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Lorne Michaels Was Stunned Shane Gillis' “Saturday Night Live” Hiring Sparked 'Overreaction' as Controversial Remarks Resurfaced

Gillis was hired as a featured player in 2019 and fired days later after videos resurfaced of him making racial slurs on his podcast

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SNL 50: Lorne Michaels on Shane Gillis Controversy, "Overreaction"

SNL EP/Creator Lorne Michaels addressed the Shane Gillis controversy and what he felt was an "overreaction" to Gillis' comments.

AOL · 2d

Lorne Michaels Calls Shane Gillis ‘SNL’ Casting Backlash an ‘Overreaction’: ‘He’s Really Funny’

Lorne Michaels has no regrets about hiring controversial comedian Shane Gillis — or bringing him back to host Saturday Night Live after he was fired for resurfaced racist and homophobic jokes. "We had a bad time when I added Shane Gillis to the cast [in 2019],

Yahoo · 2d

Lorne Michaels reflects on Shane Gillis “SNL” casting backlash: 'The overreaction to it was so stunning'

"We had a bad time when I added Shane Gillis to the cast [in 2019]," Michaels said. "He got beat up for things that he’d done years earlier [racist and homophobic jokes] and the overreaction to it was so stunning — and the velocity of it was 200 Asian ...

Entertainment Weekly2d

Lorne Michaels reflects on Shane Gillis

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Bowen Yang Says Shane Gillis Called To Apologize For Past Offensive Jokes Right Before He Was Fired From ‘SNL’

but Gillis was abruptly fired just a week later when videos resurfaced of the stand-up comedian performing offensive and homophobic jokes. Yang found himself getting swept up in the news cycle ...

Sports Illustrated25d

'Football coach' Shane Gillis stars in hilarious Bud Light ad (VIDEO)

Shane Gillis is a huge college ... has attended games in South Bend in the past. Gillis also makes football the focus of some of his stand-up bits, and now he's taking on the role of ...

Newsweek24d

Bud Light Gets Back to Basics After Culture Wars Backlash

Bud Light has made a return to vying for laughs with its new ad campaign series featuring standup comedian Shane Gillis. While it seemed that the backlash would never let up, the Anheuser-Busch ...

Yahoo4d

Why Was Shane Gillis Fired From SNL?

Shane Gillis returned to SNL in 2024 as a host. During his opening monologue, he joked about his previous firing, saying, “I was fired from this show a while ago, but don’t look that up ...

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Shane Gillis wears 1980s Eagles fit with viral date girlfriend to Philly game

Shane Gillis usually goes viral for an inappropriate joke. Funny enough, a photo of the 36-year-old with his date from the McCaffrey wedding to model and former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo went ...

New York Post23d

Bud Light smartly tapped Shane Gillis for ads — the latest brand doing post-DEI damage control

After being hired and quickly fired by “Saturday Night Live” in 2019, Shane Gillis was tapped to host ... He went harder in his stand-up and, surprise, became more popular.

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Everyone Is Going Wild Over Eagles Fan & Comedian Shane Gillis’ Girlfriend After She Showed Up For ‘Monday Night Football’ In Stunning Outfit With Incredibly Short Skirt

Philadelphia Eagles fan and comedian Shane Gillis was on hand to watch his beloved team on Monday Night Football. The ...

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