Inde Navarrette Mocks Shane Gillis Gym Joke in SNL Hosting Debut
Navarrette turned a remark about her Marvel training into a response to Gillis, bringing his comments about women's gym clothes into her first Saturday Night Live monologue.
By Hushread Stories, from 8 outlets · First published 1 Nov 2026
In brief
- Inde Navarrette used her first Saturday Night Live monologue to mock Shane Gillis over women's gym clothes.
- Gillis had drawn criticism earlier in October for complaining about what women wear to the gym.
- Navarrette delivered the joke while discussing her gym preparation for an upcoming Marvel X Men reboot.
- The Halloween episode also featured Tom Hanks returning as David S. Pumpkins during its cold open.
- Coverage published November 1 focused on Navarrette's response, with no reply from Gillis included in the supplied reports.
Timeline · 4 moments
Jeremy Culhane pitches himself as Wolverine during monologue
Bleeding Cool ↗Navarrette turns Gillis gym language into monologue joke
The Hollywood Reporter ↗Inde Navarrette makes her Halloween SNL hosting debut
Mashable Tech ↗Tom Hanks returns for Trump-centric SNL cold open
Variety Movies ↗How it started
Shane Gillis' comments about women's gym clothes supplied the setup for Inde Navarrette's Saturday Night Live hosting debut. According to The Daily Beast Latest Articles, Gillis sparked outrage earlier in October when he complained about women's gym outfits.
The Hollywood Reporter described the disputed joke as being about women dressing like "whores" at the gym. Navarrette picked up that language and made it part of a joke about her own workout routine.
How it unfolded
Navarrette made her hosting debut on Halloween, October 31, according to Mashable Tech. The Obsession actress used her opening monologue to discuss getting into shape for Marvel.
Before she took the stage at Studio 8H, the show opened with a Trump-centric sketch featuring Tom Hanks' return as David S. Pumpkins, Variety Movies reported.
During the monologue, Navarrette connected her preparation for Marvel's X-Men reboot to Gillis' gym joke. "Every morning, I put on my little whore outfit, and I hit the gym," she said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The monologue also included Jeremy Culhane pitching himself as Wolverine, according to Bleeding Cool. That put the Gillis reference within a broader stretch of comedy about Navarrette's Marvel work.
Where it stands
By November 1, the monologue's reference to Gillis was the focus of reports from Deadline Hollywood, The Wrap TV and other entertainment outlets. Their accounts framed it as a pointed response to the previous host's comments, rather than simply a joke about workout clothes.
The supplied coverage does not include a response from Gillis or a detailed account of the audience's reaction. What it establishes is the remark Navarrette made and the earlier joke she was answering.
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