Comedy used to be the one thing Americans could share no matter how bitterly they disagreed about everything else.
It’s almost hard to believe there was a time when people heard a joke, found it funny, laughed, and moved on. Today, every punchline gets dragged before a tribunal of the perpetually offended, and the left always seems to be running to microphones or social media accounts like it’s a race to see who can be the most outraged the quickest. I’m tired of it, and I suspect most of you are, too.
But let’s talk about something that hasn’t been funny in years:_ Saturday Night Live._
I haven't watched Saturday Night Live in years. Frankly, the show just hasn't been funny in decades. So obviously, I wasn't tuning in on October 10 when comedian Shane Gillis hosted and delivered the monologue that sent the usual suspects into a frenzy.
Gillis spent part of his opening riffing on women who wear revealing workout shorts to the gym. One line in particular lit the fuse.
"I haven't been to the gym in so long, I didn't know women just dress like whores now," Gillis said.
Was he right? I think we all know that he was.
But, of course, the knives came out quickly.
Dan Levy, the Schitt's Creek star and nepo baby, was among those lining up to condemn Gillis, branding the bit misogynistic. Others on the left went even further and accused Gillis of promoting rape, or something equally stupid.
Thankfully, not everyone feels the need to virtue signal with outrage. Some people still get comedy.
Former SNL stars Dana Carvey and David Spade came to Gillis’ defense on their podcast, Fly on the Wall. They know a thing or two about comedy. They were on SNL when it was still funny.
"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," Carvey said. "Like ... when you say jokes, you're not literally saying women are whores. You are literally joking."
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Carvey couldn't resist poking at the hall monitors, either. "Isn't that kind of the idea? ... No? Did I just get canceled?" he asked.
Spade argued that Gillis knew exactly what he was doing. "Listen, it got some laughs, but of course, I think he knows that one's going to be a button-pusher, but he doesn't care," he explained.
He also zeroed in on the left's glaring inconsistency when it comes to women and sex appeal. "I will say it's almost comical that there's people that say, 'Oh, don't make fun of OnlyFans. Don't make fun of strippers. These are sex workers. They need to be respected.' And then everyone hates Sydney Sweeney. And it's like, what? Which one is it?" Spade said.
Carvey and Spade weren't alone. Victoria Jackson, who was on the cast from 1986 to 1992, went even further in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. "He's right about gym girls dressing like 'whores.' … When did 'camel toe' become acceptable gym fashion and grocery shopping attire?" she asked. Jeff Richards, an SNL cast member from 2001 to 2004, called Gillis a "really funny guy" and an "obvious natural." Even British comedian Jimmy Carr shrugged off the whole fuss, saying, "I say worse things than that every day."
Let's be honest here. I don't believe the people clutching their pearls over this joke are actually offended. They just like being outraged. Outrage gives them attention, moral standing, and a cause for the week.
I swear, the left has been attacking comedy for years now, and it clearly is a huge part of why they’re so miserable.
