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Shane Gillis Draws Criticism After Second ‘SNL’ Hosting Appearance

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Shane Gillis is a comedian. He hosted a TV show called Saturday Night Live. People also call this show SNL.

Gillis told jokes at the start of the show. This part is called a monologue. Some people did not like his jokes.

One joke said a person is 'either gay or Hitler.' Hitler was a very bad leader from history. People said this joke was not okay.

People say Gillis has a problem with misogyny. This means he does not treat women with respect.

During the show, Gillis said a bad word on TV. People call this an F-bomb. TV shows do not allow this word.

The bad word happened during a funny scene about Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss wrote famous children's books.

Gillis said sorry for the bad word. But people were angry about more than just the word.

This is not the first time Gillis had trouble on SNL. People say he 'bombed,' which means his jokes did not work well.

SNL is a famous comedy show. It has new episodes and different hosts every week.

Many people online talked about Gillis's jokes this week.

Vocabulary15 words

comedian
a person who tells jokes
SNL
a popular American comedy TV show
monologue
a speech one person gives alone
misogyny
not treating women fairly or with respect
F-bomb
a bad word people are not allowed to say on TV
Dr. Seuss
a famous writer of children's books
bombed
did very badly; failed
backlash
strong anger from many people
host
the main person leading a show
sketch
a short funny scene in a show
apologize
to say sorry
curse word
a bad or rude word
episode
one part of a TV show
joke
something funny you say
online
on the internet

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1. What show did Shane Gillis host?
2. What did Gillis say sorry for?
3. True or False: This was Gillis's first time having trouble on SNL.

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Shane Gillis is a _____. He hosted a TV show called Saturday Night Live.

Gillis told jokes at the start of the show. This part is called a _____.

One joke said a person is 'either gay or _____.'

People say Gillis has a problem with _____.

During the show, Gillis said a bad word on TV. People call this an _____.

The bad word happened during a funny scene about _____.

Gillis said _____ for the bad word.

This is not the first time Gillis had trouble on _____.

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