Hear us out: Shane Gillis and ‘Sushi Glory Hole’ have me talking about ‘SNL’ again
We dodged a bullet on one of these, ‘SNL’ fans. PLUS: Mulaney gets a Netflix show, ‘Lanterns’ locks down its leads, and what caused the ‘Joker’ fiasco?
It’s finally Friday. It’s finally time for a new edition of Popculturology. I spent my week eating the Krabby Patty Kollab Burger and the Chicken Big Mac, but now it’s time to focus on this week’s pop culture news ...
Sushi through a hole might be a good idear ... but Shane Gillis as the ‘SNL’ Trump isn’t
I didn’t think I would be writing about SNL again for this week’s newsletter. But we got some major — and ridiculous — news about Lorne Michaels’ original plans for Season 50 of the show. And I want to talk more about “Sushi Glory Hole,” the new Digital Short that debuted during last weekend’s episode.
Let’s start with the ridiculous news. According to Shane Gillis, he turned down an offer from Michaels to take over the role of Donald Trump for Season 50. (The Daily Beast and several other outlets reached out to NBC and SNL for confirmation and have yet to receive a response.)
Yes, the same Shane Gillis that was fired by SNL. And hosted what was widely recognized as the worst episode of Season 49. And yes, the same Donald Trump role that already belongs to James Austin Johnson.
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