Mike Myers Returns toSNLas Elon Musk and Channels His IconicAustin PowersCharacter Dr. Evil: Watch

Mar. 15, 2025

Mike Myerswas back onSaturday Night LiveasElon Musk— with a special nod to one of his most iconic film characters.

During the March 8 episode of the late-night comedy sketch series, which sawLady Gagapull double duty as the host and the musical guest, Myers, 61, reprised his parody of the Tesla CEO during the show’sCold Open, afterdoing the same last weekend.

Poking fun at thereported clashbetween Musk, 53,Marco Rubioand other political officials that is said to have recently took place at the White House,James Austin Johnson’sDonald TrumpandMarcello Hernandez’s Rubio went back and forth about Musk’s involvement in the politician’s administration, before Myers appeared onscreen to thunderous applause.

“I can’t believe this is the guy you’ve given access to the entire government. He’s not an elected official," Hernandez’s Rubio said, before he and Myers as Musk continued to fight. But, as Johnson’s Trump got in the middle of their bickering, the camera panned in to Myers, who did a voiceover as Musk.

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Mike Myers as Elon Musk on ‘SNL,’ Mike Myers as Dr. Evil in ‘Austin Powers.'.Saturday Night Live/YouTube; Andrew Lipovsky/NBC

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SNL’s political parody also included mentions of moments that took place when Trump, 78, spoke to Congress on March 4, when heboasted of his administration’s accomplishmentsin his first days of office.

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Trump later took aim at his predecessor,Joe Biden, claiming that “egg prices are out of control” because of him, before he outlined a list of spending, mostly to foreign nations, that he called “appalling waste” — including “$8 million for making mice transgender.” (This was something Republican Representative Nancy Mace had blasted in a subcommittee hearing in February.)

The politician also claimed that the United States is going to get Greenland “one way or another” and that his administration has its sights set on going to Mars.

Saturday Night Liveairs weekends on NBC.

source: people.com