Shane Gillis SNL remarks draw attention
The gist
Shane Gillis hosted SNL and joked women at the gym "dress like whores."
Dan Levy's response has made the monologue a wider debate on misogyny.
How it unfolded
- Oct 10, 2026Shane Gillis hosted "Saturday Night Live" for a third time; in his monologue he said he "didn't know women just dress like whores now" at the gym and compared the shorts to neon-colored fish lures.
- Oct 11, 2026Actor Dan Levy posted an Instagram video reacting, saying "Women wearing short shorts at the gym does not make them whores. It makes the men calling them whores misogynists."
- Oct 12, 2026PhillyVoice reported comedians and actors including Dan Levy and Phoebe Robinson called out Gillis for 'sexist' remarks; The New York Times reported backlash, quoting Levy saying he is "speechless that something like that can exist on live national television."