Lorne Michaels Still Can’t Get Over Losing Shane Gillis

Lorne Michaels says NBC made call to fire Shane Gillis from 'SNL'
Lorne Michaels said the decision to fire former castmember Shane Gillis from "SNL," after his controversial comments were resurfaced, was NBC's call.
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.
Lorne Michaels Was ‘Angry' Over Shane Gillis' ‘SNL' Firing and Says NBC Made the Call; Refutes Claim ‘SNL' Goes Softer on Democrats: ‘There's Stupidity on Both Sides'
Lorne Michaels told The Wall Street Journal that he was “angry” when Shane Gillis got fired from “Saturday Night Live” in 2019 after offensive jokes he made on a podcast resurfaced online, including ones with racial slurs about Asian people.
Lorne Michaels Reveals Shane Gillis Getting Fired From ‘SNL’ Was NBC’s Decision
"Obviously I was not on that side, but I understood it," the "Saturday Night Live" creator said of the network's move.
Lorne Michaels Was “Angry” Over NBC’s Decision to Fire Shane Gillis from SNL
The SNL showrunner believes the network's reaction was "very strong from the people in charge." Lorne Michaels Was “Angry” Over NBC’s Decision to Fire Shane Gillis from SNL Eddie Fu
'I Was Angry:' Lorne Michaels Clarifies His Stance On Shane Gillis Being Fired From Saturday Night Live
In 2019, Saturday Night Live made headlines after firing Shane Gillis before he was ever able to step on stage. He was ultimately let go after jokes he made on a podcast that included racial and homophobic slurs resurfaced and went viral.
SNL creator Lorne Michaels says Shane Gillis firing was forced by NBC
Lorne Michaels, the creator of Saturday Night Live, has said that he didn’t want to fire Shane Gillis from the show but was ordered to by executives at NBC. In 2019, Gillis was fired shortly after it was announced he was joining the cast following a public outcry about the comedian’s history of making racist and homophobic comments.
Lorne Michaels says 'the people in charge' forced Shane Gillis' firing from “Saturday Night Live”: 'I was angry'
"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 thing," Michaels remembered thinking.
SNL 50: Lorne Michaels "Angry" at Shane Gillis Firing, Blames NBC
SNL EP Lorne Michaels discusses being "angry" about Shane Gillis being fired and how the decision to part ways with Gillis came from NBC.
‘I Was Angry’: Lorne Michaels Still Can’t Get Over Losing Shane Gillis
Saturday Night Live has weathered its share of controversies over the years, but none of them seem to stick in Lorne Michaels’ craw like the firing of Shane Gillis. The popular comedian was hired in 2
The Real Story Behind Shane Gillis' 'SNL' Firing
In a recent interview, Lorne Michaels finally spilled the tea on why Shane Gillis was actually canned by 'Saturday Night Live.'
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SNL 50: Did Lorne Michaels Try Getting Shane Gillis to Play Trump?
To understand the controversy surrounding Gillis ... we hired Shane on the strength of his talent as a comedian and his impressive audition for SNL," shared a spokesperson for Michaels regarding ...
NBC Made Call To Fire Shane Gillis From ‘SNL’, Lorne Michaels Says
Gillis never made it to the SNL cast after online comments surfaced where he used a racial slur against Asians. In a ...