‘I probably shouldn’t be up here’: Shane Gillis addresses his controversial SNL firing in monologue

Comedian and podcaster Shane Gillis made his comeback on Saturday Night Live as a host. During the monologue of the Feb 24 episode, Gillis made the audience recall his controversial exit from the show.

However, in a comic way.

In 2019, the comedian was fired from the cast after his homophobic, racist anti-Chinese, and misogynist remarks that he made on his podcast went viral. The comedian faced backlash when a clip from his Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast resurfaced.

In the now-deleted clip, Gillis tells his co-host, comedian Matt McCusker, “Chinatown’s f**— nuts, Let the f**– ch**- live there.”

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Addressing his exit, Shane said in his speech on SNL, “Thank you very much. Yeah, I’m here, Most of you probably have no idea who I am. I was fired from this show a while ago.”

He said further, ”Don’t look that up, please. Please don’t Google that. It’s fine. Don’t even worry about it. I probably shouldn’t be up here honestly. I should be at home. I should be a high school football coach.”