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Fired ‘SNL’ Cast Member Snags Bud Light Sponsorship<!-- wp:html --><p>Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Bob Woodruff Foundation</p> <p>Bud Light announced a new partnership with comedian Shane Gillis—who famously lost a <em>Saturday Night Live</em> gig after his racist and homophobic remarks went viral—on Monday in an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2u_nXgx8A-/">Instagram post</a>.</p> <p>“Welcome to the team <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shanemgillis/">@shanemgillis</a>, excited to be a part of your 2024 tour,” the post read, alongside a photo of the comedian flashing a thumbs-up in a brewery. </p> <p>In September, Gillis’ second stand-up special <em>Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs </em>topped the Netflix charts, <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/shane-gillis-is-netflixs-1-comedian-4-years-after-snl-firing">marking a comeback</a> for the funnyman who was fired from <em><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/saturday-night-live">SNL</a></em> in 2019 after videos surfaced of him using ethnic and gay slurs.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/fired-snl-cast-member-shane-gillis-snags-bud-light-sponsorship">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Bob Woodruff Foundation

Bud Light announced a new partnership with comedian Shane Gillis—who famously lost a Saturday Night Live gig after his racist and homophobic remarks went viral—on Monday in an Instagram post.

“Welcome to the team @shanemgillis, excited to be a part of your 2024 tour,” the post read, alongside a photo of the comedian flashing a thumbs-up in a brewery.

In September, Gillis’ second stand-up special Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs topped the Netflix charts, marking a comeback for the funnyman who was fired from SNL in 2019 after videos surfaced of him using ethnic and gay slurs.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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