Almost five years after he was fired Saturday night live Despite the racist comments, Shane Gillis returned to Studio 8H with a hilarious opening monologue from the host.
During the monologue, Gillis opened up about his firing. “Most of you probably have no idea who I am,” she shared. “I actually got fired from this show a while ago, but don’t look for that, please. If you don’t know who I am, please don’t Google that. Alright. Don’t even worry about that. “Honestly, I probably shouldn’t be up here.”
USA Today informs that days after being hired as Saturday night live Cast member in 2019, Shane Gillis was fired by the long-running show. He only appeared in one episode before receiving backlash for a 2018 podcast clip where he used an anti-Asian slur.
In response to the reaction, Saturday night live Producer Lorne Michaels stated that he knew nothing about the clip when he hired Gillis. He also said that he thought the language in the 2018 podcast episode was “offensive, hurtful and unacceptable.”
Shane Gillis also addressed the situation by stating that he is a comedian who “pushes the boundaries.” He then noted that he would be “happy to apologize to anyone who was really offended by anything,” he said.
In the rest of his monologue, Gillis joked, “Every little boy is just his mom’s gay best friend” and talked about family members with Down syndrome. Finally, he stated that he could “see that no one enjoyed” his jokes. “This is, you know, the most nervous I’ve ever been,” she noted.
Shane Gillis’ fans praise him for ‘funniest self-assessment’ moment
Meanwhile, Shane Gillis fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to share their thoughts on his opening monologue.
“Shane Gillis obviously crushed it, but this was the funniest self-assessment in that tense moment,” declared one X user. Another fan wrote: “Shane Gillis had one of the best SNL monologues in recent memory. Is comedy back?
Meanwhile, some X users pointed out the attention Gillis’ jokes were receiving. “Shane Gillis made jokes that I thought were funny, so I enjoyed listening to them, but I had no idea how absolutely unbearable all the discourse around them was.”
A fellow X user added: “Just for the record, Shane Gillis CRUSHED it last night on SNL. Regardless of any controversy he has had in the past. He was brilliant with all the sketches of him. [and] comedy. Best presenter I’ve seen there in MONTHS.”
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