Shane Gillis’ controversial Saturday Night Live monologue has generated plenty of debate since he hosted the sketch comedy series on Oct. 10, and now Fox News star Harris Faulkner is weighing in.
During a new episode of the Fox News podcast The Girls, Faulkner discussed Gillis’ monologue with Kat Timpf, Rachel Campos-Duffy, Melissa DeRosa and guest Casey Smith.
Gillis drew backlash after joking about his return to a public gym and the revealing workout clothes he sees women wearing there.
“I haven’t been to the gym in so long. I didn’t know women just dress like whores now?” Gillis joked during his monologue.
The comedian went on to joke about the tight shorts women wear to the gym and the contradiction he sees in wearing revealing clothing while getting upset when men look at them.
The routine quickly became a flashpoint online. Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy called Gillis out for being a misogynist, while former SNL cast member Ego Nwodim responded by posting a photo of herself in workout clothes with the caption, “Whore reporting for duty.” Singer Maren Morris also joined the backlash.
Faulkner said she didn’t see Gillis’ monologue in real time, so she went back and watched the entire thing before forming her opinion.
She came away with one big question.
“Was he trying to be funny or does he have a problem with women?” Faulkner asked. “Because a lot of his first set was about not liking us.”
Faulkner made clear that she wasn’t arguing Gillis shouldn’t be allowed to make the jokes. In fact, she said she was happy to see free speech flourishing and that audiences could simply decide whether they wanted to watch.
“Say whatever you want to say, but I will make the decision not to watch if I want to make the decision not to watch,” she said.
Still, Faulkner said she found Gillis’ comments about women “so derogatory.”
She also pointed to other portions of his monologue, including jokes about encountering a woman while hiking and comments about his sisters.
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“He just had a lot of derogatory things to say about women,” Faulkner said. “And if you find that funny, I think it’s fantastic. I don’t find it funny, so I will then help myself to make the choice not to watch.”
Campos-Duffy pushed back somewhat, arguing that Faulkner simply isn’t Gillis’ target audience.
“I can 100 percent tell you, you are not his audience,” Campos-Duffy said. “I am not his audience. And he clearly has an audience because he’s super famous.”
Timpf, a comedian herself, also defended Gillis’ right to make jokes that people find offensive, even though she admitted the monologue didn’t particularly make her laugh.
“I didn’t really laugh,” Timpf said. “Again, I don’t really think I’m the target audience, but I also wasn’t offended.”
Timpf argued that there’s “no such thing as subject matter that you can’t joke about” if the comedian’s intention is to make people laugh. She also said audiences are free to be offended and voice that opinion.
Gillis’ monologue has continued generating conversation nearly a week after it aired. Former SNL star Michael Che weighed in during an Oct. 15 appearance on Today, summing up the controversy simply: “That’s comedy.”
Faulkner, meanwhile, appeared content to let Gillis’ audience decide for themselves.
“If he wants to turn off a bunch of women, I don’t know if you’ve seen the feeds around lately, but it’s not even about politics,” she said. “They really don’t like what he said.”
For Faulkner, the solution wasn’t canceling Gillis. It was changing the channel.
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