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Joe Rogan defends Shane Gillis from 'word police' after SNL joke sparks liberal uproar

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Joe Rogan defended comedian Shane Gillis on his podcast after Gillis made controversial jokes about women’s gym attire during his SNL monologue, which sparked criticism from the left. Rogan argued that while some consider Gillis’s use of terms like “whore” to be misogynistic, he believes such language reflects real-world issues and shouldn’t be policed so strictly.

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Story summary

On October 12, Shane Gillis sparked controversy during his "Saturday Night Live" monologue by making disparaging remarks about women's gym attire. Gillis joked that he hadn’t been to a public gym in a long time and was surprised to see women wearing shorts he likened to artificial bait, suggesting they were dressed like whores. The comments drew mixed reactions from the live audience but caused outrage online.

Dan Levy, star of "Schitt's Creek," condemned Gillis' remarks on Instagram the following day, calling him a misogynist and criticizing men’s complacency in contributing to an environment where women are sexually assaulted. Levy argued that objectifying women leads other men to treat them as objects rather than human beings, emphasizing it was not just a women's issue but everyone’s responsibility.

Levy’s response garnered significant attention on social media, with many agreeing that such comments shouldn't be acceptable in mainstream comedy shows like SNL. This incident follows previous controversies involving Gillis, including derogatory language about Chinese people and derision for those learning English.

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Narrative

Gillis, known for politically incorrect humor, drew backlash from the left for his monologue while hosting SNL last week, joking about "going to the public gym as a fat guy." "Also, I haven’t been to the gym in so long.

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2026-10-17 · Fox News

Joe Rogan defends Shane Gillis from 'word police' after SNL joke sparks liberal uproar · assertive framing

Claims (27 extracted, 0 hedged)

Podcaster Joe Rogan defended comedian Shane Gillis after his Saturday Night Live monologue after a joke about women who film themselves while working out in revealing clothing went viral. asserted

who → defend → clothing

I → know → gym

I didn’t know women just dressed like whores now? asserted

women → know → whores

Look, I’m sorry. asserted

I → look → ?

Have you seen it? asserted

you → see → it

I’ve seen it. asserted

I → see → it

Have you seen the shorts?" he asked. asserted

he → see → shorts

You’re not allowed to look. asserted

You → allow → ?

Don’t look because they are filming. asserted

they → look → ?

I’m in the background in like 10 TikToks right now. asserted

I → ’m → TikToks

The comments drew uproar and accusations of misogyny from the left. asserted

comments → draw → left

Rogan brought up the backlash as he spoke to influencer Cody Tucker on his podcast Thursday. asserted

he → bring → podcast

"I guess the word ‘whore’ is what gets them. asserted

what → guess → them

I get it. asserted

I → get → it

I get that you get upset. asserted

you → get → ?

Well, it's also because like real misogyny actually exists," Rogan said. asserted

Rogan → exist → ?

"So, when you see a guy joking around about a woman dressing like a whore, you connect it to horrible thoughts, like horrible actions, like real actual evil men that actually. asserted

you → see → men

Because, like, there's a lot of men that genuinely hate women. asserted

that → be → women

Shane Gillis is not one of them," Rogan said. asserted

Rogan → say → them

Gillis has appeared on Rogan's widely followed podcast, which frequently features fellow comedians. asserted

which → appear → comedians

"But for some people, those words — and then you see like the word police people, which is hilarious. asserted

which → see → word

‘We need to stop using that word.’ asserted

We → need → word

‘We're still using the word whore.’ asserted

We → use → word

Like, you're not?" Rogan said. asserted

Rogan → say → ?

"Like, I freely admit that when I did the second iteration of ‘Fear Factor’ is because I was being a whore. asserted

I → admit → Factor

They offered me a f---load of money to come back in 2011 and host ‘Fear Factor’ again. asserted

They → offer → Factor

Let's go,'" Rogan added, arguing it's not a bad word but should be used wisely. asserted

it → let → ?