Aykroyd delivers motorcycle to National Comedy Center
FILE - This July 24, 2018, file photo shows the main entrance to the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y. The center is open for laughs in “I Love Lucy” comedian Lucille Ball’s hometown. Amy Schumer, Lewis Black and Dan Aykroyd are among comedians set to appear during this week’s grand opening celebration. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson, File)
In this photo provided by the National Comedy Center, comedian and Saturday Night Live alum Dan Aykroyd parks his 1971 Harley Davidson in front of the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y., Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, Aykroyd is donating the motorcycle which he road to Saturday Night Live Studios for the first four years of the show, to the Center. The new $50 million center, which is a museum dedicated to the art of comedy, features an array of artifacts and high-tech exhibits, including, holograms of comedians, both dead and alive. (Dan Cappellazzo/National Comedy Center via AP)
ADDS NO SALES-In this photo provided by the National Comedy Center, Saturday Night Live alum Dan Aykroyd stands in front of an exhibit of original SNL scrips and photos of the iconic show during a tour the National Comedy Center, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, in Jamestown, N.Y. The new $50 million center, which is a museum dedicated to the art of comedy, features an array of artifacts and high-tech exhibits, including, holograms of comedians, both dead and alive. (Dan Cappellazzo/National Comedy Center via AP)
Comedian Dan Aykroyd poses in front of the 1971 Harley Davidson that he plans to donate to the National Comedy Center, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, Jamestown, N.Y. Aykroyd rode the motorcycle to the Saturday Night Live Studios for the first four years of the show. The new $50 million center, which is a museum dedicated to the art of comedy, features an array of artifacts and high-tech exhibits, including, holograms of comedians, both dead and alive. (Dan Cappellazzo/National Comedy Center via AP)
In this photo provided by the National Comedy Center, Saturday Night Live alum Dan Aykroyd and sitcom actress Fran Drescher, right, known for her role in the Nanny, stand with the daughter of Lenny Bruce, Kitty Bruce in front of the Lenny Bruce exhibit during a tour the National Comedy Center, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, in Jamestown, N.Y. The new $50 million center, which is a museum dedicated to the art of comedy, features an array of artifacts and high-tech exhibits, including, holograms of comedians, both dead and alive. (Dan Cappellazzo/National Comedy Center via AP)
In this photo provided by the National Comedy Center, Saturday Night Live alum Dan Aykroyd and sitcom actress Fran Drescher play Laugh Battle, a game where participants try and make each other laugh, during a tour the National Comedy Center, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, in Jamestown, N.Y. The new $50 million center, which is a museum dedicated to the art of comedy, features an array of artifacts and high-tech exhibits, including, holograms of comedians, both dead and alive. (Dan Cappellazzo/National Comedy Center via AP)
This combination photo shows comedians, from left, Dan Aykroyd, Amy Shumer and Lewis Black, who are scheduled to appear during this week’s grand opening celebration for The National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y. (AP Photo)
FILE - This July 24, 2018, file photo shows the main entrance to the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y. The center is open for laughs in “I Love Lucy” comedian Lucille Ball’s hometown. Amy Schumer, Lewis Black and Dan Aykroyd are among comedians set to appear during this week’s grand opening celebration. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson, File)
FILE - This July 24, 2018, file photo shows the main entrance to the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y. The center is open for laughs in “I Love Lucy” comedian Lucille Ball’s hometown. Amy Schumer, Lewis Black and Dan Aykroyd are among comedians set to appear during this week’s grand opening celebration. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson, File)
In this photo provided by the National Comedy Center, comedian and Saturday Night Live alum Dan Aykroyd parks his 1971 Harley Davidson in front of the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y., Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, Aykroyd is donating the motorcycle which he road to Saturday Night Live Studios for the first four years of the show, to the Center. The new $50 million center, which is a museum dedicated to the art of comedy, features an array of artifacts and high-tech exhibits, including, holograms of comedians, both dead and alive. (Dan Cappellazzo/National Comedy Center via AP)
In this photo provided by the National Comedy Center, comedian and Saturday Night Live alum Dan Aykroyd parks his 1971 Harley Davidson in front of the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y., Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, Aykroyd is donating the motorcycle which he road to Saturday Night Live Studios for the first four years of the show, to the Center. The new $50 million center, which is a museum dedicated to the art of comedy, features an array of artifacts and high-tech exhibits, including, holograms of comedians, both dead and alive. (Dan Cappellazzo/National Comedy Center via AP)
