The On-Air Blunder and Apology
During Saturday's live broadcast of Saturday Night Live, host Shane Gillis accidentally uttered the word "f***" while performing in a Dr. Seuss-themed sketch. In the sketch, Gillis portrayed a concerned son trying to prevent Sam-I-Am, played by Andrew Dismukes, from pestering his father, played by Mikey Day, to try green eggs and ham. Gillis's character told Dismukes that his father had said he did not like them, but the line was delivered with an unintended expletive. The mistake happened too quickly for NBC to censor during the live show, though it was removed from online clips. Gillis appeared flustered after the slip and apologized to the audience at the end of the episode while saying goodnight alongside musical guest Rosalia, offering a brief apology for the earlier incident.[S1][S2][S3][S4][S5][S6][S7][S8]
Monologue Remarks Spark Outrage
The apology addressed the profanity, but Gillis also faced social media backlash for comments made during his opening monologue. In the monologue, Gillis discussed women's gym attire, stating he had not been to a gym in so long that he did not realize how women dressed there. Viewers took to social media to criticize the monologue comments, with some expressing confusion over whether his end-of-show apology was intended for the expletive uttered during the sketch or for his remarks about women during the monologue.[S1]
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Gillis's Return to SNL
Gillis returned to host Saturday Night Live this weekend, performing the Dr. Seuss-inspired sketch alongside cast members Andrew Dismukes and Mikey Day. Following the live broadcast, NBC edited the accidental on-air profanity out of the official online clips, though the live moment was witnessed by the broadcast audience before Gillis offered his brief apology at the end of the show.[S1]
