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Why Was Shane Gillis Fired From 'Saturday Night Live'? Comedian References His Brief Tenure on Show During Opening Monologue

Shane Gillis returned to Saturday Night Live on February 24, and he was joking about being fired by the late-night show within the first few lines of his opening monologue.

If you were unaware, the 36-year-old comedian was briefly hired by the show in September 2019. He was fired four days later amid serious controversy.

During his monologue, he jokingly urged people not to Google why he was let go. We can answer that question for you.

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Shane Gillis Set to Host 'SNL' 5 Years After Firing, 21 Savage Confirmed as Musical Guest

Saturday Night Live has announced its next host and musical guest!

On Saturday (February 3), the late night show announced that comedian Shane Gillis will helm the February 24 episode with 21 Savage joining him.

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Shane Gillis Makes First Stand-Up Apperance Since Being Fired From 'Saturday Night Live'

Shane Gillis is back on stage.

The comedian performed an 11-minute set at The Stand on Wednesday night (September 18) in New York City following his firing from Saturday Night Live days after being announced as a new addition to the cast due to his use of racist slurs.

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“Everybody’s been like, you can’t say sh–t and not expect consequences. I’m fine with the consequences. I’m not arguing. F–ck it. But I do want everyone to know that I’ve been reading every one of my death threats in an Asian accent,” he said during the set.

“It’s been weird. Twitter has been f–king nuts. You try to stay off it when the whole f–-king country hates you. That’s not a fun feeling as a human. Especially when you never get to say your side at all.”

The audience reportedly gave him a warm greeting, clapping loudly and shouting his name multiple times.

READ MORE: Shane Gillis Reacts to ‘SNL’ Firing: ‘I Was Always a Mad TV Guy Anyway’

Shane Gillis Reacts to 'SNL' Firing: 'I Was Always a Mad TV Guy Anyway'

Shane Gillis has released a statement after it was announced that he has been fired from Saturday Night Live ahead of his debut on the show.

The comedian’s offer to appear on the show was retracted after a video of him using a racial slur resurfaced after his casting was announced.

“It feels ridiculous for comedians to be making serious public statements but here we are,” Shane said. “I’m a comedian who was funny enough to get SNL. That can’t be taken away.”

“Of course I wanted an opportunity to prove myself at SNL, but I understand it would be too much of a distraction. I respect the decision they made. I’m honestly grateful for the opportunity. I was always a Mad TV guy anyway,” Shane said.

READ MORE: See what NBC said in a statement about the firing

Shane Gillis Fired From 'SNL' After Racial Slurs Resurface

Shane Gillis has been fired from the upcoming season of Saturday Night Live before it has even begun.

The new cast member found himself in hot water just hours after he was announced as a new addition for season 45. People on social media found a clip of him using a racial slur.

In an episode of his podcast, Shane previously said, “Chinatown’s f–king nuts. Let the f–king ch—s live there.” He later released an apology that many people felt was not acceptable.

“After talking with Shane Gillis, we have decided that he will not be joining SNL,” an SNL spokesperson on behalf of Lorne Michaels said in a statement (via Variety). “We want SNL to have a variety of voices and points of view within the show, and we hired Shane on the strength of his talent as comedian and his impressive audition for SNL. We were not aware of his prior remarks that have surfaced over the past few days. The language he used is offensive, hurtful and unacceptable. We are sorry that we did not see these clips earlier, and that our vetting process was not up to our standard.”

READ MORE: See the other two cast members joining SNL this year.

New 'SNL' Cast Member Shane Gillis Addresses Backlash Over Resurfaced Racial Slurs

Shane Gillis has issued a response to the backlash over the racial slurs he made in a past podcast.

The new Saturday Night Live cast member took to Twitter on Thursday (September 12) to respond to the backlash he’s facing over the slurs he said about Chinese people.

“I’m a comedian who pushes boundaries. I sometimes miss,” Shane wrote. “If you go through my 10 years of comedy, most of it is bad, you’re going to find a lot of bad misses. I’m happy to apologize to anyone who’s actually offended by anything I’ve said. My intention is never to hurt anyone but I’m trying to be the best comedian I can be be sometimes that requires risks.”

Shane was recently announced as one of the new cast members for the upcoming season of SNL along with Chloe Fineman and Bowen Yang. Bowen is the first ever full-time Asian cast member on the sketch show.

New 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Member Shane Gillis Under Fire for Racial Slur in Resurfaced Podcast

Shane Gillis has found himself in some hot water after a podcast of him using a racial slur has resurfaced.

Shane – who is one of three new Saturday Night Live cast members – had a podcast called “Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast” and in one video used a racially insensitive slur.

“Chinatown’s f–king nuts,” Shane says. “Let the f–king ch—s live there.”

The video and podcast have now both been deleted. However, freelance writer Seth Simons was able to capture the video before it was deleted and shared it on Twitter, which also features Shane making a comment about Chinese restaurants.

“The translation between you and the waiter is just such a f–king hassle,” Shane says in the video, which you can see here.

Shane was recently announced as one of the new cast members for the upcoming season of SNL along with Chloe Fineman and Bowen Yang. Bowen is the first ever full-time Asian cast member on the sketch show.

Saturday Night Live
has not addressed the resurfaced video yet.