Kenan Thompson Says Shane Gillis Needs a "Little Kid" Talk After That SNL Monologue

The SNL family is not okay, and the receipts are public. After Shane Gillis joked during his third hosting stint that women at his gym dress like“whores,”Kenan Thompson became the only current cast member to publicly address it. At an Axios event Tuesday, Kenan said he’d sit Gillis down“like a little kid”and ask,“So what do you think we could change there, pal?”He also rejected the idea that jokes are automatically harmless just because they’re jokes.

The reactions inside Studio 8H are split right down the middle. Dana Carvey and David Spade defended Gillis, Michael Che declined to condemn him, and Ego Nwodim and Cecily Strong mocked the joke outright. Kenan also pointed out that the uproar swallowed the rest of the episode, including new cast member Grace Reiter and a performance from musical guest Rosalía. Gillis himself has stayed quiet on all of it.

So where do you land? Is Kenan being a solid teammate by holding the host accountable, or should comedians get more room to swing? The debate says as much about us as it does about the joke.

Where do you draw the line with comedy? Drop your take in the comments.