Shane Gillis, Lorne Michaels and Saturday Night Live

Lorne Michaels says 'the people in charge' forced Shane Gillis' firing from “Saturday Night Live”: 'I was angry'
"You haven’t seen what we’re going to do, and what I’m going to try to bring out in him, because I thought he was the real thing," Michaels remembered thinking.
Lorne Michaels Was ‘Angry' Over Shane Gillis' ‘SNL' Firing and Says NBC Made the Call; Refutes Claim ‘SNL' Goes Softer on Democrats: ‘There's Stupidity on Both Sides'
Lorne Michaels told The Wall Street Journal that he was “angry” when Shane Gillis got fired from “Saturday Night Live” in 2019 after offensive jokes he made on a podcast resurfaced online, including ones with racial slurs about Asian people.
'I Was Angry:' Lorne Michaels Clarifies His Stance On Shane Gillis Being Fired From Saturday Night Live
In 2019, Saturday Night Live made headlines after firing Shane Gillis before he was ever able to step on stage. He was ultimately let go after jokes he made on a podcast that included racial and homophobic slurs resurfaced and went viral.
NBC Made Call To Fire Shane Gillis From ‘SNL', Lorne Michaels Says
Lorne Michaels has opened up, again, about the decision to fire Shane Gillis from Saturday Night Live before he'd ever stepped on the Studio 8H stage. Gillis was fired in September 2019, ahead of Season 45 of the long-running show.
Lorne Michaels Reveals Shane Gillis Getting Fired From 'SNL' Was NBC's Decision
Lorne Michaels revealed once and for all that it was NBC's decision to fire Shane Gillis from "Saturday Night Live" after the comedian's past homophobic comments and racist remarks about Asians surfaced online.

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