{"id":17557,"date":"2021-05-08T23:31:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T15:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/while-hosting-snl-elon-musk-acknowledges-having-aspergers-and-riffs-on-dogecoin\/"},"modified":"2021-05-08T23:31:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T15:31:23","slug":"while-hosting-snl-elon-musk-acknowledges-having-aspergers-and-riffs-on-dogecoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/while-hosting-snl-elon-musk-acknowledges-having-aspergers-and-riffs-on-dogecoin\/","title":{"rendered":"While hosting \u201cSNL,\u201d Elon Musk acknowledges having Asperger\u2019s \u2026 and riffs on Dogecoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_619371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-619371\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-619371\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/210508-musk-630x355.jpg\" alt=\"Elon Musk\" width=\"630\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/210508-musk-630x355.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/210508-musk-1260x711.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/210508-musk-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/210508-musk-1536x867.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/210508-musk.jpg 1590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-619371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elon Musk delivers his monologue as host of NBC\u2019s \u201cSaturday Night Live.\u201d (NBC Video)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elon Musk made his mark tonight on NBC\u2019s \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d \u2014 not only as the richest host in the late-night comedy show\u2019s 46-year run, but also as the first host to acknowledge on the program that he has Asperger Syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not exactly a surprise: For years, folks have noticed that the billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla has the laser focus and social awkwardness that\u2019s associated with Asperger\u2019s. But Musk fully embraced his Aspieness during tonight\u2019s monologue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m actually making history tonight as the first person with Asperger\u2019s to host \u2018SNL,\u2019 or at least the first to admit it,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I won\u2019t make a lot of eye contact with the cast tonight. But already I\u2019m pretty good at running human in emulation mode.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I&#39;m actually making history as the first person with Asperger&#39;s to host SNL &#8230; or at least the first to admit it.&quot; \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@elonmusk<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Hands down one of the best opening monologues I&#39;ve seen \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z2bVVaHy6o\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/z2bVVaHy6o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pranay Pathole (@PPathole) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PPathole\/status\/1391253342307774465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s true that Musk probably won\u2019t make \u201cSNL\u2019s\u201d greatest-hits clip show for the roles he played in the comedy skits \u2014 including an Icelandic TV producer, a Generation Z doctor, an electric-horse-riding cowboy and Wario (the \u201cmisunderstood\u201d Mario Bros. video-game character). But he won the day with his self-deprecating humor.<\/p>\n<p>The spaciest (and spiciest) moment came when Musk played himself, dealing with a Mars crisis involving Chad, the clueless slacker who\u2019s a recurring character played by Pete Davidson. (Watch the clip all the way to the end \u2014 if you dare.)<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1391261363239100418&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2021%2Fhosting-snl-elon-musk-acknowledges-aspergers-riffs-dogecoin%2F&amp;sessionId=348bd04ec7b884b917b59b9d18785f1ca7e9d928&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782798789801524057=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You&#8217;re a hero, Chad pic.twitter.com\/dQ3G4ffk0j<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saturday Night Live \u2013 SNL (@nbcsnl) May 9, 2021<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite the qualms that were expressed in advance of the show, cast members put in a few good-natured digs as well.<\/p>\n<p>During \u201cWeekend Update,\u201d for example, SNL regular Colin Jost noted that a Chinese Long March rocket crashed into the Indian Ocean, apparently harmlessly, after days of hand-wringing over the risk from orbital debris. \u201cFor once, we know it\u2019s not Elon\u2019s fault,\u201d Jost joked. \u201cA lot of people have been wondering, \u2018Why is he hosting our show?\u2019 And now we know: It\u2019s because he needed an alibi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWeekend Update\u201d co-host Michael Che also got in a jab at Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Che started out by noting that Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin space venture had just set up an auction for a ride to space aboard its New Shepard suborbital spaceship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy are all these rich white people trying to go to space?\u201d he asked. \u201cLook, if there\u2019s any Martians watching this, when you see a bunch of foreign ships pull up on your land, take it from a Black dude, don\u2019t get on them \u2026 unless you want to be a Martian with the last name \u2018Washington.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk and the \u201cSNL\u201d writers managed to work in a couple of references to Dogecoin, the meme-inspired cryptocurrency that became a focus of pre-show speculation.<\/p>\n<p>During \u201cWeekend Update,\u201d Musk portrayed a nerdy, bow-tied financial expert who struggled to explain to Che and Jost exactly what Dogecoin was \u2014 until he said that it could be traded for conventional money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh,\u201d Che said. \u201cSo it\u2019s a hustle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, it\u2019s a hustle,\u201d Musk\u2019s character replied.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1391253461640093697&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2021%2Fhosting-snl-elon-musk-acknowledges-aspergers-riffs-dogecoin%2F&amp;sessionId=348bd04ec7b884b917b59b9d18785f1ca7e9d928&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782798789801524057=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lloyd Ostertag stopped by the desk to talk cryptocurrency. pic.twitter.com\/cuILxOBJlj<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saturday Night Live \u2013 SNL (@nbcsnl) May 9, 2021<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the show proceeded, Dogecoin plummeted in value, and the Robinhood trading app experienced a temporary outage due to high trading volume. But if Musk\u2019s monologue is to be believed, there\u2019s a new addition to the family Doge holdings.<\/p>\n<p>Because this is Mother\u2019s Day weekend, the cast members\u2019 moms were featured in some of the jokes \u2014 as was Musk\u2019s mother, Maye Musk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited for my Mother\u2019s Day gift,\u201d she told her son at the end of the monologue. \u201cI just hope it\u2019s not Dogecoin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is,\u201d Elon Musk admitted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update for 11:05 p.m. PT May 8:<\/strong> Maye Musk wasn\u2019t the only mother from Elon\u2019s family to make an appearance. Grimes, the mother of his youngest son, played Princess Peach in the Wario skit and showed up onstage at the end of the show. Musk also referred to their son\u2019s name, X \u00c6 A-Xii, during the monologue. \u201cIt\u2019s pronounced, \u2018Cat running across the keyboard,&#8217;\u201d Musk joked.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update for 12:30 a.m. PT May 9: <\/strong>For what it\u2019s worth, Deadline notes that \u201cSNL\u201d original cast member Dan Aykroyd, who returned to host the show in 2003, has acknowledged in interviews that he\u2019s been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update for 11 a.m. PT May 9:<\/strong> And speaking of Dogecoin, Alberta-based Geometric Energy Corp. announced that it\u2019ll send a sensor-laden satellite called DOGE-1 to lunar orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early next year \u2014 and will pay the fare with Dogecoin. Based on the timing, the 88-pound satellite might be scheduled to fly as a secondary payload along with Intuitive Machines\u2019 Nova-C lunar lander.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk delivers his monologue as host of NBC\u2019s \u201cSaturday Night Live.\u201d (NBC Video) Elon Musk made his mark tonight on NBC\u2019s \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d \u2014 not only as the richest host in the late-night comedy show\u2019s 46-year run, but also as the first host to acknowledge on the program that he has Asperger Syndrome. 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