Shane Gillis SNL gym sketch
The gist
Shane Gillis hosted SNL on Oct 10 and joked women at the gym "dress like whores."
The monologue drew backlash from Dan Levy and other celebrities over misogyny.
How it unfolded
- Sep 2019Gillis was fired from SNL five days after being announced as a cast member, following resurfaced podcast clips featuring anti-Asian slurs and other offensive remarks.
- 2024Gillis returned to host SNL.
- Oct 10, 2026Gillis hosted SNL for the third time, with musical guest Rosalía, opening with a seven-minute stand-up monologue in which he said, "I haven't been to the gym in so long, I didn't know women just dress like whores now?" and described women's gym shorts as "neon... artificial bait colored."