Other comics also came to Gillis’ defense following news that he would not be joining SNL. Tommy Pope, who created Comedy Central pilot Delco Proper, wrote that Gillis “will go on to achieve great things regardless,” while fellow cast member Michael Rainey wrote that all the “improv and sketch zilches” who are “ecstatic right now” should “celebrate tonight then get back to begging your aunts to come watch you play make believe with chicks with safety scissor-cut bangs.”