CANCELED: Shane Gillis Fired From ‘SNL’ Over Past Offensive Jokes. Here’s His Response.

On Monday, NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” caved to pressure and fired comedian Shane Gillis over past offensive jokes.

“After talking with Shane Gillis, we have decided that he will not be joining ‘SNL,'” a statement from a “SNL” spokesperson read, according to CNN. “We want ‘SNL’ to have a variety of voices and points of view within the show, and we hired Shane on the strength of his talent as comedian and his impressive audition for ‘SNL.'”