Elon Musk

The Billionaire Comedian

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Elon Musk wears many feathers in his cap

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He's the entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX -  companies that have made him one of the world's richest men

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And his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live wasn't his first foray into comedy either

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Elon Musk had started Thud - a now-defunct satire project - in 2018 

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At the time, he had called comedy the ?the next frontier after electric vehicles, space exploration, and brain-computer interfaces?

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Today, Elon Musk is used to being in the news for his eccentric, outlandish, hilarious tweets

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The self-proclaimed "Technoking of Tesla and Imperator of Mars" has a well-known fondness for memes

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And he doesn't mind talking about it. Take a look at what Elon Musk shared on Twitter...

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Nor does the Tesla chief shy away from poking fun at his son's unusual name - X AE A-12

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On SNL, he joked that it sounded like a cat running across a keyboard

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Elon Musk is also a big, big fan of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin

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His enthusiastic backing of the crypto through endless memes has contributed to a rise in its value

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And if you need further proof that he has a funny side, remember his 'bankwupt' April Fool's Day prank

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Keep the memes coming, Mr Musk!

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