Comedian Shane Gillis is responding to the blowback over his opening monologue while hosting NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” for the third time on Oct. 10.
During the stand-up, Mr. Gillis quipped, “I haven’t been to the gym in so long, I didn’t know women just dress like whores now.”
The remark drew fierce revulsion on social media, and Mr. Gillis addressed it on Friday’s episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast.
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“The funniest part was, [the ‘SNL’ team was] like, ‘What’s going on with the monologue?’ And I was like, ‘It’s not great, but I don’t say anything bad,’” the comedian said. “The whole time, I was like, ‘Fellas, I’m giving you a solid C-minus of a monologue, but I promise there’s no controversy. I’m calling myself fat for f—-ing 10 minutes. That’s it.’”
Mr. Gillis blamed the backlash on the current “climate” and clarified that he doesn’t “have a problem” with women’s gym attire. He added that “SNL” didn’t give him feedback on the monologue ahead of time.
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