Asurfaced videofrom a 2018 episode ofMatt and Shanes Secret PodcastshowedGillis making racist remarks about Chinese people.
“Chinatowns f—ing nuts,” Gillis says in the clip with Matt McCusker.
“Let the f—ing ch–ks live there, huh?”
Shane Gillis.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
he says, before doing a mock Chinese accent.
He later refers to the conversation as “nice racism, good racism.”
We were not aware of his prior remarks that have surfaced over the past few days.
The language he used is offensive, hurtful, and unacceptable.
That cant be taken away.
I respect the decision they made.
Im honestly grateful for the opportunity.
I was always aMad TVguy anyway."
LAZY ASS UNORIGINAL."
“I feel like you shouldnt want to hurt anyones feelings,” Hader said.
I think its a good thing.
Im never interested in upsetting anybody."
Gillis' firing over the slurs only increased his popularity with the conservative anti-“woke” crowd.
In the years since his failed stint onSNL,Gillis has continued topodcastand tour.
His debut stand-up comedy special, released onYouTubein 2021, has 23 million views.
His second specialShane Gillis: Beautiful Dogslanded in the Netflix Top 10 after its release last September.
