Lorne Michaels Calls Shane Gillis ‘SNL’ Casting Backlash an ‘Overreaction’: ‘He’s Really Funny’
Lorne Michaels has no regrets about hiring controversial comedian Shane Gillis — or bringing him back to host Saturday Night Live after he was fired for resurfaced racist and homophobic jokes. "We had a bad time when I added Shane Gillis to the cast [in 2019],
Lorne Michaels maintains that Shane Gillis would have been good for Saturday Night Live
Asked if he’s more concerned about being politically correct now than when the show started in 1975, Michaels reflected on The Shane Gillis Incident as an example. “We had a bad time when I added Shane Gillis to the cast [in 2019].
Bowen Yang is pulling back the curtain on comedian Shane Gillis’ hiring and subsequent firing from Saturday Night Live in ...
Saturday Night Live breakout Bowen Yang looked back on the fervor surrounding the firing of Shane Gillis, sharing that the controversial comedian called him in the wake of it all to ...
Through no fault of his own, Bowen Yang became a lightning rod for comedy discourse from the moment he was hired at Saturday ...
The comedian stood up against Andrew Schulz and his crew who were laughing at a Down syndrome person dancing on TikTok ...
SNL star Bowen Yang is ready to move past the infamous controversy between him and former co-star Shane Gillis that erupted ...
Creator Lorne Michaels said that the long-running sketch show’s milestone 50th season will be no different, adding that he ...
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