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Coverage dated October 10, 2026

PLAYING 'OFFENSE': 'SNL' fired Shane Gillis; tonight it's banking on his brand of killer comedy

Headline from Conservative Review

It took Shane Gillis just two minutes into his last "Saturday Night Live" appearance to make the show's liberal audience squirm. Now he's back for a third time, and "SNL" seems happy to play up his potential to offend — if that's what it takes to get viewers to tune in.

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    It took Shane Gillis just two minutes into his last "Saturday Night Live" appearance to make the show's liberal audience squirm. Now he's back for a third time, and "SNL" seems happy to play up his potential to offend — if that's what it takes to get viewers to tune in.

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