NBC reports Gillis monologue backlash, with Levy's call-out in the mix

What BBN said about it

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNBC News reports this afternoon that the backlash over Shane Gillis and his Saturday Night Live monologue is now being called sexist, and it keeps growing.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's the new part, Chip. Dan Levy called him out earlier, and now NBC is putting the word sexist right in the headline.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe joke at issue had Gillis saying he didn't know women just dress like whores now at the gym, and people are not laughing.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe is the newest cast member on the show, and this is his second week of being a conversation. Lovely.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSecond week! Most people can't get a parking spot that fast.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOkay, but a gym is the one place where nobody is looking at you. That was the joke the whole time.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI went to a gym once and the only thing I took away was a free towel. Best day of my life.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA towel.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorClean, folded, and it never once judged my shorts.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen you are the only person in America with no opinion on this. We are all so jealous.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe editor's angle says it sparks a debate about comedy and boundaries, so we'll have to see where everyone's boundaries land.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMine land at the towel. It's the most controversial take at this desk.