The comedian was abruptly fired in 2019, just after being named to the cast, when offensive comments he’d made surfaced. Now a rising stand-up star, he is set to appear on the show this weekend. By ...

Comedian Shane Gillis hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend and used his opening monologue to address his 2019 firing from the sketch comedy series. “I’m here,” the 36-year-old said at the start of ...

The comedian is set to host the sketch comedy show on Feb. 24, with musical guest 21 Savage. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Shane Gillis has been announced as the next host of Saturday Night Live, ...

Shane Gillis addressed the elephant in the room at the top of his “Saturday Night Live” monologue. “Most of you probably have no idea who I am … I was fired from this show,” Gillis said as he launched ...

One week later, NBC cut him from the cast. “After talking with Shane Gillis, we have decided that he will not be joining ‘SNL,’” a spokesperson said at the time on behalf of executive producer Lorne ...