Saturday Night Live features a new comedic impression of Elon Musk, centered on his South Africa roots, as the show delivers a “brutal” roast. Multiple outlets describe the segment as a “Worst thing South Africa has ever done” framing, with Jeremy Culhane portraying Musk.
The roast is also tied to current political news: several reports say the “Weekend Update” segment addresses the outcome of recent midterm elections and Musk’s role in the debate. Business Insider, Deadline, Variety, and others say the impression responds to commentary about Musk spending heavily backing Republican candidates that did not succeed. Deadline adds that the segment includes discussion of a postmortem of the midterms, while naming Colin Jost’s framing about money spent and the show’s overall approach to the topic.
Across coverage, the core details are consistent: the segment uses Culhane’s Musk character, appears on “Weekend Update,” and mixes satire about Musk’s background with discussion of his midterm political involvement. Outlets mainly differ in how prominently they emphasize the South Africa-rooted angle versus the midterm-elections angle, as well as the intensity of comedic language used in the headlines.
