The fired cast member-turned-“Saturday Night Live” host told a crowd this weekend that he rejected a huge offer from Lorne Michaels.
“Nobody thought he was coming to this festival this year,” podcast host Luis J. Gomez says from the stage as he introduces Gillis in video footage from the event, adding that he “tried to cancel” a few days prior.“Can I explain why?” Gomez asks. When Gillis gives him the “go ahead,” Gomez says, “Because he was offered to play Trump on the entire season ofConfirming the story, Gillis himself adds, “They said, ‘Are you serious? You’re going to say no?’ I said, ‘Lorne, I gotta to go to Coke Magic.
’”just days after being hired to join the show as a featured player in 2019, before that season had even started, Gillis already had his triumphant debut on the show this past February when he came on as host. During that episode, Gillis showed off his impressive Trump impression in a taped sketch about the former president’s gold sneakers.
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