Comedian Shane Gillis, who faced backlash for controversial remarks, is set to return to Saturday Night Live, sparking a debate on the persistence of Asian jokes in comedy. Norm MacDonald, who was famously fired from SNL and later returned to host, reached out to Gillis after his dismissal. The decision to invite Gillis back has raised questions about SNL's stance on his previous remarks.
‘SNL’ canned Shane Gillis, but Alec Baldwin did worse https://t.co/a2iPO2yBgy
Can’t wait for Shane Gillis to bring a guitar to SNL and start his monologue with a jam… “Sittin on a cock cuz I’m gay” 🎶
The most famous fired from SNL only to return to host is none other than Norm MacDonald. Incidentally, Norm called Shane out of the blue when SNL decided Shane needed to go. According to Gillis, they spoke for an hour. https://t.co/9xofQakm24
if @Shanemgillis was fired from SNL for these remarks, why then would SNL invite him back to host the show? https://t.co/cu9RjHbTXy
Comedian Shane Gillis’ return to Saturday Night Live has reignited a discussion on the way Asian jokes have persisted in comedy. https://t.co/8iWpZf5gUp
Comedian #ShaneGillis' controversial remarks are coming back to haunt him ahead of his #SNL appearance 😬 Listen to the resurfaced clip. All the details: https://t.co/PdMclkAkYa https://t.co/D5U1zELQGV