'SNL' Fires New Cast Member <br />Shane Gillis for Racist Comments .<br />The show has parted ways with the <br />new hire after a clip of him making <br />bigoted comments on a podcast surfaced. .<br />In the clip, Gillis makes racist comments about Chinese Americans and mocks their accent. .<br />Along with hiring Gillis, 'SNL' also brought on their first-ever Asian American cast member, Bowen Yang, <br />for their 45th season. .<br />An 'SNL' spokesperson <br />confirmed the firing to CNN. .<br />After talking with Shane Gillis, we have decided that he will not be joining 'SNL.' , 'SNL' spokesperson, to CNN .<br />We are sorry that we did not see these clips earlier, and that our vetting process was not up to our standard, 'SNL' spokesperson, to CNN .<br />Following the news of his firing, <br />Gillis made a statement on Twitter. .<br /> I'm a comedian who was funny enough to get 'SNL.' That can't be taken away, Shane Gillis, via Twitter
