Actress Martha Plimpton is the latest entertainer to criticize comedian Shane Gillis’ opening monologue on “Saturday Night Live,” and she directed much of her ire at the show’s boss.
In an Instagram video posted Tuesday, Ms. Plimpton said, “There’s this Shane Gillis guy who I’ve never heard of who said some really f—-in’ stupid s—- on live on air on ’SNL’ on Saturday. It’s like really stupid s—-. He deserves a spanking from his mom.”
Ms. Plimpton went on to comment about a recent documentary she saw, “Lorne,” about the behind-the-scenes process of the late-night staple produced by Lorne Michaels.
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“There was one scene that took place in Lorne’s office where in between the rehearsal taping and the live show, a bunch of people gather in Lorne’s office to decide what’s gonna get cut and what’s gonna make it to air,” she said. “It was all white men in the room deciding. All white men. And maybe even all straight white men. I don’t know the proclivities of everyone in that room. I think it’s possible maybe one or two of them are gay, but I don’t know.”
Mr. Gillis, hosting for the third time, joked that he hadn’t been to the gym in so long that he “didn’t know women just dress like whores now.” He told the audience there was “no other way to describe” it. He then told viewers not to look because “they are filming,” and, according to the Daily Beast, added that he’s in the background of “like 10 TikToks.”
Former “SNL” cast member Ego Nwodim also mocked the monologue, posting a gym photo on her Instagram Stories with the caption “Whore reporting for duty.” Actor Dan Levy posted a video of his own, saying women who wear short shorts at the gym aren’t whores and that “the men calling them whores” are misogynists.
Mr. Gillis’ history with the show is fraught. “SNL” announced him as a featured player in 2019, but fired him days later after old podcast clips surfaced of him using racial and homophobic slurs. In a statement at the time, the show called his language offensive, hurtful and unacceptable.
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