Patrick Kielty responds to Shane Gillis gym joke on Late Late Show

Summarised from Belfast Live's report · Updated 17 Oct, 15:27 · Archive

Patrick Kielty responded to controversy over a sexist joke about women at the gym made by American comedian Shane Gillis on Saturday Night Live.

American comedian Shane Gillis faced criticism after hosting Saturday Night Live last week, when he made derogatory comments about women's appearance at the gym during his opening monologue. He described women's gym wear as resembling 'neon, like, artificial bait-coloured' clothing, attracting backlash from comedians globally throughout the week.

On Friday night's Late Late Show in Dublin, presenter Patrick Kielty seized the opportunity to respond. Opening the RTÉ chat show, he remarked: 'We are live from Dublin in the week where we discovered the incredible news that women at the gym sometimes work out in shorts, yes. While sometimes men will never work out how to stop talking out of their arses.' The quip received applause from the studio audience before the programme continued with guests including comedian Kyla Cobbler, Celebrity Traitors star James Acaster, and former rugby player Simon Zebo.

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• Patrick Kielty claps back at SNL host Shane Gillis over sexist gym joke on Late Late ShowPatrick Kielty took aim at Shane Gillis on Friday night's Late Late Show.Belfast Live · 17 Oct, 14:33

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