If you listen very closely, you can hear something from some of the biggest names in comedy.
Silence.
That silence is tied to Shane Gillis' "Saturday Night Live" monologue over the weekend. Woke 2.0 is outraged by Gillis saying scantily clad gym goers dress like whores. It was part of a larger, self-deprecating bit, but for the professionally offended it became the newest cause celebre.
Never mind the rank hypocrisy on the Left, a movement that loves itself some Hasan Piker.
Folks like Rogan, Bargatze, Maniscalco, Chappelle, Gaffigan and more should be defending their peer. They don't have to think Gillis' comments were funny, but that he has every right to share them.
Did they not live through Woke 1.0?
Instead, some comedians who don't have massive platforms (but are genuinely funny all the same) have stepped up for their colleague.
Comic chameleon Tyler Fischer made a shrieking short mocking those offended by Gillis' joke. He's on Team Comedy, clearly.
"I just bought this Lululemon floss thong and I can't even wear it!" Fischer cries, holding up dental floss. Will he be cancelled, too?
Greg Gutfeld brought up the non-troversy on Fox News, roasting "Schitt's Creek" alum Dan Levy for his faux-outraged video post on the subject.
"He says he's speechless, but then he won't shut the bleep up," Gutfeld cracked. The "Gutfeld!" host then invited stand-up comic Adam Hunter to weigh in on the subject.
"Dan has a point. A late-night TV comedy show is no place to tell jokes," Hunter said.
Adam Carolla, to no one's surprise, slammed Levy as well for his faux-outrage.
He also torched The Hollywood Reporter and Variety for trying to make hay on the faux-outrage. (Dirty little secret? Those sites loved Cancel Culture and miss it dearly).
"You guys can't stand the fact that you can't cancel Shane Gillis. I know you want us to all worship at the altar of Trevor Noah. We don't like Trevor Noah. We like Shane Gillis."
Comedienne/podcaster Bridget Phetasy wrote a masterful satire on the subject, and she's been riffing on the silliness for several days. She mocked critics who said he "bombed" during the monologue ... again.
Remember, "SNL" invited him to appear three times since firing him from the cast. Would NBC do that if a comedian kept bombing?
"It kinda feels like he's been nothing but net for the past four years. That was just media handing out their marching orders."
She had more to say on X.
Shane Gillis goading thousands of women into tagging him in their half-naked selfies is elite tier.
— Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) October 12, 2026
Funny stuff. And it matters.
We just went through the Woke Revolution, a movement that all but killed the R-rated comedy and found stand-ups self-censoring their routines. Wouldn't you?
Dave Chappelle nearly watched his red-hot career collapse in 2019 after a few trans jokes. Comedy roasts went the way of the pager.
Then, slowly, comedy got off of the mat. We could laugh freely again, and comedians could share their jokes their way and let audiences decide. Some clamored for the squeaky clean comedy of Nate Bargatze. Others worship "Kill Tony."
We all want choices in our comedy buffet. Well, not everyone.
