Jimmy Carr has stepped in to defend Shane Gillis, following backlash over Gillis’s Saturday Night Live monologue. The comedian’s October 10 appearance on the show drew sharp criticism. Carr, who is fifty-four years old, shared a video on social media captioned“Thoughts on the Shane Gillis monologue?!”During the monologue, Gillis made the remarks that drew criticism online. He joked,“I haven’t been to the gym in so long. I didn’t know women just dressed like w****s now.”(The statements above reflect Shane Gillis’s comedic views and have been included solely for the purpose of reporting. Soap Central does not endorse the language or sentiments expressed.As per his video, Carr didn’t think it was a big deal.“If that’s what passes as controversy, great,” he shared.He added that he personally says worse things every single day.“Intent is much more important,” Carr continued.“Shane is very clearly a lovely man, and he’s trying to make people laugh,” he added.Carr also called Gillis a great guy and a great comic. He rounded off the video with a parting joke,“I think, though, the controversy probably means that he won’t be able to go to the gym for a while. I don’t think that’s going to be a massive problem for him lifestyle wise.”The room broke into laughter.Michael Che weighs in on Shane Gillis SNL monologue controversy:Michael Che performs onstage during the Comic Relief Live 2025: A Benefit to Build Brighter Futures for Kids at Carnegie Hall on December 10, 2025 in New York City - Source: GettyJimmy Carr wasn’t the only one to speak up for Shane Gillis. Michael Che appeared on Today on October 15 to promote his Netflix special, Michael Che: Shot in Minnesota. He told host Laura Jarrett the special is “not a morning time special but it is really fun.”Che had already hinted at the situation earlier. As per his Instagram, he posted,“gotta do more press this week to promote the special. wonder what every f------ question’s gonna be about. thanks a lot Shane.”During the interview, Jarrett brought up Gillis’s SNL monologue and the pushback it received. Che’s answer was short.“That’s comedy. It’s like, you think it’s funny and then some people don’t,” he replied.Jarrett then asked whether Che had actually laughed at the joke. As it turned out, he hadn’t even seen the monologue live. He shared that he was at cue cards during the broadcast,“thinking about what I was going to say that was going to make people upset, so I didn’t even see it until, like, the next day.”When Jarrett asked what he thought after finally watching it, Che kept it brief.“I didn’t think about it honestly,” he said.Dana Carvey dismisses Shane Gillis monologue backlash:Shane Gillis before a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas Longhorns at Neyland Stadium on September 26, 2026 in Knoxville, Tennessee - Source: GettyDana Carvey, a Saturday Night Live alum who appeared on the sketch show for seven seasons from 1986 to 1993, has also weighed in on the Shane Gillis monologue backlash. Speaking on his Fly on the Wall podcast with David Spade, Carvey shared he simply didn’t understand the controversy.“I just didn’t understand the kerfuffle only because, to me, I just saw it as what we call — I’ll just say it — a joke,” he said.He continued,“Like, when you say jokes, you’re not literally saying women are w****s. You are literally joking. Isn’t that kind of the idea? No? Did I just get canceled?”(The statement above reflects Dana Carvey’s personal views and has been included for the purpose of reporting.)Carvey did add that Gillis’s joke probably “destroyed” in the “ten comedy clubs he played that week,” but acknowledged that SNL was maybe “not the right place” for it.Spade also weighed in with his own take.“Listen, it got some laughs. I think he knows that one’s going to be a button-pusher, but he doesn’t care,” he said.He concluded that on SNL, “if something kills, it gets a pass,” adding that if a joke “totally bombs, then they get in a lot of trouble.”