Shane Gillis Breaks Silence On 'SNL' Monologue Backlash

Hilary HansonSat, November 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM UTC

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Comedian Shane Gillis revealed that prior to his October stint hosting “Saturday Night Live,” he assured the late-night show that his monologue wouldn’t create any issues — an assertion that ended up being wildly incorrect.

“They were 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 recalled on Friday’s episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience.” “Like, that was, 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.’”

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The monologue, however, ended up sparking public backlash over Gillis’ joke about women dressing “like whores” at the gym.

“I hadn’t been to the gym in so long, I didn’t know women just dress like whores now,” he said. “Look, I’m sorry, there’s no other way to describe — Have you seen it? I’ve seen it. The shorts? Have you seen the shorts? Those neon, they’re like the only — They’re like artificial bait-colored. And the wrinkles, the wrinkles go like around the cheeks and all combine at the butthole.”

“And don’t look. You’re not allowed to look. For real, don’t look, ’cause they are filming, I’m, I’m in the background of like 10 TikToks right now.”

Watch the full monologue below:

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On Rogan’s podcast, Gillis said “SNL” hadn’t reviewed his material and generally doesn’t do so for comedians.

“You don’t write your set and give it to ’em,” he said. “Unless you’re not a comedian. I’m sure non-comics, they write the set for them.”

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Rogan, Gillis, and fellow comedians Mark Normand and Ari Shaffir went on to riff on workout attire before agreeing the public reaction to the monologue was overblown.

“It’s just a fun thing to say and it’s funny,” Rogan said. “That’s it. And this is a weird time where everyone’s just looking to get upset.”

See their discussion below:

Gillis was previously hired by “SNL” in 2019, only to be fired days later over a resurfaced podcast clip in which he mocked Chinese accents and used an anti-Asian slur. He apologized for the jokes at the time and has subsequently hosted “SNL” three times.

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