Posted on Oct 23, 2026 UTC

Shane Gillis probably didn't expect a joke about women's gym shorts to turn into a weekslong debate about misogyny, comedy, and what should or should not be acceptable on Saturday Night Live . But...here we are.

During his Oct. 10 appearance as host of SNL , Gillis opened his monologue by talking about how much women's workout attire had changed since he'd last been to the gym.

"I haven’t been to the gym in so long, I didn’t know women just dress like whores now?" he said. "I'm sorry, there's no other way to describe— have you seen it? I've seen it. The shorts. Have you seen the shorts?"

"They're those neon, like, artificial bait-colored [shorts], and the wrinkles go around the cheeks and all combined at the butthole," he continued. "And don't look! You're not allowed to look. For real, don't look 'cause they are filming.…