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Elon Musk will host "Saturday Night Live" on May 8, with Miley Cyrus as musical guest, the comedy show announced.

Of note: "SNL" rarely has business people as hosts — though the SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO is no stranger to entertainment. He's starred in "'The Simpsons" and "The Big Bang Theory," briefly in "Iron Man 2" and often been on Joe Rogan's podcast. Tesla's shares fell in 2018 after Musk was seen smoking marijuana in one Rogan video, the Wall Street Journal notes.

Elon Musk to host "SNL" on May 8

The comedy show rarely features hosts from the business world.

SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses as he arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer Awards ceremony, in Berlin, on December 1, 2020. 

SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives for an awards ceremony in Berlin, in December. Photo: Britta Pedersen/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Elon Musk

<p>Elon Musk will host &quot;Saturday Night Live&quot; on May 8, with Miley Cyrus as musical guest, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the comedy show announced" data-vars-click-url="https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1386033593772826624" data-vars-content-id="cdba39b6-eb50-476f-8028-d9611b4c95c7" data-vars-headline="Elon Musk to host &quot;SNL&quot; on May 8" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1386033593772826624" target="_blank">the comedy show announced</a>.</p><p><strong>Of note: </strong>&quot;SNL&quot; rarely has business people as hosts — though the SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO is no stranger to entertainment. He&#x27;s starred in &quot;&#x27;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Simpsons" data-vars-click-url="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3990550/" data-vars-content-id="cdba39b6-eb50-476f-8028-d9611b4c95c7" data-vars-headline="Elon Musk to host &quot;SNL&quot; on May 8" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3990550/" target="_blank">The Simpsons</a>&quot; and &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Big Bang Theory" data-vars-click-url="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5143500/" data-vars-content-id="cdba39b6-eb50-476f-8028-d9611b4c95c7" data-vars-headline="Elon Musk to host &quot;SNL&quot; on May 8" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5143500/" target="_blank">The Big Bang Theory</a>,&quot; briefly in &quot;Iron Man 2&quot; and often been on Joe Rogan&#x27;s podcast. Tesla&#x27;s shares fell in 2018 after Musk was seen smoking marijuana in one Rogan video, the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Wall Street Journal notes" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-to-add-saturday-night-live-host-to-his-resume-11619304255" data-vars-content-id="cdba39b6-eb50-476f-8028-d9611b4c95c7" data-vars-headline="Elon Musk to host &quot;SNL&quot; on May 8" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-to-add-saturday-night-live-host-to-his-resume-11619304255" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal notes</a>.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-vars-category="rich" data-vars-sub-category="undefined-embed" data-vars-content-id="cdba39b6-eb50-476f-8028-d9611b4c95c7"><a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1386158212970340354"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

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