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Comedian Shane Gillis looks on during the second quarter of a game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Orlando Magic at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pa., October 27, 2025.

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Comedian Shane Gillis is taking heat in the mainstream media over a stand-up monologue on SNL about women’s gym fashion. On today’s episode of The Editors, Rich asks Charlie what he thought of the skit and the subsequent backlash.

“It was largely self-deprecating . . . but let’s suppose that it wasn’t. At what point did women become immune from the ramblings of stand-up comedians? This is just special pleading,” says Charlie.

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