, 

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Supporters of the cryptocurrency used hashtags to fuel a rally, bumping up the price of dogecoin, until it eventually lost steam.

This recent spike pushes the value of the currency back towards the record highs that it experienced earlier this month.

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