SNL was seeking to woo conservatives with Shane Gillis

By John Gage

Published September 18, 2019 7:30pm ET

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SNL was seeking to woo conservatives with Shane Gillis — This photo released by NBC shows Shane Gillis who was to join the cast of "Saturday Night Live," premiering its 45th season on Sept. 28. "Saturday Night Live" rescinded its invitation to Gillis who posted a video last year in which he used a racial slur for Chinese people and derided Asians trying to learn English. | (Phil Provencio/NBC via AP)

Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels was seeking to add a comedian to the show who would appeal to conservatives when the show originally hired Shane Gillis.

Multiple sources told Variety that Michaels was recruiting a comedian for the season in an attempt to balance the show and make it appear less biased.

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