{"id":120312,"date":"2024-02-04T05:38:29","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T05:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/04\/shane-gillis-to-host-after-being-fired-for-racist-jokes\/"},"modified":"2024-02-04T05:38:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T05:38:29","slug":"shane-gillis-to-host-after-being-fired-for-racist-jokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/04\/shane-gillis-to-host-after-being-fired-for-racist-jokes\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane Gillis to Host After Being Fired for Racist Jokes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tShane Gillis<\/a> has been set because the host of the Feb. 24 episode of \u201cSaturday Night Live<\/a>\u201d \u2014 a controversial transfer, because the comic was solid and swiftly reduce from the late-night sketch present<\/a> in 2019. He will likely be joined by musical visitor 21 Savage.<\/p>\n

\n\tHours after Gillis was introduced to be becoming a member of \u201cSNL<\/a>\u201d in 2019, movies resurfaced on social media that featured him making racist, homophobic, Islamophobic and misogynistic jokes on his personal podcast and different media.<\/p>\n

\n\tOne week later, NBC reduce him from the solid. \u201cAfter talking with Shane Gillis, we have decided that he will not be joining \u2018SNL,\u2019\u201d a spokesperson stated on the time on behalf of govt producer Lorne Michaels. \u201cWe want \u2018SNL\u2019 to have a variety of voices and points of view within the show, and we hired Shane on the strength of his talent as comedian and his impressive audition for \u2018SNL.\u2019 We were not aware of his prior remarks that have surfaced over the past few days. The language he used is offensive, hurtful and unacceptable. We are sorry that we did not see these clips earlier, and that our vetting process was not up to our standard.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tGillis additionally launched a press release, saying, \u201cIt feels ridiculous for comedians to be making serious public statements but here we are. I\u2019m a comedian who was funny enough to get \u2018SNL.\u2019 That can\u2019t be taken away. Of course I wanted an opportunity to prove myself at \u2018SNL,\u2019 but I understand it would be too much of a distraction. I respect the decision they made. I\u2019m honestly grateful for the opportunity. I was always a mad tv [sic] guy anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAmong Gillis\u2019 resurfaced feedback had been makes use of of anti-Asian, homophobic and ableist slurs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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