Except maybe in sports, it is exceptionally rare for someone to get fired from a job and then be welcomed back as a guest of honor. But that is exactly what happened to comedian Shane Gillis on Saturday.

Five years after he was fired from Saturday Night Live for refusing to apologize about jokes he had made about Chinese people and using anti-gay slurs, Gillis made a triumphant return to the staple NBC weekend comedy show when he guest hosted the show on Saturday. And it was a rousing success.