Grimes and Elon Musk do Super Mario roleplay complete with pixelated Luigi peen in surreal SNL skit
Grimes (L) dressed as Princess Peach to join Elon Musk (R) on SNL. (Screen captures via Twitter)
Grimes joined Elon Musk on Saturday Night Live (SNL) for a Super Mario-themed roleplay and yup, it was about as unfunny as it sounds.
In the loudest sign yet that only Armageddon will give us the sweet release we need, Elon Musk hosted SNL this weekend and appeared in a series of questionable sketches.
Many were perturbed by a “Wario” skit in which Musk played Nintendo mascot Mario’s evil brother.
Musk donned a fat suit for the part, waddled up to the stand and spoke in a terrible Italian accent as he was accused by Luigi of killing Mario with a Koopa shell.
Luigi was then accused of sleeping with Princess Peach, played by Musk’s real life girlfriend and musician Grimes. The smoking gun can in the form of a pixellated Luigi nude, accompanied by the iconic PowerUp sound.
For the most part, viewers were unimpressed by the skit.
Last night on SNL, Elon Musk dressed up as Wario, and they aired Luigi's dick on national televeision. pic.twitter.com/doXQB1axep
— JOLLY J✨ (@DynamoSuperX) May 9, 2021
“You didn’t consider that Nintendo was going to sue us for this awful parody? THINK! THINK!” pic.twitter.com/VkmEeOAJUr— Colin (@IntroSpecktive) May 9, 2021
Though Twitter users praised Grimes for her perky, camp portrayal of Princess Peach.
https://twitter.com/siIvics/status/1391401958905466884
you know she had this costume on hand. like they didn’t need to give it to her https://t.co/sGKZZsuELO— LEAH 🛸👽 (@UFOCR4ZE) May 10, 2021
Though, why she was depicted with an Italian accent the world may never know.
What the fuck does grimes think peach sounds like— Cosmonaut sucraM (evil) (@CosmonautMarcus) May 9, 2021
https://twitter.com/gamerdaisyy/status/1391520069944021003
Waking up to see Elon Musk dressed as Wario and Grimes as Princess Peach pic.twitter.com/MSSiceYkmE
— the dreaded pirate jordyn (@jordynejoness) May 9, 2021
As the world’s second richest man, Elon Musk may seem a strange choice for a comedy show, but considering Donald Trump hosted back in 2015, it could be worse.
In his opening monologue, Musk claimed to be the first person with Aspergers to host SNL, “or at least the first to admit it”.
He also poked fun at the name he and Grimes gave to their child, X Æ A-Xii.
“SNL’s a great way to learn something new about the host – for example, this is my son’s name,” he said as X Æ A-Xii flashed on the screen.
“It’s pronounced: ‘cat running across a keyboard’.”
The couple had originally named their baby X Æ A-X12 – slightly less of a tongue-twister – but changed it a few weeks later to reportedly comply with Californian law that doesn’t allow for numbers or symbols in legal names.
