Saturday Night Live

Speaking of driverless cars, Elon Musk to host SNL

Will he arrive in a rocket or an electric car? Will he be sober or stoned? Whatever the scenario, NBC has announced Elon Musk will host Saturday Night Live on May 8. Miley Cyrus will be the musical guest. It doesn’t get any more bizarre. Musk is the founder of Tesla, the electric vehicle, and SpaceX, the innovative aerospace manufacturer. Cyrus is a controversial, gender-fluid singer and songwriter. Musk has been known to smoke in public. While the two guests will attract attention (it’s rating week), Musk and Cyrus have been booked at an unusual time. Mother’s Day is May 9. Saturday Night Live isn’t shy about its unique choice of guest hosts. While the long-running show relies on entertainers

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Jim Carrey mocks Lincoln in SNL brilliance

From its debut, the Lincoln MKC commercials featuring Matthew McConaughey driving slowly were an easy target. He speaks nearly inaudibly. He’s seriously contemplating life. And just what is McConaughey doing driving late at night, dressed well but with seemingly no place to go? McConaughey has always been an easy target. He made movies for years while rarely wearing a shirt.There’s his often difficult to understand accent. There’s his overt enthusiasm and chiseled face. And there several lackluster performances in early career movies easy criticize. But McConaughey is now a bonafide movie star with an Academy Award for best actor and several other recent strong films to his credit.But who better than Jim Carrey to poke fun at McConaughey’s demeanor and

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