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SNL 50: Lorne Michaels on Shane Gillis Controversy, "Overreaction"

SNL EP/Creator Lorne Michaels addressed the Shane Gillis controversy and what he felt was an "overreaction" to Gillis' comments.

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Lorne Michaels reflects on Shane Gillis “SNL” casting backlash: 'The overreaction to it was so stunning'

"When he came back to the show last year [to host], we saw, 'Oh right, he’s really talented, and he would’ve been really good for us.'"

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Lorne Michaels Was Stunned Shane Gillis' “Saturday Night Live” Hiring Sparked 'Overreaction' as Controversial Remarks Resurfaced

Gillis was hired as a featured player in 2019 and fired days later after videos resurfaced of him making racial slurs on his podcast

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Lorne Michaels Calls Shane Gillis 'SNL' Casting Backlash an 'Overreaction'

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],

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Lorne Michaels reflects on Shane Gillis “SNL” casting backlash: 'The overreaction to it was so stunning'

"We had a bad time when I added Shane Gillis to the cast [in 2019]," Michaels said. "He got beat up for things that he’d done years earlier [racist and homophobic jokes] and the overreaction to ...

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Lorne Michaels reflects on Shane Gillis

Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels thinks everyone made too big a deal over Shane Gillis' controversial past. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the producer-turned-mogul reflected ...

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Lorne Michaels maintains that Shane Gillis would have been good for Saturday Night Live

It’s been a big week for Shane Gillis, and he didn’t even have to lift a finger for it. Earlier this week, he was featured as a supporting player in The New Yorker‘s profile of Bowen Yang ...

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Why Was Shane Gillis Fired From SNL?

Recently, many have grown curious about why Shane Gillis was fired from SNL. His sudden dismissal from the iconic comedy show in 2019, just days after being announced as a new cast member ...

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Bud Light smartly tapped Shane Gillis for ads — the latest brand doing post-DEI damage control

After being hired and quickly fired by “Saturday Night Live” in 2019, Shane Gillis was tapped to host it this past February. Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images It’s also poignant that Gillis ...

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Bowen Yang Says Shane Gillis Called To Apologize For Past Offensive Jokes Right Before He Was Fired From ‘SNL’

where he found himself making headlines alongside the likes of Dave Chappelle and Shane Gillis. Yang and Gillis joined the cast of SNL at the same time in 2019, but Gillis was abruptly fired ...

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