Elon Musk claimed that he made history in his anticipated debut as host of Saturday Night Live.
“I’m actually…the first person with Asperger’s to host SNL—or at least the first to admit it,” said the centibillionaire entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX. “So I won’t make a lot of eye contact with the cast tonight. But don’t worry, I’m pretty good at running ‘human’ in emulation mode.”
Former cast member Dan Aykroyd, however, did host the show back in 2003 and he has admitted that he was diagnosed with mild Asperger’s Syndrome.
Musk then went on to lay out his grand vision for the future. “I believe in a renewable energy future. I believe that humanity must become a multiplanetary, space-bearing civilization. Those seem like exciting goals, don’t they?” he said, to cheers from the audience. “Now, I think if I just posted that on Twitter,...
“I’m actually…the first person with Asperger’s to host SNL—or at least the first to admit it,” said the centibillionaire entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX. “So I won’t make a lot of eye contact with the cast tonight. But don’t worry, I’m pretty good at running ‘human’ in emulation mode.”
Former cast member Dan Aykroyd, however, did host the show back in 2003 and he has admitted that he was diagnosed with mild Asperger’s Syndrome.
Musk then went on to lay out his grand vision for the future. “I believe in a renewable energy future. I believe that humanity must become a multiplanetary, space-bearing civilization. Those seem like exciting goals, don’t they?” he said, to cheers from the audience. “Now, I think if I just posted that on Twitter,...
- 5/9/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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