{"id":168952,"date":"2025-05-18T05:20:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T05:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/18\/why-shane-gillis-was-fired-from-saturday-night-live-in-2019\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T05:20:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T05:20:04","slug":"why-shane-gillis-was-fired-from-saturday-night-live-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/18\/why-shane-gillis-was-fired-from-saturday-night-live-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Shane Gillis Was Fired from &#8216;Saturday Night Live&#8217; in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Shane Gillis was fired from <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>, after being fired five years ago.<\/p>\n<p>In a vacuum, this decision by producers should not come as a surprise. <\/p>\n<p>Gillis is a very successful stand-up comedian, whose special on YouTube in 2021 has garnered over 23 million views.<\/p>\n<p>Gillis also filmed a Netflix special titled \u201cBeautiful Dogs,\u201d which cemented his place as a major comedic talent.<\/p>\n<p>And most recently, he agreed to a partnership with Bud Light for a stand-up tour.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779494378-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"Shane Gillis on stage\" class=\"wp-image-492386 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779494378-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779494378-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779494378-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779494378-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779494378-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779494378-735x525.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779494378-335x239.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779494378-347x248.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779494378-520x371.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779494378-640x457.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779494378-960x686.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779494378-1080x772.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779494378-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shane Gillis performs onstage during the 17th Annual Stand Up For Heroes Benefit presented by Bob Woodruff Foundation and NY Comedy Festival at David Geffen Hall on November 6, 2023 in New York City.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images for Bob Woodruff Foundation)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gillis is a funny guy, and he did a solid job, but here\u2019s the thing:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shane-gillis-fired-from-saturday-night-live-5-years-before-hosting-gig\">Shane Gillis Fired From \u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 5 Years Before Hosting Gig <\/h2>\n<p>Shane Gillis was hired to be a cast member by <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> in 2019. And then he was fired a short time later.<\/p>\n<p>Like, <em>days<\/em> later.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Season 45, executives reversed course on Gillis\u2019 hiring after a clip of him using an anti-Asian slur on his podcast went viral on Twitter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-774x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Shane Gillis arrives at Guy Fieri's Flavortown \" class=\"wp-image-492400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-774x1024.jpg 774w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-768x1016.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-1162x1536.jpg 1162w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-1549x2048.jpg 1549w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-735x972.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-253x335.jpg 253w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-262x347.jpg 262w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-393x520.jpg 393w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-484x640.jpg 484w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-581x768.jpg 581w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-726x960.jpg 726w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-817x1080.jpg 817w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-scaled.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-774x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Shane Gillis arrives at Guy Fieri's Flavortown \" class=\"wp-image-492400 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-774x1024.jpg 774w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-768x1016.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-1162x1536.jpg 1162w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-1549x2048.jpg 1549w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-735x972.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-253x335.jpg 253w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-262x347.jpg 262w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-393x520.jpg 393w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-484x640.jpg 484w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-581x768.jpg 581w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-726x960.jpg 726w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-817x1080.jpg 817w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-scaled.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1465450159-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shane Gillis arrives at Guy Fieri\u2019s Flavortown Tailgate on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>On one installment of his podcast with fellow Matt McCusker, the hosts riffed about Chinatown, prompting to Gillis used the aforementioned slur while also imitating a Chinese accent by using the word \u201cnooders\u201d instead of noodles.<\/p>\n<p>Gillis apologized and also said he was \u201ccomedian who pushes boundaries\u201d that sometimes misses the mark, stating he may very continue to make jokes that some deemed to be inappropriate.<\/p>\n<p>It may not have helped Shane\u2019s cause back then that the show had also just hired Bowen Yang, its first-ever Asian-American cast member.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want SNL to have a variety of voices and points of view within the show, and we hired Shane on the strength of his talent as a comedian and his impressive audition for SNL,\u201d a spokesperson for  executive producer Lorne Michaels told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/shane-gillis-saturday-night-live-fired-now-hosting-rcna137161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC News<\/a> <\/em>in 2019. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were not aware of his prior remarks that have surfaced over the past few days. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Shane Gillis attends the 17th Annual Stand Up For Heroes Benefit\" class=\"wp-image-492401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-735x490.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-335x223.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-347x231.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Shane Gillis attends the 17th Annual Stand Up For Heroes Benefit\" class=\"wp-image-492401 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-735x490.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-335x223.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-347x231.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1779075761-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shane Gillis attends the 17th Annual Stand Up For Heroes Benefit presented by Bob Woodruff Foundation and NY Comedy Festival at David Geffen Hall on November 06, 2023 in New York City.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images for Bob Woodruff Foundation)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe language he used is offensive, hurtful and unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not permanently, though, apparently.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shane-has-hosted-snl-twice-and-it-was-all-good\">Shane Has Hosted \u2018SNL\u2019 Twice \u2026 And It Was All Good<\/h2>\n<p>Gillis has hosted SNL not once but twice since he was unceremoniously removed from the show\u2019s roster.<\/p>\n<p>And it seems like there was zero drama on set.<\/p>\n<p>So we guess any beef between the comic and the world\u2019s most famous sketch show is officially \u2026 dead from New York.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/why-was-shane-gillis-fired-from-saturday-night-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Shane Gillis was fired from Saturday Night Live, after being fired five years ago. In a vacuum, this decision by producers should not come as a surprise. Gillis is a very successful stand-up comedian, whose special on YouTube in 2021 has garnered over 23 million views. Gillis also filmed a Netflix [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":168953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-168952","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}