Shane Gillis reflects on his “Saturday Night Live” monologue about women’s sportswear that sparked controversy.
On the October 10 episode of this season, the comedian’s opening monologue included jokes about how women “dress like whores now” at the gym, which inspired a wave of criticism on social media. Gillis revealed on the Nov. 13 episode of “Joe Rogan Experience” that he was surprised by the blowback.
“The funny thing is, I was going to go – they were like, ‘What’s going on with the monologue?’ And I was like, ‘It’s not great, but I’m not saying anything bad,'” he said. “The whole time I was like, ‘Guys, I’m giving you a solid C minus a monologue, but I promise there’s no controversy. I’m calling myself fat for 10 fucking minutes. That’s it.'”
He also said he thought the reaction “obviously had a lot to do with the weather” and, as far as the sports outfit goes, “for the record, (I) don’t have a problem with it.”
Gillis also clarified that “Saturday Night Live” gave no feedback on the joke in advance.
“Not to defend ‘SNL,’ they don’t approve of it. I mean, they could shut it down,” he told Rogan. “They could, but you don’t write your set and give it to them. Unless you’re not a comedian. I’m sure non-comedians write the set for them. They have writers who write the monologue for them.”
The original joke sparked criticism online and even a response from India Navarrette during her “SNL” monologue.
“I haven’t been to the gym in so long, I didn’t know women dress like whores now?” Gillis said in the monologue. “Look, I’m sorry, there’s no other way to describe it. Have you seen it? I’ve seen it. The shorts. Have you seen the shorts? Those neon lights, they’re colored like artificial bait. And the wrinkles go around the cheeks and they all combine at the asshole. And don’t look, you’re not allowed to look. For real, don’t look because they’re filming. I’m in the background of about 10 TikToks right now.”
Watch Gillis talk about the controversy on Rogan’s show below.
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