Chris Burke, who has Down Syndrome, is defending Shane Gillis over the comedian’s polarizing monologue on “Saturday Night Live” … he’s got no issues with Shane making Down Syndrome jokes. The “Life Goes On” star tells TMZ … people with Down Syndrome are just like everybody else and shouldn’t be excluded from being joked about … Read more
Shane Gillis used his Saturday Night Live opening monologue to address his 2019 firing from the variety sketch series. 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. While addressing the crowd from … Read more
Shane Gillis returned to Saturday Night Live on February 24, and he was joking about being fired by the late-night show within the first few lines of his opening monologue. If you were unaware, the 36-year-old comedian was briefly hired by the show in September 2019. He was fired four days later amid serious controversy. … Read more
Shane Gillis has some explaining to do when he hosts “Saturday Night Live” … according to Asian advocacy group reps who say it’s not too late to make amends for his racist remarks. The comedian is scheduled to host on February 24 … this after Lorne Michaels fired him from the show in 2019 for … Read more
Play video content A Fair One Comedian Shane Gillis is back under the microscope — with ‘SNL’ announcing he’s hosting, it reminds some people of the racial epithets he used in his podcasting days. Shane’s known for his edgy stand-up comedy — he’s very popular on YouTube and Netflix — and while he hasn’t shied … Read more
Saturday Night Live has just made a controversial announcement. The NBC sketch comedy show took to social media following last night’s show, hosted by The Bear’s Eye Edebiri, to share that comedian Shane Gillis will be hosting the Feb. 24 show with rapper 21 Savage as the musical guest. The lesser-known comic was a controversial … Read more
Saturday Night Live has announced its next host and musical guest! On Saturday (February 3), the late night show announced that comedian Shane Gillis will helm the February 24 episode with 21 Savage joining him. Keep reading to find out more… If you weren’t aware, Shane used to be an SNL cast member, however, he … Read more