Comedian Shane Gillis Criticizes His Own SNL Monologue on Joe Rogan Podcast
Shane Gillis said his recent Saturday Night Live monologue, which included remarks about women in workout attire, was poorly received and called it a “C-minus” during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience.
Comedian Shane Gillis discussed the backlash to his recent Saturday Night Live monologue during an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience. He said the segment, in which he referred to women who wear workout clothes as “whores,” sparked criticism and that the show’s producers were not responsible for his material. > “Not to defend SNL, they don’t approve it. I mean, they could shut it down, but you don’t write your set and give it to them,” Gillis told Rogan. He added that SNL staff asked for a summary of his jokes before the live broadcast, and he believed the content would be controversy-free. > “The funniest part was, they were like, ‘What’s going on with the monologue?’ And I was like, ‘It’s not great but I don’t say anything bad,’” he said. Gillis later described the monologue as a “solid C-minus” and said he expected no controversy, noting he only made self-deprecating jokes about his weight. The remarks have drawn criticism from various commentators and from the UK edition of SNL.