Shane Gillis Hosts Third Saturday Night Live Episode to Mixed Reception

Shane Gillis returned to host Saturday Night Live for a third time, sharing the stage with musical guest Rosalía. The episode featured a series of sketches that highlighted Gillis’s trademark every-man humor, though critics noted a lack of standout moments that might spark viral attention.

Gillis opened with a five-minute monologue that referenced his recent Bud Light commercials and joked about workout sessions with fellow comedians. He also delivered a satirical comment about contemporary gym culture, saying women "just dress like whores now," and made a self-deprecating remark about his haircut, comparing it to an "Adolf Hitler haircut" and quipping that the only alternatives were "gay or Hitler."

The host appeared in a variety of sketches, including a parody talk show where he arrested guests, a country-song music video in which his character fantasized about a bride’s room, and a "Green Eggs and Ham"-inspired bit that featured an accidental profanity. A History Channel-style sketch placed his character in a World War II setting, while a mock heating and air-conditioning commercial lampooned the industry's customer service.

New cast member Grace Reiter stood out in several segments. She played a mischievous child on "Weekend Update" and later appeared as Gillis’s elderly mother in a hospice-nurse sketch that also featured cameo appearances by Ben Marshall, Marcello Hernandez and Rosalía. The episode concluded with a chess-tournament sketch in which Gillis and Reiter’s characters argued and flirted from the audience, with Reiter again highlighted as a bright spot in an otherwise subdued show.