Elon Musk, the tech tycoon, has found humor in John Oliver’s 30-minute tirade against him. The comedian labeled Musk as “erratic,” “self-serving,” and “increasingly racist.” Musk, however, seems to be brushing it off.

A social media user reposted an article about Oliver’s rant on “Last Week Tonight” on X, formerly known as Twitter. The user jokingly asked, “Oh no, how will Elon ever recover?” Musk responded with crying-laughing emojis.

Musk didn’t stop there, though. He fired back at Oliver, saying, “Oliver was great several years ago, but stopped being funny when he sold his soul to wokeness where humor is basically illegal.”

Oliver kicked off his Musk discussion on his HBO late-night talk show by comparing the South African businessman to “any bad guy in a movie.” He likened Musk to DC Comics’ Lex Luthor, villains in James Bond movies, and Billy Zane’s character in “Titanic.” “Truly, the man has range,” Oliver joked, causing the audience to burst into laughter.

Oliver, 46, didn’t shy away from discussing Musk’s career downfalls. He noted that ever since Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, it’s been “one fiasco after another.” The most recent incident involved Musk tweeting his agreement with an antisemitic post.

Oliver also touched on Musk’s reaction to advertisers threatening to leave his social media platform due to the antisemitism backlash. He claimed Musk was pulling the “you’re not breaking up with me, I’m breaking up with you card” while wearing a jacket from “Ralph Lauren’s midlife crisis collection.”

The talk show host also criticized Musk’s early business failures. He pointed out how Musk sold Tesla cars in advance to customers at one price point and then raised the cost. Musk himself admitted it was a “bait-and-switch.”

Oliver didn’t spare Tesla’s cybertruck either. He quipped, “Who on earth actually wants to spend up to $100,000 to drive every child’s first attempt at drawing a car?”

Referencing Musk’s company SpaceX, the world’s most dominant satellite company, Oliver added, “The problem isn’t just the optics of having someone as erratic as Elon in charge of half the world’s satellites. His opinions can change the shape of world events.”

Oliver quoted Musk’s biographer, Walter Isaacson, who once said the mogul likes “drama.” Oliver found it unsettling that “one of the most powerful people on earth” could be described the same way as “Andy Cohen on New Year’s Eve.”

Towards the end, Oliver admitted, “I’ll be honest, my feelings about Elon changed a bit in the writing of this piece. I’m probably now more impressed by what he’s doing, but more worried by the fact that he’s the one who’s been doing it.”

Oliver concluded, “The least surprising thing on earth is a middle-aged billionaire CEO with self-serving libertarian views, increasingly racist politics and a messiah complex.”

Despite Musk appearing only slightly annoyed by Oliver’s criticism, a writer who recently profiled him shared a different perspective. Author Ben Mezrich, who wrote “Breaking Twitter,” claimed Musk cares deeply about his reputation. He even suggested Musk spiraled after being booed at Dave Chapelle’s show in San Francisco last December.