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Shane Gillis Addresses 2019 'SNL' Firing in Opening Monologue, Thought Jokes Would 'Get a Bigger Laugh'

The stand-up comedian hosted 'SNL' this weekend with musical guest 21 Savage.

On Saturday, the stand-up comedian took on the coveted role of SNL host nearly five years after he was fired from a cast position for using racial and homophobic slurs on a podcast. NBC via Getty ImagesAs the opening went on, Gillis went into his personal brand of in-your-face comedy, talking about his sister marrying an Egyptian man and the couple adopting three Black children after fostering, which he made a joke about, likening going over to their house to "getting into the craziest Uber Pool you've ever been in." He then pivoted to jokes about his family's experience having several loved ones with Down Syndrome -- a topic he has gone viral for in the past -- saying that they are "doing better than everybody I know," adding that they "are the only ones having a pretty good time consistently."

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