The British version of “Saturday Night Live” had a brutally rude response to its American counterpart.
SNL UK wasted no time roasting his eldest on the other side of the Atlantic on Saturday evening, brutally mocking last week’s one. SNL host Shane Gillis about his controversial jokes about women.
During the British sketch show’s “Weekend Update” segment, co-host Ania Magliano used a report about a ride operator in Germany handing out bike shorts to women to prevent them from going upskirt, as preparation for a particularly wild punchline.
Ania Magliano prepares her joke on Shane Gillis.
“A ride operator at the Munich Oktoberfest was praised for handing out free cycling shorts to female riders,” Magliano began, as the over-the-shoulder graphic showed a woman on a swing.
“Wearing sports shorts will protect women from upskirts, but it will leave them vulnerable to something much worse,” she added, as the graphic cut to a photo of Gillis delivering his controversial speech. SNL monologue on October 10.
In it, Gillis joked that he “hadn’t been to the gym in so long that I didn’t know that women dress plainly like they do now.”
This comment attracted a lot of criticism, but SNL UK found a new way to approach the issue a week later, turning the comedian’s own penchant for provocative humor against him.
The British show also took advantage of a major difference between the two versions of Saturday evening live: what their performers can say on television.
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Unlike its British counterpart, the American SNL is broadcast on television, where the FCC’s indecency rules may restrict what is broadcast.
‘Saturday Night Live’ Andrew Dismukes and Shane Gillis After the F-Bomb.
Gillis also made headlines for accidentally dropping an F-bomb during a Dr. Seuss-themed skit.
SNL UKin the meantime, is broadcast after 10 p.m. on Saturdays and is not subject to the same broadcast language restrictions as its American counterpart.
“Last week, SNL Comedian Shane Gillis also caused controversy by dropping the F-bomb,” Magliano said, returning to the MAGA-friendly comedian.
“Oh Shane,” she chided with a smile. “You have no right to say that, you stupid bastard—.”
“SNL UK” is interested in Shane Gillis.
Magliano’s insult sparked loud cheers from the studio audience, while viewers across the UK heard the entire exchange uncensored.
It was a pointed transatlantic withdrawal, delivered with far fewer restrictions on the language used to make it sting.
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