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IrelandThe Damage Report answers Katie Miller's SNL complaint with roast mode
John Iadarola and Brett Erlich question the objection to Jeremy Culhane's Elon Musk impression, arguing that Musk supplied the premise himself.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 431,866 views a day, 6.1 times a normal first day on this channel (71,260).
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- 0:30Erlich introduces Miller's objection to Jeremy Culhane's Weekend Update impression of Musk.
- 1:16Erlich argues that Musk's demonstration of Grok's roast mode supplied the premise for the parody.
- 2:04Miller's written criticism of SNL appears on screen and is read aloud.
- 3:26Erlich cites Trump's past insults to argue that political reactions to mockery apply a double standard.
- 5:37Iadarola argues that people who dislike SNL can choose not to watch it.
Brett Erlich's answer to Katie Miller's complaint about Saturday Night Live begins with Musk's own chatbot. Before examining her criticism, he revisits Musk demonstrating Grok's roast mode on Joe Rogan's podcast, arguing that the SNL parody was working with a premise Musk had already embraced.
The Damage Report segment drew an estimated 430,000 views in its first day, roughly six times the channel's usual start for regular videos. It pairs Erlich with John Iadarola to discuss Miller's response to Jeremy Culhane's Weekend Update impression of Musk.
Miller objected to the sketch's family-focused joke and described SNL as the opposite of comedy and satire. Erlich challenges that response by turning to Donald Trump's history of personal insults. His argument is about a double standard: accepting harsh mockery from political allies while rejecting it from comedians.
Iadarola offers a more straightforward response: "First of all, don't watch SNL then. You don't have to."
Despite the upload's heated title, this is a studio commentary segment examining Miller's written statement, not footage of a confrontation. The discussion later moves into criticism of Musk's family life, while the central disagreement is established early: whether the roast crossed a line, or used the same kind of humor Musk had publicly demonstrated.
American political adviser and podcaster who served as the US vice president’s press secretary from 2019 to 2020 and communications director from 2020 to 2021.
More on Wikipedia ›American comedian and actor who joined Saturday Night Live as a featured cast member in 2025. He also performs on the online comedy platform Dropout.
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- Channel
- The Damage Report
- Subscribers
- 1,390,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 14,978,680
- Channel views, pace per day
- 1,197,027 (on a normal day: 1,663,701)
- Video published
- November 13, 2026
- Video views so far
- 494,733 (2 days online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 327,674
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The SNL discussion drew a much larger first-day audience than The Damage Report usually receives for regular videos. Its comment section was also several times busier than usual.
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Erlich revisits Musk demonstrating Grok's roast mode during an appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast.