Australians have hit out at a U.S. comedy superstar, whose recent Netflix promotion claims Australians “do nothing” and are accountable for “zero exports.”
The clip promoting American comedian Shane Gillis’ newly released stand-up special Beautiful Dogs was posted to the @Netflixisajoke social media channels – the official accounts for the comedy arm of Netflix.
Within the short excerpt from the special, the 35-year-old details why he likes Australia.
“Australia’s good, Australia could be number two, that’s a great country dude,” he says.
“It’s just a complete country doing nothing. That’s what I like about them. They’re just down there – zero exports, creating nothing.
“The one export I’ve seen out of Australia is just that YouTube video of that guy punching that kangaroo within the face.”
Proud Aussies within the comments sections took offense on the backhanded compliment.
“Wi-Fi, Cervical cancer vaccines, inflatable escape slides for airplanes, ultrasound scans, electric drills, cochlear implants, pacemakers, black boxes,” one wrote.
One other said, “Umm, uranium, coal, meat, wool, gas, gold, wheat, copper, iron ore, alcohol, aluminum, crude petroleum. No, we don’t export anything.”
“All America exports is obesity, lies, and pedophiles,” quipped one other.
One other took aim at Gillis’ “number two” rating of Australia behind the States.
They wrote: “Pretty daring from someone who lives in a rustic without free ambulance usage, free hospital coverage, 4 weeks of sick leave, and, after all, the proven fact that we will send out children to high school without fearing that they shall be mass-murdered. So thankful to be “second place” to that hole of a rustic.”
It’s not the primary time the edgy comedian has offended the masses.
Shane Gillis was fired by Saturday Night Live in September 2019 shortly after it was announced he had been hired as a forged member for the show’s forty fifth season.
His firing got here following controversy surrounding a string of derogatory comments about various minority groups made on his podcast, Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast.
The since-removed 2018 episode included a discussion between Gillis and co-host Matt McCusker about why they disliked Asian people, Chinese food, and Chinatown, during which Gillis used a racial slur, Vox reported.
He went on to make use of homophobic language to explain other comedians.
The comments were widely criticized as racist, sexist, and offensive and sparked outrage on social media and within the entertainment industry.
Gillis regretted his past remarks but defended himself as a comedian who “pushes boundaries.”
The comedian landed on his feet, nonetheless, with the world of stand-up embracing him with open arms.
Australians by the hundreds even sold out a run of nine shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, and Melbourne in 2022.
