In a recent interview, Lorne Michaels finally spilled the tea on why Shane Gillis was actually canned by 'Saturday Night Live ...

Lorne Michaels said the decision to fire former castmember Shane Gillis from "SNL," after his controversial comments were ...

Lorne Michaels, the creator of Saturday Night Live, has said that he didn’t want to fire Shane Gillis from the show but was ...

"You haven’t seen what we’re going to do, and what I’m going to try to bring out in him, because I thought he was the real ...

"I was picked because I have gray hair and glasses." The role went to comedian Jim Gaffigan. 2.Shane Gillis SNL cast Shane ...

In 2019, Saturday Night Live made headlines after firing Shane Gillis before he was ever able to step on stage. He was ...

Gillis’ firing was announced via a statement from a SNL spokesperson reportedly on behalf of Michaels, which said, “After talking with Shane Gillis, we have decided that he will not be joining ...

Lorne Michaels revealed once and for all that it was NBC’s decision to fire Shane Gillis from ... the real thing.’” Gillis was, however, invited back to host “SNL” during Season ...

At the time of Gillis’ firing in 2019, a spokesperson said on behalf of Michaels that the “SNL” team was “not aware of his prior remarks” before his hiring. “After talking with Shane ...

In a statement at the time, Michaels, via a spokesperson said “after talking with Shane Gillis, we have decided that he will not be joining SNL.” Three months later, then-NBC boss Paul Telegdy ...