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Shane Gillis, Lorne Michaels and Saturday Night Live
Lorne Michaels Says He Opposed Decision to Fire Shane Gillis from ‘SNL’: ‘That Was Very Strong from the People in Charge’
“ Saturday Night Live ” creator and producer Lorne Michaels is speaking out on his recent show regrets.
'I Was Angry:' Lorne Michaels Clarifies His Stance On Shane Gillis Being Fired From Saturday Night Live
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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.
NBC Made Call To Fire Shane Gillis From ‘SNL’, Lorne Michaels Says
Gillis never made it to the SNL cast after online comments surfaced where he used a racial slur against Asians. In a statement at the time, Michaels, via a spokesperson said “after talking with Shane Gillis, we have decided that he will not be joining SNL.”
Lorne Michaels was “angry” over Shane Gillis’ ‘SNL’ firing, says it was NBC’s decision
In a Wall Street Journal feature about the landmark 50th season of sketch comedy institution “Saturday Night Live,” executive producer Lorne Michaels reflects on the 2019 firing of Shane Gillis, and he’s not happy about how it went down.
Lorne Michaels Reveals Shane Gillis Getting Fired From ‘SNL’ Was NBC’s Decision
"Obviously I was not on that side, but I understood it," the "Saturday Night Live" creator said of the network's move.
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.
SNL 50: Lorne Michaels "Angry" at Shane Gillis Firing, Blames NBC
SNL EP Lorne Michaels discusses being "angry" about Shane Gillis being fired and how the decision to part ways with Gillis came from NBC.
SNL Boss Lorne Michaels Admits He Was ‘Angry’ NBC Decided to Fire Shane Gillis: ‘I Was Not on That Side’
Saturday Night Live’s head honcho is still fuming about a cast change he had to make years ago. In a new interview with WSJ. Magazine, SNL creator Lorne Michaels opens up about the controversial hiring and firing of stand-up comedian Shane Gillis,
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Tony Hinchliffe reveals Kill Tony episode with Shane Gillis as Trump set YouTube record
Tony Hinchliffe says ‘Kill Tony’ set a YouTube record with its historic episode where Shane Gillis was Donald Trump and Adam Ray was Joe Biden.
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Shane Gillis’ Phila. show this week is sold out: Where fans can still buy tickets
Gillis, who is from Mechanicsburg, will perform on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
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WATCH: Shane Gillis talks Eagles in his infamous Donald Trump voice
Shane Gillis is arguably the best comedian in the game right now and he just so happens to be a huge Eagles fan, having grown up in Mechanicsburg, PA.
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