Directly on the heels of his controversial Saturday Night Live monologue where he used the words “retarded” and “gay” to a crowd (and one particular guitar player) who was not feeling his act, Netflix has announced that it’s picked up two new projects from comedian Shane Gillis. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gillis will star […]
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One ‘SNL’ Musician’s Stony Reaction To Shane Gillis’ Rocky Opening Monologue Turned Some Heads
On Saturday Shane Gillis made his belated SNL debut. Why belated? Because the first time the comic was supposed to appear he got fired, after people dug up a litany of racist and sexist jokes he’d made prior to scoring a cast member gig. Since then he’s become something of a big star — big […]
Read MoreShane Gillis Gains Magical Powers When He Scores Trump Gold Sneakers In The ‘SNL’ Fake Trailer ‘White Men Can Trump’
Last night’s SNL was a touch awkward. The host was Shane Gillis, one of the more popular comedians right now…who happened to have been fired by the show a few years back over past racist and sexist jokes. To his credit he didn’t go the Gina Carano route and start hanging out with Ben Shapiro. […]
Read MoreShane Gillis, Fired From ‘SNL’ Over Racist And Homophobic Jokes, Is Coming Back, This Time As Host
It was September 2019, and SNL was supposed to get a new cast member. He was Shane Gillis, an up-and-coming stand-up known for his sometimes “edgy” humor. Alas, the late night sketch show hadn’t fully vetted his past work, which had its share of racist and homophobic jokes. Gillis’ invitation was soon rescinded. The move […]
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