ADDS NO SALES-In this photo provided by the National Comedy Center, Saturday Night Live alum Dan Aykroyd stands in front of an exhibit of original SNL scrips and photos of the iconic show during a tour the National Comedy Center, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, in Jamestown, N.Y. The new $50 million center, which is a museum dedicated to the art of comedy, features an array of artifacts and high-tech exhibits, including, holograms of comedians, both dead and alive. (Dan Cappellazzo/National Comedy Center via AP)
ADDS NO SALES-In this photo provided by the National Comedy Center, Saturday Night Live alum Dan Aykroyd stands in front of an exhibit of original SNL scrips and photos of the iconic show during a tour the National Comedy Center, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, in Jamestown, N.Y. The new $50 million center, which is a museum dedicated to the art of comedy, features an array of artifacts and high-tech exhibits, including, holograms of comedians, both dead and alive. (Dan Cappellazzo/National Comedy Center via AP)
Comedian Dan Aykroyd poses in front of the 1971 Harley Davidson that he plans to donate to the National Comedy Center, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, Jamestown, N.Y. Aykroyd rode the motorcycle to the Saturday Night Live Studios for the first four years of the show. The new $50 million center, which is a museum dedicated to the art of comedy, features an array of artifacts and high-tech exhibits, including, holograms of comedians, both dead and alive. (Dan Cappellazzo/National Comedy Center via AP)
Comedian Dan Aykroyd poses in front of the 1971 Harley Davidson that he plans to donate to the National Comedy Center, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, Jamestown, N.Y. Aykroyd rode the motorcycle to the Saturday Night Live Studios for the first four years of the show. The new $50 million center, which is a museum dedicated to the art of comedy, features an array of artifacts and high-tech exhibits, including, holograms of comedians, both dead and alive. (Dan Cappellazzo/National Comedy Center via AP)
In this photo provided by the National Comedy Center, Saturday Night Live alum Dan Aykroyd and sitcom actress Fran Drescher, right, known for her role in the Nanny, stand with the daughter of Lenny Bruce, Kitty Bruce in front of the Lenny Bruce exhibit during a tour the National Comedy Center, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, in Jamestown, N.Y. The new $50 million center, which is a museum dedicated to the art of comedy, features an array of artifacts and high-tech exhibits, including, holograms of comedians, both dead and alive. (Dan Cappellazzo/National Comedy Center via AP)
In this photo provided by the National Comedy Center, Saturday Night Live alum Dan Aykroyd and sitcom actress Fran Drescher, right, known for her role in the Nanny, stand with the daughter of Lenny Bruce, Kitty Bruce in front of the Lenny Bruce exhibit during a tour the National Comedy Center, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, in Jamestown, N.Y. The new $50 million center, which is a museum dedicated to the art of comedy, features an array of artifacts and high-tech exhibits, including, holograms of comedians, both dead and alive. (Dan Cappellazzo/National Comedy Center via AP)
In this photo provided by the National Comedy Center, Saturday Night Live alum Dan Aykroyd and sitcom actress Fran Drescher play Laugh Battle, a game where participants try and make each other laugh, during a tour the National Comedy Center, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, in Jamestown, N.Y. The new $50 million center, which is a museum dedicated to the art of comedy, features an array of artifacts and high-tech exhibits, including, holograms of comedians, both dead and alive. (Dan Cappellazzo/National Comedy Center via AP)
In this photo provided by the National Comedy Center, Saturday Night Live alum Dan Aykroyd and sitcom actress Fran Drescher play Laugh Battle, a game where participants try and make each other laugh, during a tour the National Comedy Center, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, in Jamestown, N.Y. The new $50 million center, which is a museum dedicated to the art of comedy, features an array of artifacts and high-tech exhibits, including, holograms of comedians, both dead and alive. (Dan Cappellazzo/National Comedy Center via AP)
This combination photo shows comedians, from left, Dan Aykroyd, Amy Shumer and Lewis Black, who are scheduled to appear during this week’s grand opening celebration for The National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y. (AP Photo)
This combination photo shows comedians, from left, Dan Aykroyd, Amy Shumer and Lewis Black, who are scheduled to appear during this week’s grand opening celebration for The National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y. (AP Photo)
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Dan Aykroyd has brought his Harley Davidson motorcycle to the new National Comedy Center, and left it there for permanent display.
The “Saturday Night Live” alum is one of numerous celebrities who have traveled to the western New York city of Jamestown this week to celebrate the grand opening of the center.
He has delivered the motorcycle, which he used to ride to “SNL” studios, on Friday before a performance by Amy Schumer.
The National Comedy Center is full of comedic artifacts including costumes and scripts. Dozens of interactive exhibits let visitors explore decades of humor and their own comedic tastes.
The $50 million center was inspired by the city’s most famous resident, “I Love Lucy” actress Lucille Ball, who envisioned a place to honor comedy as an art form.