Shane Gillis is lastly going to take the “Saturday Evening Reside” stage … 4 years after he was fired for racist feedback earlier than his first episode.

The controversial comic will host the present on February 24 alongside musical visitor 21 Savage — slightly over 4 years after he was fired from this system after jokes that includes racist and homophobic slurs got here to mild.

As we beforehand reported … SG was employed again in 2019 earlier than a remark he made on “Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast” the earlier yr. You’ll be able to watch the clip above … it is fairly demeaning language.

Clearly, this remark triggered a firestorm … with an ‘SNL’ spokesperson saying Lorne Michaels and different execs had sat down with Shane and determined he wasn’t the suitable match for the present.

Shane responded on the time with the assertion, “I am a comic who pushes boundaries. I typically miss. Should you undergo my 10 years of comedy, most of it unhealthy, you are going to discover lots of unhealthy misses.” He additionally stated he’d personally apologize to anybody who was offended.

Bowen Yang — the outstanding Asian American solid member of the enduring sketch present, who was employed the identical yr as Shane and continues to be on the present — stated he was going to take a seat down with Shane after the choice was made.

Yang will virtually definitely seem alongside Gillis within the episode … unclear if their convo ever went down or how he feels in regards to the embattled comic.

FWIW … Gillis hasn’t stopped saying controversial jokes over time — although maybe they don’t seem to be as inflammatory as his 2018 feedback.

Nevertheless, he is nonetheless bought followers up in arms over his internet hosting gig … with many taking to social media to blast the NBC staple for permitting Shane the platform.

We’ll have to attend and see if Shane addresses his firing on the present in a couple of weeks.

Keep tuned …