Tim Young
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“Comedy is the last bastion of free speech. So if we’re [going to] start policing comedy, then we’re going to lose basically our First Amendment,”
Tim Young · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
Young told Fox News Digital the controversy reflects a divide between comedy fans and traditional TV audiences.
“This wasn’t for that audience in New York, and it wasn’t for the ‘SNL’ audience,”
Tim Young · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
Young said Gillis' monologue was aimed at his own audience rather than the SNL audience.
“It was for his audience, and his audience, I think, is much larger than the ‘SNL’ audience.”
Tim Young · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
Young pointed to Gillis' success selling out arenas outside traditional network television.
“This audience, the leftists, they want this attention. They want to keep drowning out any other voices that they disagree with, and when you acknowledge that by apologizing, and you give them the power, they will never give it up and they will always want more. So it is very important to never apologize.”
Tim Young · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
Young argued comedians should never apologize because the apology is never enough.
“Never apologize, because the apology is never enough,”
Tim Young · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
Young argued comedians should resist pressure to apologize in response to social media criticism.