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Philly-area star Shane Gillis drops f-bomb during SNL sketch

Headline from ABC 27 Harrisburg

PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) -- Comedian Shane Gillis hosted Saturday Night Live this past weekend and made quite a costly blunder. During a Dr. Seuss sketch, the Philly-area star accidentally dropped the f-bomb, which was broadcast live on NBC uncensored.

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Shane Gillis Drops F-Bomb During SNL Sketch (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Shane Gillis accidentally dropped an F-bomb during a Dr. Seuss-themed “Saturday Night Live” sketch, then covered his mouth and continued. His hosting appearance also drew criticism for a monologue joke about women’s clothing and a Hitler comparison that received few laughs.

  2. Deadline

    Shane Gillis Drops F-Bomb In ‘SNL’ “Green Eggs & Ham” Sketch (opens Deadline)

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    Shane Gillis’ return to Saturday Night Live featured a not-safe-to-air slip in a Dr. Seuss-inspired sketch. On this weekend’s episode, the comedian accidentally dropped an F-bomb while playing the Cat in the Hat’s (Mikey Day) defensive son who is suspicious of Sam I Am’s (Andrew Dismukes) pressuring…

  3. Variety

    ‘SNL’ Host Shane Gillis Drops Accidental ‘F-Bomb’ During Dr. Seuss Sketch (opens Variety)

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    Shane Gillis accidentally dropped an F-bomb during a Dr. Seuss-inspired sketch during his “SNL” hosting stint. The comedian was playing Zackary, an aggressively protective son who interrupts a reading of “Green Eggs and Ham” to defend his elderly father from the relentless questioning of Sam-I-Am.

  4. New York Post

    ‘SNL’ host Shane Gillis drops uncensored F-bomb during sketch — apologizes for on-air gaffe (opens New York Post)

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    Shane Gillis accidentally dropped an F-bomb on "Saturday Night Live" as he derailed a Dr. Seuss-inspired sketch — later apologizing for the on-air gaffe.

  5. Objectivist

    Shane Gillis Apologizes After Disastrous SNL F Bomb Stuns Cast and Audience [WATCH] (opens Objectivist)

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    Shane Gillis apologized after an accidental F bomb disrupted an SNL sketch, startled the live crowd and inspired an improvised response from Mikey Day before the expletive was muted in a later social media upload.

  6. ABC 27 Harrisburg

    Philly-area star Shane Gillis drops f-bomb during SNL sketch (opens ABC 27 Harrisburg)

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    PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) -- Comedian Shane Gillis hosted Saturday Night Live this past weekend and made quite a costly blunder. During a Dr. Seuss sketch, the Philly-area star accidentally dropped the f-bomb, which was broadcast live on NBC uncensored.

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