Shane Gillis Says SNL Producers Didn't Know His Oct. 10 Monologue as Backlash Persists
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Nov 14
Shane Gillis Says SNL Producers Didn't Know His Oct. 10 Monologue as Backlash Persists
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Nov 14
Summary
Shane Gillis said on the Nov. 13 Joe Rogan podcast that Saturday Night Live producers did not know the exact material in his Oct. 10 monologue, adding comedians typically do not submit sets for approval.
The 38-year-old said he had warned the show only that the monologue was a weak "C minus" set and insisted he expected no controversy because most of it was self-deprecating.
The backlash centered on Gillis's line that women at the gym dress like "wh--es," a remark that drew criticism from viewers and celebrities including Dan Levy.
Gillis also said he deleted social media after the uproar, contrasting it with his response in 2019, when SNL dropped him days after hiring him over past racist and homophobic slurs.