Comedy's civil war: How an SNL firing exposed a growing rift in stand-up
While many cheered Shane Gillis' NBC dismissal four days after he was hired, a slice of the community sneered, revealing an increasing divide over what's legitimate envelope-pushing and what’s"just plain racist."Shane Gillis on Sept. 16 — just four days after he was cast as one of the latest Not Ready for Prime Time Players — the news was greeted with high-fives in much of the comedy community.
If the pro-Gillis faction has a rebel base, it would be Gas Digital, a subscription streaming network based in New York's East Village and catering to alt-right sensibilities — or what others see as envelope-pushing, "anything goes" comedy in the vein of Lenny Bruce or Sam Kinison. Gillis was a regular on its airwaves .
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