Saying that he's been doing 'OK' since his firing, Gillis, 31, mockingly insisted that he understands why he was let go from the NBC sketch show.
Patrick RyanNEW YORK — Shane Gillis did not hold back at his first stand-up show since being fired from"Saturday Night Live."
Performing a stand-up set at The Stand NYC comedy club Wednesday night, Gillis joked about the ordeal and the backlash he's received online. He also spoke about the support he's received from conservatives, with right-leaning"SNL" vets Rob Schneider and Norm Macdonald coming to his defense in recent days.
Gillis then went on to try and distance himself from the president by joking about a hypothetical assassination.
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