Comedian Shane Gillis’ Racial, Ethnic Slurs Resurface Before Hosting ‘SNL’

Comedian Shane Gillis is again beneath the microscope — with ‘SNL’ asserting he is internet hosting, it reminds some folks of the racial epithets he utilized in his podcasting days.

Shane’s identified for his edgy stand-up comedy — he is very talked-about on YouTube and Netflix — and whereas he hasn’t shied away from his previous controversial humor, it is jarring to listen to him dropping slurs in the midst of anecdotal jokes.

Lorne Michaels and ‘SNL’ employed Shane in 2019, however fired him earlier than he ever appeared on the present as a result of backlash over anti-Asian jokes he’d made on a special podcast.

The offensive content material right here comes from a podcast referred to as “A Fair One,” and Shane delivers some controversial jokes — or not less than the language was controversial … as he unloaded the n-word, the homophobic f-word, and a selected Jewish slur, too.

Based mostly on Shane’s historical past with ‘SNL’ ya gotta imagine producers know a few of this materials is floating on the market on the web.

When he acquired canned again in 2019, he apologized, saying … “I’m a comedian who pushes boundaries. I sometimes miss. If you go through my 10 years of comedy, most of it bad, you’re going to find a lot of bad misses.”

He additionally stated he’d apologize to “anyone who’s actually offended by anything I’ve said.”

It is truthful to imagine, ‘SNL’ feels he is made amends, or advanced as a comic … as a result of they’ve introduced him again to host.

Should you’re aware of Shane’s standup specials, he tells loads of racial and LGBTQ+ jokes — however the podcast stuff feels even edgier. Positively not the kinda language you’d count on in his ‘SNL’ monologue.

Certain, it is late-night programming, however NBC’s censors are nonetheless up and watching!