Shane Gillis's SNL monologue enters Philip DeFranco's news mix
Five uploads span comedy backlash, political coverage, AI criticism and Kelly Clarkson's mechanical-bird dispute.
Philip DeFranco
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The Shane Gillis Situation Has Divided The Internet & Trump Crowd Attacks Woman Over Epstein Shirt
Philip DeFranco posted five videos, with Tuesday's edition bringing together two very different conversations: backlash over Shane Gillis's SNL monologue and coverage of a woman attacked at a Trump rally while demanding the release of the Epstein files. That episode passed a million views, making it the week's most-watched new upload.
The Gillis segment examines criticism of the comedian's monologue as anti-woman. But in the comments, the rally coverage occupies much of the conversation: viewers discuss the contradiction between defending free speech and responding violently to a protester. Those are distinct subjects sharing the same news desk, rather than a single controversy stretched across an episode.
Elsewhere, DeFranco covered the dispute involving Kelly Clarkson and a mechanical bird, returned to political investigations and posted "Why AI tech bros are so out of touch." The newest edition, "The Moist Critical FoidElf Situation is Crazy," already had nearly half a million views after seven hours and carries the most viewing momentum right now. The Clarkson episode comes next by daily views, followed by Tuesday's Gillis-and-rally edition.
Subscribers were unchanged over the week. Among nearby political-commentary channels, MeidasTouch had a much larger weekly viewing total, while DeFranco's own week brought in about 4.4 million views across the catalog.
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- Channel
- Philip DeFranco
- Subscribers
- 6,650,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 4,414,263
- Videos published this week
- 5
- Video published
- October 13, 2026
- Video views so far
- 1,091,333
- Views on its first day
- 869,669
The numbers
Here is how Philip DeFranco's uploads and audience moved over the week.
