Lorne Michaels, Shane Gillis and Saturday Night Live
Michael Che says Colin Jost joke on Saturday Night Live almost made him quit his job
Michael Che says Colin Jost joke on Saturday Night Live almost made him quit his job - Che threatened to quit the show if the joke was included
Michael Che threatened to quit Saturday Night Live over this one joke
Michael Che has been pretty frank about his willingness to leave Saturday Night Live in the past. He told The New York Times that he planned to walk around 2022, but SNL honcho Lorne Michaels made him an offer, scheduling wise, that was too good to pass up. Che also admitted that the sketch show has an "intoxicating energy" that he would miss.
Lorne Michaels maintains that Shane Gillis would have been good for Saturday Night Live
Asked if he’s more concerned about being politically correct now than when the show started in 1975, Michaels reflected on The Shane Gillis Incident as an example. “We had a bad time when I added Shane Gillis to the cast [in 2019].
Lorne Michaels Calls Shane Gillis ‘SNL’ Casting Backlash an ‘Overreaction’: ‘He’s Really Funny’
Lorne Michaels has no regrets about hiring controversial comedian Shane Gillis — or bringing him back to host Saturday Night Live after he was fired for resurfaced racist and homophobic jokes. "We had a bad time when I added Shane Gillis to the cast [in 2019],
Lorne Michaels Wishes This Hollywood Star Hosted Saturday Night Live
Lorne Michaels revealed which legendary Hollywood star he wanted to host Saturday Night Live but never came to fruition. But could it still happen?
Lorne Michaels Was Stunned Shane Gillis' “Saturday Night Live” Hiring Sparked 'Overreaction' as Controversial Remarks Resurfaced
Gillis was hired as a featured player in 2019 and fired days later after videos resurfaced of him making racial slurs on his podcast
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I was like, 'If you tell that joke on air, I'm leaving. I'm quitting the show.' And he did it on air and it destroyed,” Che ...
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SNL: Michael Che on Why He Was "Furious" with Colin Jost's WU Joke
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Michael Che looks back on the Colin Jost “SNL ”'Weekend Update' joke that left him 'furious'
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Michael Che Confesses the Colin Jost 'Weekend Update' Joke That Left Him 'So Frustrated'
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