Dana Carvey has responded to Elon Musk’s criticisms of his impression of him on “Saturday Night Live” earlier this month.
“I can’t do Elon Musk very well,” the comedian admitted on an episode of his “Superfly” podcast with David Spade released Friday. “But I can do something that sounds not like anything. He has an incredible accent — South Africa, via Canada, via Pennsylvania.”
Carvey, who also parodied President Joe Biden on “SNL,” added, “It’s almost like, it’s a little bit of Australian in there, a little bit of British, but it’s not totally that.”
Carvey’s response comes after Musk ripped his performance on the late night sketch show’s first episode following Donald Trump winning a second term in the White House.
During the episode’s cold open, Carvey impersonated the Tesla CEO.
“Check it out, dark MAGA. Yeah! But seriously, I run the country now,” Carvey said while wearing a black MAGA hat. “America’s going to be like one of my rockets that’s super cool and super fun. But there’s a slight chance it could blow up, and everybody dies.”
Carvey’s impression referenced Musk’s appearance during Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on Oct. 27, where he called himself “dark, gothic MAGA.”
Musk dug into Carvey and “SNL” on his social media platform, X, formerly called Twitter, in multiple posts shared after the episode’s release.
“They are so mad that @realDonaldTrump won,” the SpaceX founder, who endorsed Trump in the 2024 election, wrote.
Musk also addressed Carvey’s impersonation of him, saying, “Dana Carvey just sounds like Dana Carvey,” as well as calling “SNL” “out of touch with reality.”
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“SNL has been dying slowly for years, as they become increasingly out of touch with reality,” Musk said. “Their last-ditch effort to cheat the equal airtime requirements and prop up Kamala before the election only helped sink her campaign further.”
Watch Carvey’s impersonation of Musk on “SNL” below.
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