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The Shane Gillis SNL Backlash Is Really Stupid

"It's complacency that has created the environment in which women are sexually assaulted," said Dan Levy.

Robby Soave | 10.13.2026 4:18 PM

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Shane Gillis (SNL/Youtube)

Shane Gillis is an actor and comedian. He first came to my attention in September 2019, when he was hired to be a new cast member on Saturday Night Live—and then abruptly fired after it was revealed that he had (gasp) told offensive jokes. (SNL creator Lorne Michaels subsequently said that the network forced him to fire Gillis, and he thought the whole controversy was stupid.)

Since then, Gillis's career has really taken off, to the extent that he has repeatedly returned to SNL as a guest host. He did so again on October 10, delivering a monologue in which he made the following observation: "I haven't been to the gym in so long, I didn't know women just dress like whores now."

Shane Gillis' monologue! pic.twitter.com/ky6fVtWBx9

— Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) October 11, 2026

Some people are really mad........

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