Inde Navarrette Targets Shane Gillis During Live Halloween Episode
Breakout horror star Inde Navarrette used her Saturday Night Live hosting debut on October 31 to directly address Shane Gillis’s controversial remarks about women’s gym attire from an earlier Season 52 episode. Speaking to the Studio 8H audience, Variety reported that the 25-year-old actress referenced her upcoming role as Rogue in Marvel’s upcoming X-Men film before delivering a sharp punchline.
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“I know it’s really important for Marvel that you get really fit, so I’ve been working out a lot,” Navarrette said during her opening monologue. “So every morning, I put on my little whore outfit, and I hit the gym.” The line served as a direct callback to Gillis’s October 10 monologue, where the comedian complained that women dress like “whores” in neon, vape-colored shorts when working out.
Sketches Feature Ghostly Kids and Real-Life Cameos
The late-night sketch comedy show opened with a Trump-centric cold open featuring the return of Tom Hanks as David S. Pumpkins, alongside appearances by James Austin Johnson and Veronika Slowikowska. Once Navarrette took center stage, she poked fun at her internet-famous persona from Curry Barker’s supernatural horror hit Obsession. During the bit, the camera cut to her real-life boyfriend, Nick Aiello, sitting in the crowd bound and gagged to a chair.
Navarrette also invited several cast members onto the stage to showcase their Halloween costumes. Marcello Hernandez appeared as a sexy TSA agent, Kam Patterson portrayed Elizabeth Holmes, and Jeremy Culhane used the segment to pitch himself for a role in director Jake Schreier’s upcoming X-Men project. Musical guest Gracie Abrams returned to the SNL stage for her second performance, following her 2024 debut, ahead of her world tour starting in December.
Upcoming Schedule for Season 52
The Halloween broadcast marked only the fifth time in the show’s 52-season history that an episode aired live on October 31, following John Mulaney’s 20th-century holiday hosting stint. returns on November 7 with internet personality Druski making history as the first social media influencer to host the program, joined by musical guest The Strokes. John Mulaney will return to host on November 14 with Phoebe Bridgers.
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