On SNL, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took swipes at his own expense. — Reuters picWASHINGTON, May 10 — Elon Musk kicked off his debut by declaring himself to be the first person with Asperger’s syndrome to host the US comedy sketch show.In his opening monologue, the eccentric tech entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX offered an explanation for some of his past eyebrow-raising behaviour.
Musk has previously drawn criticism for moves like publicly mocking the US Securities and Exchange Commission and calling a cave diver who rescued boys trapped in Thailand a “pedo guy”. And of course, as a big booster of cryptocurrencies, he once again enumerated the benefits of dogecoin. It dropped to as low as 49 cents during the broadcast after a pre-show high of about 74 cents, according to CoinDesk.