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Comedian Shane Gillis Addresses ‘SNL' Firing: ‘I Shouldn’t Be Up Here’


Comedian Shane Gillis was fired as a ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member in 2019 after his previous racist and homophobic comments resurfaced online

Saturday Night Live has weathered more than one scandal in its decades-long run, thanks to its format and its entire premise as a sketch comedy show. 21 Savage, Shane Gillis, and Kenan Thompson during ‘Saturday Night Live’ Promos in Studio 8H on February 22, 2024.Rosalind O’Connor/NBC“Look, I don’t have any material that can be on TV, alright?” he added in his monologue. Saturday Night Live’s stage has played host to icons from Harry Styles to Betty White, and many of its celebrity guests have gushed over reaching the impressive career milestone.

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