{
  "id": 19906489,
  "title": "Shane Gillis Thought His ‘SNL’ Monologue Was a ‘C Minus’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/shane-gillis-thought-his-snl-monologue-was-a-c-minus",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-14T02:00:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/culture-lifestyle/culture/shane-gillis-responds-snl-monologue-controversy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Comedian Shane Gillis addressed his controversial \"Saturday Night Live\" monologue from October 10th, stating he initially believed the show's producers had nothing to be concerned about. During his third appearance on the sketch show, Gillis joked about women dressing \"like whores\" at the gym, leading to an online discussion regarding the potential misogynistic nature of his remarks. He had previously been dismissed from \"SNL\" in 2019 due to comments he made on podcasts. For this appearance, Gillis removed his social media accounts while the controversy was ongoing, claiming he didn't consider his touring peers had spoken negatively about him. However, several comedians and actors, such as Kathy Griffin, Dan Levy, Inde Navarrette, Ego Nwodim, and Ania Magliano, criticized Gillis following the episode. In response, Gillis defended the material, stating that he had warned the \"SNL\" team that he would deliver a “C minus” monologue, but assured them there would be no controversy. He also disagreed with Rogan's observation that he didn't see men working out in tight compression shorts at the gym.",
  "summary": "The comedian tells Joe Rogan that he deleted his social media after the controversy and debated bumping stand-ups that spoke out against him from his tour The post Shane Gillis Thought His ‘SNL’ Monologue Was a ‘C Minus’ appeared first on TheWrap .",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Shane Gillis Grades His Own Mediocre ‘SNL’ Monologue a C Minus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/shane-gillis-grades-his-own-mediocre-snl-monologue-a-c-minus",
        "published": "2026-11-14T01:52:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}