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The hype before was huge: Tesla boss Elon Musk hosted the TV comedy show "Saturday Night Live".

At the beginning of his monologue on Saturday, the 49-year-old made fun of his perceived language style as monotonous.

"It's great to host Saturday Night Live and I'm serious," said Musk on stage.

"Sometimes when I've said something, I have to say that I'm serious."

He was the first person with Asperger's Syndrome to host the show.

"Or at least the first person to admit it." It was the first time Musk, one of the richest men in the world, had publicly mentioned that he had the mild form of autism.

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Further on in the program it was about cannabis (Musk admitted to having smoked marijuana during a podcast by host Joe Rogan) and the strange name of his son and singer Grimes.

"This is how my brain just works"

SpaceX founder Musk also made fun of his use of Twitter.

Critics have accused the people in charge of the show celebrating with Musk a man who spread false information through his Twitter account, which is watched by millions of users.

"Look, I know I say or post weird things sometimes, but that's just how my brain works," Musk said.

Musk also appeared in one of the show's skits

Source: AP

“To anyone who has been insulted, I just want to say, I've reinvented electric cars and I'm sending people to Mars in a rocket ship.

Did you think I would be a relaxed, normal guy too? "

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Musk brought his mother Maye Musk, a model, onto the stage with him.

According to the Guardian, she joked with her son about his upcoming present for Mother's Day, and that she hoped it had nothing to do with the joke digital currency “Dogecoin”.

With a comment, Musk caused the cryptocurrency to crash.

When asked “What is Dogecoin?”, Musk initially replied: “It is the future of the currency.

It's an unstoppable financial vehicle that will take over the world. ”When a cast member on the show, Michael Che, asked,“ So, it's a hustle? ”Musk replied,“ Yeah, it's a hustle. ”And then laughed.

The English word hustle can be translated as hype, hustle and bustle.

That was enough to drop the price of the crypto currency sharply.

It was now trading at just $ 0.47 on the Binance crypto exchange, a 28 percent decrease from the level it had before the broadcast.

According to the relevant crypto data site CoinGecko.com, "Dogecoin" gained more than 800 percent in value last month, making it the fourth largest digital currency - with a market capitalization of $ 73 billion.

Last Thursday the price reached a record high of $ 0.73.

NBC broadcast the episode live on YouTube, where it can still be seen.

It was the first time that “Saturday Night Live” could be seen worldwide at the same time.