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The Year of Bitcoin is finishing strong, as its spread into the mainstream, from finance to popular culture, gains traction apace with its price increases. From The Big Bang Theory dedicating a bitcoin subplot, to an episode of Startup creating an entire series around the topic, the worldâs most well-known cryptocurrency is getting a new boost, with giants like The Howard Stern Show (Stern) and Saturday Night Live (SNL) now entering the fray.Â
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King of All Media, Howard Stern, Doesnât Know Anything About Bitcoin
âWell, theyâre now bitcoin billionaires,â Robin Quivers, co-host and news anchor on Stern, announced during a brief segment 4 December 2017. âAre you into this whole bitcoin thing?â she asked Howard Stern, radio broadcast icon currently under contract at Sirius XM Radio, a satellite paid-content provider.
âNo, no I am not,â Mr. Stern answered dismissively. âGood for those guys,â he said, alluding to the ecosystemâs most well-known twins. âTheyâre all bent out of shape losing out onâ Facebook, as detailed in the movie The Social Network (2010).
âThe investors made famous by suing Mark Zuckerberg,â Ms. Quivers continued, âclaiming he stole the idea of Facebook from them, have made bank on the digital cryptocurrency. They owned about 11 million dollars worth of bitcoin four years ago. Its value has grown by more than 10,000% just this year, skyrocketing their investment to more than a billion dollars,â she noted.
Mr. Stern, 63, has broadcast professionally in one form or another for over 40 years, and is well-known to his largely American audience for ribald commentary and irreverence. Ms. Quivers, 65, is Mr. Sternâs long-time on-air companion, serving often as the showâs voice of reason in addition to her news vignettes.
âYou canât spend bitcoin anywhere, can you?â Ms. Quivers wondered.
âYouâre asking the wrong dude,â Mr. Stern answered, bewildered. âBitâŠcoin. I donât know anything about it,â he declared. âAll I know if I was Mark Zuckerberg, I would buy bitcoin just to f**k with those two guys. You know what I mean?â he smiled.
Live from New York, itâs Saturday Night!
Belushi. Murphy. Ferrell. Crystal. Fey. And now add Bitcoin. Thatâs right, crypto joins the longest-running sketch comedy show in American television history, NBCâs Saturday Night Live, during its 43rd season.
This weekendâs cold open, âVisit with Santa,â added a silly twist: kiddos brought up rather adult topics, shocking the jolly good fellow.
The skit features two prominent cast members, Kate McKinnon (Justin Bieber, Hillary Clinton, Jeff Sessions) and Kenan Thompson (Big Papi, Steve Harvey). Ms. McKinnon was also in the female Ghost Busters. Mr. Thompson is the most tenured cast member in the showâs history (since 2003).
The scene opens to Amy (the elf) and Santa. Children ask for presents, and then quickly pepper poor Santa with questions regarding present controversies including sexual harassment allegations, Israel, tax cuts, opioids, and even Trump. Mr. Thompsonâs character breaks and asks, âWhat the hell is wrong with these kids?!â
Finally, Jenny ascends to stand beside Santa, assuring him she does not want gifts this year. âI just want everything to be okay,â she announces. Amy the elf tries console Jenny.
âEventually, good people will fix our country,â Ms. McKinnonâs character explains.
Jenny nods, âOkay, good. But just in case Iâm putting alllllll my money in bitcoin.â
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