Dan Levy ‘speechless’ after Shane Gillis’ SNL monologue on women’s gym clothing - CTV News

EntertainmentComedian Shane Gillis joked in his opening SNL monologue on Saturday about the length of some women's shorts at the gym, referring to them with an offensive term. The comments prompted backlash from Levy and regular SNL fans alike, who called the joke misogynistic. Gillis, who was fired from SNL in 2019 shortly after being brought on, is no stranger to controversyAbby Hughes · CBC News · Posted: Oct 12, 2026 12:28 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 12Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Producer and actor Dan Levy, seen at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2025, took to Instagram to criticize comedian Shane Gillis's joke about the length of women's shorts at the gym and the offensive word used to describe those who wear them. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press)Warning: This article contains offensive language. Dan Levy isn't laughing at Shane Gillis's Saturday Night Live monologue — and he's not happy with men who find it funny, either.

Dan Levy is encouraging male viewers to denounce Shane Gillis’ controversial “Saturday Night Live” monologue, noting he’d been personally left “speechless” after catching it over the weekend. On Sunday evening, the “Schitt’s Creek” actor and co-creator shared a short video on Instagram in which he called Gillis out for his much-scrutinized “SNL” remarks. “Women wearing short shorts at the gym does not make them whores. It makes the men calling them whores misogynists,” Levy said. “There’s a difference there. By the way, I’ve seen more men’s nipples at the gym than I’ve seen women showing their bodies off.”“But I’m speechless that something like that can exist on live national television,” he continued.

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See more of our coverage in your search results. Michael Che dodged questions about fellow comedian Shane Gillis’ controversial “Saturday Night Live” monologue during an awkward interview on “Today” on Thursday.