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SNL UK comedian mocks Shane Gillis over controversial monologue
Ania Magliano mocked comedian Shane Gillis on SNL UK during its Weekend Update segment.
Gillis had drawn criticism after saying in his SNL monologue that women at the gym “dress like whores.”
The remarks prompted backlash, including a response from actor and writer Dan Levy, who said short shorts do not make women whores.
Magliano also joked about Gillis using a swear word during his hosting appearance.
Her segment referred to a Munich Oktoberfest ride operator who gave female riders free cycling shorts to help protect them from being upskirted.
The exchange brought attention to insults aimed at women’s appearance amid wider debate about whether women are blamed for sexual violence based on how they look or dress.
The material provided does not say whether Gillis or SNL has responded to Magliano’s jokes.
Ania Magliano mocked comedian Shane Gillis during SNL UK’s Weekend Update.
The segment targeted Gillis’s recent Saturday Night Live monologue, which drew backlash for comments about women’s gym clothes.
Magliano also joked about Gillis using the F-word during his hosting appearance.
Gillis hosted Saturday Night Live on October 10.
SNL UK aired the Weekend Update segment on October 17.
- Who
- Ania Magliano, co-host of SNL UK’s Weekend Update, mocked comedian Shane Gillis.
- What
- She criticized his monologue and joked about his use of the F-word on Saturday Night Live.
- When
- The segment aired on October 17, 2026. Gillis hosted SNL on October 10.
- Where
- On SNL UK’s Weekend Update.
- Why
- Gillis drew backlash for comments about women’s gym clothes and for swearing during his SNL hosting appearance.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Shane Gillis hosted Saturday Night Live and used his monologue to comment on women’s gym clothes.
Ania Magliano took aim at Gillis during SNL UK’s Weekend Update.
Variety and Consequence published reports on the SNL UK segment.
- Gillis’s hosting date
- October 10, 2026
- SNL UK segment
- Weekend Update
- SNL UK co-host
- Ania Magliano
- Target of the jokes
- Shane Gillis
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What people are saying
Oh, Shane. You’re not allowed to say that, you stupid fucking cunt.
Wearing the gym shorts will protect women from being upskirted, but it does make them vulnerable to something much worse…
I haven’t been to the gym in so long, I didn’t know women just dress like whores now?
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‘SNL’ (UK) takes a jab at Shane Gillis following his controversial ‘SNL’ (US) monologue.