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Seconds into his first Saturday Night Live opening monologue nearly five years after being fired from the show for his racist and homophobic slurs on his podcast, stand-up comedian Shane Gillis opened the old jar of misfires. “I was actually - fired from this show a while ago. But, you know. Don't look that up, please. If you don't know who I am, please don't Google that," began the comic. Shane Gillis returns to Saturday Night Live after being fired from the show nearly five years on receiving backlash for using…

The stand-up comedian Shane Gillis — famously hired and fired from “Saturday Night Live” in 2019 when racist slurs he used on a podcast resurfaced — guest hosted the show, proving that longtime producer Lorne Michaels is still willing to court controversy if it means people will tune in to see potential fireworks. But the fireworks were pretty muted and relegated only to the monologue that Gillis delivered, in which he acknowledged the firing sheepishly, but then proceeded to walk a comedic tightrope in the rest of his…

Comic Shane Gillis debuted as Saturday Night Live host by first joking about his extremely brief stint on the late night show back in 2019 that ended after controversial comments of his from the year prior resurfaced. “Yeah. I’m here,” Gillis began his monologue. “Most of you probably have no idea who I am. I was actually fired from this show awhile ago. But, you know, don’t look that up! Please, if you don’t know who I am, please don’t Google that. It’s fine, don’t even worry about it.” In September 2019,…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Quick Answer: Watch Shane Gillis host SNL online for free with trials to DirecTV Stream and fuboTV. Comedian Shane Gillis will head to Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center to make his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live tonight. Alongside musical guest — and Rolling Stone cover star — 21 Savage, Gillis‘ hosting gig marks five years since he was hired, then fired, from…

The comedian Shane Gillis, who will host “Saturday Night Live” this week, has described himself as racist. That’s the term he uses in a 2017 episode of his podcast, “Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast,” currently the most popular show on Patreon. Chatting with his co-host, Matt McCusker, he recalls a crude impression of a Chinese person that he performed at a Philadelphia comedy theater the previous night. “I like to open with a bad racist joke,” he says. “Make sure everyone knows I suck.”The bit visibly offended a group of…

It’s been a strange few weeks for Saturday Night Live. Two weeks ago, during a night hosted by Madame Web actress Dakota Johnson, cast members Bowen Yang and Sarah Sherman distanced themselves from Dave Chappelle when the transphobic comedian crashed SNL’s goodbye segment at show’s end. Then, last week, the show laundered Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s racist Civil War denialism. Now, America’s premier sketch-comedy series has decided to welcome Shane Gillis to host. Back in 2019, SNL announced…

Comedian, who was hired-and-fired in 2019 after racist and homophobic jokes resurfaced, will make SNL debut on February 24 with musical guest 21 Savage Almost five years after Shane Gillis was hired-and-fired by Saturday Night Live, the comedian will finally make his SNL debut, but this time as host. Gillis’ comeback will come full circle on February 24 when he takes the reins of SNL alongside musical guest 21 Savage. Gillis was among the new Not Ready for Prime Time Players (along…