Shane Gillis has been fired from SNL

Now, Gillis’ SNL career has already ended, with a spokesperson for the show saying in a statement to Variety that they had initially hired Gillis “on the strength of his talent as a comedian and his impressive audition,” but they “were not aware of his prior remarks that have resurfaced over the past few days.” The spokesperson also apologized for not seeing the clips beforehand, adding that they were “offensive, hurtful, and unacceptable” and that, “our vetting process was not up to our standard.”

Of course, the internet managed to find these clips with no trouble, and a story from Vulture noted that the comedy scene in Gillis’ hometown of Philadelphia was well-aware of his fondness for racist comments, so it’s a mystery what SNL’s “vetting process” even entails. Maybe Lorne Michaels just asked him if he had ever said anything racist or homophobic on a podcast? Or maybe he just trusted that all new hires will freely share that information on their own?

Anyway, congratulations to Shane Gillis on his eventual gig yelling about censorship on some MAGA asshole’s YouTube page.