'You're Either Gay or You're Hitler'
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Shane Gillis returned to host "Saturday Night Live" for the third time since his 2019 firing, delivering a monologue focused on his struggles with weight, gym experiences, and awkward observations about women’s gym attire, which received mixed reactions from the audience.
- During the monologue, Gillis made controversial jokes about women’s clothing and compared his receding hairline to Adolf Hitler’s hairstyle, resulting in few laughs and an abrupt ending to the segment.
- Gillis’s history with "SNL" is turbulent; he was hired in 2019 but fired five days later after past offensive remarks resurfaced, particularly problematic given the show's recent inclusion of Asian and openly gay cast members.
- Since his firing, Gillis has built a successful career outside of "SNL," including popular podcasts, stand-up specials, creating and starring in the Netflix series "Tires," and acting in the upcoming "Madden" biopic.
