# ‘SNL’: Inde Navarrette Digs at Shane Gillis’ Joke About Women Dressing Like “Whores” at the Gym as Tom Hanks Crashes Cold Open

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/snl-inde-navarrette-digs-at-shane-gillis-joke-about-women-dressing-like-whores-at-the-gym-as-tom-hanks-crashes-cold-open/
- Published: 2026-11-01T03:54:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T04:49:07+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/inde-navarrette-snl-shane-gillis-whore-gym-tom-hanks-1236744238/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment

## Key points

- Navarrette referenced Gillis’s gym-clothes joke in her SNL debut.
- She is set to play Rogue in Marvel’s X-Men reboot.
- Tom Hanks returned as David S. Pumpkins in the cold open.

## Summary

Inde Navarrette made her hosting debut on *Saturday Night Live*’s Halloween episode, using her opening monologue to echo a controversial joke by the show’s previous host, Shane Gillis. Her reference to women’s gym clothes drew attention back to Gillis’s remarks and placed them in a comic exchange led by Navarrette.

Navarrette also spoke about playing Rogue in Marvel’s upcoming *X-Men* reboot and said the role had prompted her to work out. The episode featured cast members in Halloween costumes, including a Wolverine hopeful jokingly auditioning for the film, while Tom Hanks made a surprise appearance as David S. Pumpkins in the cold open. The article also describes sketches featuring Donald Trump and Nicki Minaj characters.

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