Comedian Shane Gillis hosts Saturday Night Live this weekend, his opening monologue He mentioned being fired from the sketch comedy series in 2019.
“I’m here,” the 36-year-old said at the start of his monologue, five years after he was kicked off the show for using racist and homophobic slurs on his podcast.
“Most of you don’t know who I am. Actually, I was fired from this show a while ago. But don’t look it up. If you don’t know who I am, Google Don’t search. It’s okay. Don’t worry about that either.
Over the course of the nearly eight-minute opening, Gillis jokes about his sister marrying an Egyptian man and the couple adopting three black children, saying that going to their home is “the first time he’s ever been to their house.” It’s like joining the craziest Uber pool.”
Then he was sarcastic about some of his things. families with down syndromestating that they are “doing it better than anyone I know.”
He added, “They’re the only ones who consistently have a really good time.”
The audience laughed when Gillis shared that her niece has Down syndrome.
After taking a breath, Gillis said awkwardly:[I] I thought there would be bigger laughs. ”
“This place is so bright. I can tell everyone isn’t having fun,” he further said.
Gillis was hired by SNL in 2019 but was fired after just five days without appearing on the air.
In the days leading up to Gillis’ return to the show, Page Six exclusively reported that Gillis was going to go all out and use his trademark Down syndrome jokes.
“He’s giving it his all,” said a source who saw the comedian working on his material several times recently at a comedy club in the city.
Since being fired from “Saturday Night Live,” Gillis has gained popularity thanks to two popular Netflix specials, “Live in Austin” and “Beautiful Dogs.”
He also appears regularly on Joe Rogan’s controversial podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience.
