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.
The NBC Universal mega-producer told The Wall Street Journal that he was “angry” that NBC executives opted to fire comedian Shane Gillis from “Saturday Night Live” in 2019. Gillis was announced as a cast member but never appeared on the series; he was let go after his racially-insensitive comments about Asian people that he made on a podcast were resurfaced. He used the slur “ch*nks” saying, “Chinatown’s f*cking nuts. Let the f*cking ch*nks live there.”
The now-deleted video from 2018 was from his podcast “Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast.” The video was recirculated right as “SNL” announced Bowen Yang was to become the first Asian-American cast member. Gillis later made his hosting debut in February 2024 during Season 49.
“He said something stupid, but it got blown up into the end of the world,...
The NBC Universal mega-producer told The Wall Street Journal that he was “angry” that NBC executives opted to fire comedian Shane Gillis from “Saturday Night Live” in 2019. Gillis was announced as a cast member but never appeared on the series; he was let go after his racially-insensitive comments about Asian people that he made on a podcast were resurfaced. He used the slur “ch*nks” saying, “Chinatown’s f*cking nuts. Let the f*cking ch*nks live there.”
The now-deleted video from 2018 was from his podcast “Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast.” The video was recirculated right as “SNL” announced Bowen Yang was to become the first Asian-American cast member. Gillis later made his hosting debut in February 2024 during Season 49.
“He said something stupid, but it got blown up into the end of the world,...
- 10/24/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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