The comedian mocked Chinese accents in an episode of his podcast last year.
In a clip posted to Twitter, Gillis can be heard saying"Chinatown is f***ing nuts" while mocking the Chinese accent. He goes on to say,"Let the f***ing ch***s live there."
Gillis and his podcast co-host Matt McCusker continued to mock Chinese accents, describing it as a"hassle" to order food at Chinese restaurants.Matt and Shane's Secret Podcastthat in another episode Gillis and McCusker called comedians Judd Apatow and Chris Gethard"white faggot comics" and"f***ing gayer than ISIS" for using a confessional style in their routines.
In a statement published on his Twitter account, Gillis responded to the criticism over his language, saying he is"happy to apologize to anyone who's actually offended by anything I've said."
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