{"id":122372,"date":"2024-02-27T12:27:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T12:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/27\/life-goes-on-star-chris-burke-defends-shane-gillis-snl-down-syndrome-jokes\/"},"modified":"2024-02-27T12:27:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T12:27:32","slug":"life-goes-on-star-chris-burke-defends-shane-gillis-snl-down-syndrome-jokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/27\/life-goes-on-star-chris-burke-defends-shane-gillis-snl-down-syndrome-jokes\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Life Goes On&#8217; Star Chris Burke Defends Shane Gillis &#8216;SNL&#8217; Down Syndrome Jokes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-4cee999432688172abb6b871a86e38cb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240226_df7ed7680bb94ddf89ea9a69e1247ddb\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:541daf49-c64b-43ce-a405-f226a13a9a17\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/df\/4by3\/2024\/02\/26\/df7ed7680bb94ddf89ea9a69e1247ddb_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"shan gillis chris Burke\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4cee999432688172abb6b871a86e38cb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7e4503e1a67a1779708bad608cce5c99\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Chris Burke<\/strong>, who has Down Syndrome, is defending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/shane-gillis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Shane Gillis<\/strong><\/a> over the comic&#8217;s polarizing monologue on &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; &#8230; he is obtained no points with Shane making Down Syndrome jokes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7e4503e1a67a1779708bad608cce5c99--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0a70188c5409b1b9781409785b9552c5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The &#8220;Life Goes On&#8221; star tells TMZ &#8230; folks with Down Syndrome are identical to all people else and should not be excluded from being joked about by comedians.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0a70188c5409b1b9781409785b9552c5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f91ce167d94648a1533bb7ec5fc40f55\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20240226_ce6fd1edb9de4d579dca651c8244ba09\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:541daf49-c64b-43ce-a405-f226a13a9a17\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ce\/4by3\/2024\/02\/26\/ce6fd1edb9de4d579dca651c8244ba09_md.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Chris Burke on &quot;Life Goes On&quot;\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f91ce167d94648a1533bb7ec5fc40f55--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0f280893d1679a90951cc40efaa0313a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Chris, the primary actor with Down Syndrome to star in a TV collection, says it could truly be extra offensive for comedians to exclude folks with Down Syndrome from being the topics of jokes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0f280893d1679a90951cc40efaa0313a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f11e9425b77d743ab7020dc4216204c3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f11e9425b77d743ab7020dc4216204c3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ecef978ffcd79d66f632b07a6a793fb2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Shane spent the vast majority of his 8-minute monologue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/02\/25\/shane-gillis-snl-deliver-controversial-monologue-four-years-firing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>poking enjoyable<\/strong><\/a> at his household &#8230; together with a niece who has Down Syndrome &#8230; and he principally glossed over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/09\/16\/shane-gillis-not-joining-fired-snl-asian-racist-joke-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>the 2019 scandal<\/strong><\/a> that obtained him fired from &#8216;SNL.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ecef978ffcd79d66f632b07a6a793fb2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0a047ca8cb946d4f35d3c9f23cd9dd12\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-63152ed3-a90e-504e-b4e2-19249e65b5e3-751620837-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-63152ed3-a90e-504e-b4e2-19249e65b5e3-751620837-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2c\/16by9\/2019\/09\/12\/2cd96ff342b454cb820f14ffa85a29d2_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                      <span class=\"media-video-swipe video-block__media-video-swipe\">SEPTEMBER 2018<\/span>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Matt and Shane&#8217;s Secret Podcast<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0a047ca8cb946d4f35d3c9f23cd9dd12--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ddb42b5d036348fe418a63a9a0836dc7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Chris says of us should not go judgment on Shane right here as a result of nobody is aware of how he dealt and coped with having a niece with Down Syndrome. As a consequence, Chris feels Shane is not making these jokes out of ignorance.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ddb42b5d036348fe418a63a9a0836dc7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-186f883d646a1afbe41fda04059101df\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-video-block--aside \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-25245be3-ff05-4601-afe1-c5313d6a4523-311526654-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-25245be3-ff05-4601-afe1-c5313d6a4523-311526654-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/63\/16by9\/2024\/02\/21\/63346c372d8443d7835356f70fbcd6b8_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ Studios<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-186f883d646a1afbe41fda04059101df--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c53efc11ec1df7d745939df53d67bb0c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In truth, Shane&#8217;s jokes kinda jibe with what Chris is saying.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c53efc11ec1df7d745939df53d67bb0c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b95ced81e5b69f972d834b1beae7cfdf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-0a9667d7-d62a-4f19-a99d-cddc0a47bb3d-59296983-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-0a9667d7-d62a-4f19-a99d-cddc0a47bb3d-59296983-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/21\/16by9\/2024\/02\/06\/213565d307124f1dbd9038833eb41ee9_md.png\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">A Fair One<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b95ced81e5b69f972d834b1beae7cfdf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b9a8492a0f195c2af6c987ebad80daa1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>While some folks had been naturally turned off by Shane, Chris sees some positives.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b9a8492a0f195c2af6c987ebad80daa1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cac60e73f3b80ad82bcfc2040b4d938f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>At the very least, he says Shane&#8217;s monologue helped begin a dialog about Down Syndrome and the way folks dwelling with the situation are regular of us who can expertise all facets of life, together with being joked about.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cac60e73f3b80ad82bcfc2040b4d938f--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Chris Burke, who has Down Syndrome, is defending Shane Gillis over the comic&#8217;s polarizing monologue on &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; &#8230; he is obtained no points with Shane making Down Syndrome jokes. 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