Shane Gillis 'SNL' Firing Update: Comedians Express Support

Several comedians have voiced their support to Shane Gillis after the latter’s firing from “Saturday Night Live!”

Recently, footage of Gillis’ “Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast” went viral on social media because he could be heard mocking the language skills of the immigrants. Gillis faced condemnation from around the world and people from his own community wanted him to be fired from the show.

However, former “SNL” cast members David Spade and Rob Schneider, as well as fellow comedians Jim Jefferies and Bill Burr, have come to the comedian’s rescue by bemoaning the current state of comedy.

While appearing on Spade’s Comedy Central show “Lights Out”, Jefferies shared that what everyone heard in that audio clip was his past and he should not have been fired for it because if people are going to go through everyone’s history, the problems might occur for them, too.

Meanwhile, Burr said that people are just picking up on the bad stuff and not realizing what kind of amazing things Gillis has done in the past. Calling millennials “a bunch of rats,” Burr requested the people to end this kind of things as soon as possible.

Spade, who is a veteran in the field of comedy, stated that when he was younger, the show did not go through their past to make sure that you are out of the show. The comedian also noticed that people should have accepted the apology released by Gillis and give him a second chance.

Another “SNL” veteran, Schneider, echoed Spade’s view and said that destroying someone’s sincere apology won’t do good for anyone.

Meanwhile, Gillis issued a statement shortly after he was fired from the show. He apologized for the kind of words he used during his performance and requested forgiveness from anyone who got hurt by his jokes. But his apology was also met with negative responses since many believed that he was not being particularly apologetic for his comments.

This is not the first time that the show’s management had to step in and bid goodbye to a cast member due to inappropriate jokes. Famous comedian Norm Macdonald was fired from the show after NBC President Don Ohlmeyer was frustrated with the comedian’s off-color jokes.