# ‘Saturday Night Live’ star would sit Shane Gillis down ‘like a little kid’ over provocative monologue

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/saturday-night-live-star-would-sit-shane-gillis-down-like-a-little-kid-over-provocative-monologue/
- Published: 2026-10-23T10:00:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T10:13:52+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/saturday-night-live-star-sit-shane-gillis-little-kid-provocative-monologue
- Topics: Business, Celebrity, Entertainment, Markets, World

## Key points

- Thompson would speak with Gillis if he returned to host.
- Gillis’s gym attire joke drew criticism from Dan Levy.
- Peter Micelli argued comedians need room to take risks.

## Summary

Kenan Thompson said he would have a frank conversation with Shane Gillis if Gillis returned to host “Saturday Night Live”, after a joke about women’s gym clothing drew criticism. Thompson did not condemn the routine, but said comedy should allow creative freedom while taking care with words that may cause harm.

Gillis made the remark during his third hosting appearance, joking that women at gyms “just dress like whores now”. Actor Dan Levy criticised the joke as misogynistic, while Range Media Partners chief executive Peter Micelli defended comedians’ freedom to take risks. Thompson said the decision to invite Gillis back was not his.

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