Michael Che Shrugs Off Shane Gillis's Oct. 10 SNL Joke as He Promotes Netflix Special
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Updated · TODAY · Oct 16
Michael Che Shrugs Off Shane Gillis's Oct. 10 SNL Joke as He Promotes Netflix Special
3 articles · Updated · TODAY · Oct 16
Summary
Michael Che said on TODAY that Shane Gillis’s Oct. 10 “SNL” monologue backlash was simply part of comedy, saying, “You think it’s funny and then some people don’t.”
Che said he did not watch the monologue live because he was focused on his own material and later “didn’t think about it honestly” when asked what he made of the joke.
His comments came during a press appearance for “Michael Che: Shot in Minnesota,” a new Netflix special he had joked on Instagram would be overshadowed by questions about Gillis.
Gillis drew swift criticism after joking that women at the gym dress like “whores,” with backlash spreading on social media and from figures including Ego Nwodim and Dan Levy.