In an exclusive interview published Tuesday, Page Six reports that Kathy Griffin, 65, labeled the 'SNL' host a 'hack' and aimed at a crop of male comics who she claimed 'all look like they can't get laid.'

AOL, picking up the exchange via OK!, quotes her saying 'There are a lot of hacks who are doing very well, and they come from TikTok or the podcast world,' citing Joe Rogan's influence and adding that they 'all sound like they can't get laid' and recycle material from another era.

She is currently on tour, with a Friday appearance at The Town Hall.

The surprising part of Griffin's broadside is what she refuses to demand. Page Six quotes her telling readers, in effect, that the First Amendment cuts both ways: 'I defend his right to say it, and I also defend everyone else's right to think less of him.'

She added, 'I think as a comic I'm always going to fight for the First Amendment and his right to say it and yet I don't have to like it.' AOL notes she also admits using words in her past career that 'horrify' her now, framing evolution as essential for comedians.

According to Page Six, Griffin's critique is aimed less at one monologue than at a pipeline: comics breaking out of TikTok and podcast rooms, all 'sound[ing] alike' to her, telling what she calls jokes 'from like 100 years ago' about women staying quiet.

For comedy readers, that is a direct shot at the Rogan-to-'SNL' host pathway, and it comes from a Grammy-winning, Emmy-winning veteran who says she does not consider herself 'woke' — a term she expects those same comics to throw at critics.

During his October 10 opening monologue, Gillis mocked female gymgoers' shorts — described in CNN's coverage as 'those neon … artificial-bait color' shorts — and said women 'dress like whores' at gyms, joking that he was 'in the background of about 10 TikToks right now' because they film themselves.

He later dropped an uncensored F-bomb in a Dr. Seuss-themed skit. CNN notes his return to Studio 8H came years after he was hired as a cast member in 2019 and fired within a week over resurfaced podcast clips, and that he offered no explanation beyond being 'a comedian who pushes boundaries.'

CNN reports that the show and NBC have not commented publicly or responded to requests for comment, a familiar playbook that has seen the program stay silent even through the Dave Chappelle hosting controversies.

Instead, the pushback has come from inside and around 30 Rock: CNN says SNL graphic designer Jessie Leo called the joke an unsafe-workplace signal, while Cecily Strong mocked her own Pilates outfit on Instagram.

The Independent adds that Weekend Update anchor Michael Che posted a grumbling Instagram message about doing press for his Netflix special, leaving fans unsure whether it was sarcasm.

Page Six says a rep for Gillis did not immediately respond to its request for comment, so his side remains unsaid. Griffin, meanwhile, is leaning into the moment from the road: per Page Six, she is on tour and plays The Town Hall on Friday, where the 'hack' line will likely land in person.