John Oliver Roasts Elon Musk, Calls Him The “Less F**kable Reimagining Of Billy Zane’s Character In Titanic” & Compares Him To Chip From ‘Rescue Rangers’
deadline.comJohn Oliver decided to focus on Elon Musk on Last Week Tonight‘s last new episode of 2023. The comedian roasted the billionaire by recounting all the controversies he’s been involved in this past year and said he “could pull off any bad guy in a movie.” “There’s Lex Luthor posing for the cover of Metropolis Maniacs monthly.
There’s ‘Why No Mr. Bond. I and my child bride expect you to die,'” Oliver joked. There’s, ‘I just bought your media company, I’m about to strip you for parts.’ There’s, ‘First racist sheriff.'” He continued, “And finally, the less fuckable reimagining of Billy Zane’s character in Titanic.
Truly, the man has range.” Oliver recalled Musk’s headlines from testing “the most powerful rocket ever built” to the Tesla recall that involved two million vehicles over the autopilot software.
The HBO host also played the clip of Musk telling advertisers where to go after backlash over antisemitic posts on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
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