Shane Gillis made a big reveal recently about Saturday Night Live.
If you were unaware, the 36-year-old comedian was briefly hired by the show in September 2019. He was fired four days later amid serious controversy.
Amid his comedy success, he was brought on to host during season 49 back in February.
Now, he’s speaking out about his rumored participation in the upcoming 50th season.
Keep reading to find out more…
Shane appeared on stage at the Las Vegas comedy festival Skankfest, and during one of the shows, Coke Magic, it was revealed that he was allegedly given the offer to play Donald Trump during the entirety of season 50.
“Nobody thought he was coming to this festival this year,” podcast host Luis J. Gomez said on stage to the audience at Skankfest. He then shared that Shane was able to appear at the festival because he “was offered to play Trump on the entire season of SNL and he turned it down to f—king be here, folks.”
Shane then confirmed, “I wouldn’t miss Coke Magic. They asked, they said, ‘Are you serious? You’re going to say no?’ And I said, ‘Lorne, I gotta go to Coke Magic.’”
See who did end up playing Trump on SNL.
Watch Shane portray Trump in an SNL sketch below.