Gillis, a standup comedian and the co-creator and star of Netflix’s Tires, is probably best known for lasting like four hours at Saturday Night Live — Lorne Michaels felt compelled to fire Gillis after some non-PC clips of a 2018 episode of Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast were resurfaced — though he has gone on to host the show, twice.

The crowd at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood politely applauded, before Gillis waited a beat, smirked, and said: “I’m joking around, that’s my friend’s wife. I knew none of you knew WNBA players.” The crowd awkwardly murmured in response, although Hicks, a businesswoman, and her husband, comedian Matt McCusker, appeared to find it hilarious.