TV TATTLE
Shane Gillis jokes about a "funny" Trump assassination in his first standup following his SNL firing
-
"I don't want you to think I'm too pro-Trump," Gillis said while performing at the Stand in New York City last night. "I will say this: Of all the presidents I've been alive for, Trump would definitely be the funniest one to see get shot. Like, without a doubt, that'd be funny. I'm not asking for that; I don't want that to happen, but it would be funny to see. He'd be on stage talking (expletive), the shooter would be coming at him, and he'd be like, 'Sit down.' He'd definitely make a funny noise when he got hit. … It would be funny." ALSO: Comedy clubs in Minnesota, Indiana and New Jersey axe upcoming Gillis performances.
TOPICS: Shane Gillis, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Standup Comedy, Trump Presidency
More Shane Gillis on Primetimer:- A Taxonomy of Problematic SNL Hosts
- SNL's Bowen Yang recalls reaching out to Shane Gillis amid the comic's racial and homophobic slur controversy
- Bowen Yang comments for the first time on SNL's Shane Gillis scandal, recalls his parents putting him in gay conversion therapy
- NBC boss on SNL firing Shane Gillis over racial and homophobic slur controversy: “We acted fast, Lorne did the right thing"
