Showing 31 - 35 of 35 articles tagged "Shane Gillis"

• Posted Friday 9/13/19 at 4:57PM EDT

  New SNL cast member Shane Gillis' racist material isn't pushing boundaries -- it's hackneyed comedy

  Gillis defended himself as "a comedian who pushes boundaries" and "sometimes that requires risks" in his Twitter statement last night...

• Posted Friday 9/13/19 at 1:42PM EDT

  SNL has been staying mum as it grapples with the Shane Gillis controversy

  Neither NBC nor Saturday Night Live has commented on Gillis' past use of racist and anti-gay slurs.

• Posted Friday 9/13/19 at 4:19AM EDT

  New SNL star Shane Gillis responds to racism controversy by offering to apologize "to anyone who's actually offended"

  Gillis, who was found to have made a number of racist and homophobic remarks, tweeted a statement Thursday night, saying:...

• Posted Thursday 9/12/19 at 6:29PM EDT

  New SNL cast member Shane Gillis used an anti-Asian racial slur in a 2018 podcast

  Standup comedian Gillis said "Chinatown's f*cking nuts.

• Posted Thursday 9/12/19 at 12:54PM EDT

  SNL hires three new cast members, including its first Asian cast member

  Bowen Yang, improv performer Chloe Fineman and standup comedian Shane Gillis are joining Saturday Night Live for Season 45 as...