Elon Musk Says He’s The First ‘SNL’ Host With Asberger’s, But Twitter Remembers Dan Aykroyd

By admin On May 9, 2021

By Brent Furdyk.

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Elon Musk made his debut as “Saturday Night Live” host on May 8, and during his monologue dropped a revelation: he has Asperger syndrome.

“I’m actually making history tonight as the first person with Asperger’s to host ‘SNL’,” the Tesla/SpaceX mogul declared.

Joking about being on the autism spectrum, Musk quipped, “I don’t always have a lot of intonation or variation in how I speak… which I’m told makes for great comedy.”

Following Musk’s monologue, numerous Twitter users chimed in to offer a correction: Musk is not the first person with Asperger’s to have hosted “SNL”.

That distinction actually goes to OG Not Ready for Primetime Player Dan Aykroyd, who revealed in a 2013 interview with the Daily Mail that he was diagnosed with Asperger’s in the 1980s, and also that he was diagnosed with Tourette’s when he was 12.

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Not only was Aykroyd a cast member from 1975 until 1979, he returned to host in 2003, which would make Musk’s assertion of making history inaccurate.

Check out a sampling of Twitter reaction to Musk’s claim.

Elon Musk said he was the first person with Aspergers to host SNL. I don’t know about hosts but Dan Aykroyd also has Aspergers. He was on the show for four years and won an Emmy.

— Steven Zeitchik (@zeitchikWaPo) May 9, 2021

1. No he’s not. Off the top of my head, Dan Aykroyd is on the autism spectrum and hosted in 2003 years after he was no longer a cast member.
2. Even if this was true Elon Musk still sucks.. https://t.co/45bO0m08rx

— abolish the death penalty, abolish prisons (@petervulfranc) May 9, 2021

Lol Dan Aykroyd STARTED snl with Asperger’s, but nice try.

— Joshua Simon ? (@JoshuaSimonSays) May 9, 2021

Three things:

1. Dan Aykroyd has Asperger’s. He was one of the original cast members and hosted in 2003.

2. David Byrne also has Asperger’s. He was a musical guest twice.

3. Elon needs to stop fetishizing his neurodivergence as a distraction from his crimes against humanity. https://t.co/vHZBjab88o

— Ben (@OughtaBeBen) May 9, 2021

Dan Aykroyd is trending for having Asperger’s Syndrome and having hosted SNL…

I just want to mention he’s also impossibly cool. pic.twitter.com/LSyCBk2b9S

— ? (@RudolfWolph) May 9, 2021

Glad to see Dan aykroyd trending from ppl correcting e*on pic.twitter.com/jpPlKVIJdp

— ichabod (@UNMA5KED) May 9, 2021

Elon Musk isn’t the first Saturday Night Live host with Asperger’s. Former cast member Dan Aykroyd hosted in 2003 and is a comedy legend. pic.twitter.com/Ks0va4AK6U

— Eric Alper ? (@ThatEricAlper) May 9, 2021

Dan Aykroyd.

Coulda googled it, but now you got this tweet all over you. https://t.co/RO7wYokXui

— Nash Across the 8th Dimension (@Nash076) May 9, 2021