Shane Gillis might want to reconsider his gym membership. Marvel’s newest mutant just turned his workout routine into a punchline.
During her Halloween hosting debut on Saturday Night Live on October 31, Inde Navarrette, who will play Rogue in Marvel’s upcoming X-Men movie, used her opening monologue to revisit a joke Gillis made on the very same stage three weeks earlier. And she barely broke a sweat.
Discussing the physical demands of joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Navarrette explained that preparing to play a superhero requires plenty of time in the gym.
“I know it’s really important for Marvel that you get really fit, so I’ve been working out a lot,” she said. Then came the punchline.
“Every morning, I put on my little whore outfit, and I hit the gym.”
The audience laughed, and somewhere, Gillis presumably deleted his gym mirror selfie.
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The Joke That Started It
During his October 10 hosting appearance, Gillis joked about returning to the gym and discovering that women’s workout clothes had apparently changed since his last visit.
“I haven’t been to the gym in so long, I didn’t know women just dress like whores now,” he said, before complaining about revealing shorts and the apparent injustice of not being allowed to stare.
The bit drew criticism from Schitt’s Creek creator Dan Levy, who pointed out that women wearing short shorts weren’t the problem. Men calling them derogatory names were.
Former SNL cast member Ego Nwodim also joined the conversation, posting a gym selfie with the caption, “Whore reporting for duty.”
Rogue Gets the Last Word
Navarrette’s callback was particularly fitting given her upcoming Marvel role. Rogue is famous for absorbing other people’s powers through physical contact. On Saturday, Navarrette borrowed Gillis’s material and used it against him.
The actress, coming off her breakout role in the horror film Obsession, didn’t need an extended lecture or a lengthy setup. She simply flipped the controversial premise, made herself the subject, and let the audience connect the dots.
For a show that gave Gillis the microphone three weeks earlier, the moment reminded everyone that comedy, like superhero powers, can work both ways.
And this time, Rogue didn’t even need to take off her gloves.
