{"id":268285,"date":"2026-10-12T14:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/dan-levy-obliterates-shane-gillis-misogynistic-snl-monologue\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:58:10","slug":"dan-levy-obliterates-shane-gillis-misogynistic-snl-monologue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/dan-levy-obliterates-shane-gillis-misogynistic-snl-monologue\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Levy Obliterates Shane Gillis&#8217; Misogynistic &#8216;SNL&#8217; Monologue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/why-was-shane-gillis-fired-from-saturday-night-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One-time cast member Shane Gillis<\/a> hosting <em>SNL <\/em>was an pointedly controversial choice.<\/p>\n<p>The self-described comedian did not disappoint.<\/p>\n<p>His monologue was dripping with misogyny. <\/p>\n<p>Beloved actor Dan Levy is taking him to task.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1012_shanegillis_snl_01-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Shane Gillis delivers a misogynistic monologue on Saturday Night Live on October 10, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-564640 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1012_shanegillis_snl_01-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1012_shanegillis_snl_01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1012_shanegillis_snl_01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1012_shanegillis_snl_01-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1012_shanegillis_snl_01-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1012_shanegillis_snl_01-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1012_shanegillis_snl_01-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1012_shanegillis_snl_01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1012_shanegillis_snl_01.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Despite firing Shane Gillis almost immediately after announcing his hiring, \u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 keeps bringing him back to host for some reason.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-season-of-saturday-night-live-is-off-to-a-rough-start\">This season of \u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 is off to a rough start<\/h2>\n<p>On Saturday, October 10, the deliberately controversial comedian hosted <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>(<em>SNL <\/em>actually hired Gillis in 2019, only to fire him a mere five days later after intense public backlash.)<\/p>\n<p>During his opening monologue, he admitted that he had not been to the gym recently.<\/p>\n<p>He then laid into the targets of his ire \u2014 women \u2014 by complaining that \u201cwomen just dress like w\u2014es now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The term that he used is a primarily derogatory term for sex workers. It can have affirming uses . . . but, obviously, not when it comes spewing out of Gillis\u2019 mouth.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"skc24Hxp9hE\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/skc24Hxp9hE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Shane Gillis Stand-Up Monologue - SNL\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/skc24Hxp9hE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Shane Gillis Stand-Up Monologue - SNL\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Shane Gillis Stand-Up Monologue - SNL\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Gillis elaborated upon what he probably considers to be \u201cobservational humor\u201d during the monologue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve seen the shorts? They\u2019re those neon, like, artificial bait-colored [shorts],\u201d he described.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the wrinkles go around the cheeks and all combine at the butthole,\u201d Gillis described.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that the <em>women be shoppin\u2019<\/em> brand of humor has now evolved into <em>women be wearing pants<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd don\u2019t look!\u201d Gillis announced. \u201cYou\u2019re not allowed to look.\u201d (In his defense, we\u2019re sure that many women would feel uncomfortable if Gillis specifically were to stare at them while they go about their workout routines.)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:dljwohguvovzgnhb3rcxkimx\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mxon67shzz2j\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreietsdywvcqzkorgq5srrd3vze6eifwoos2u3rtwcm4o4i2z67ywsq\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Dan Levy calls on men to stand up for women following comedian Shane Gillis\u2019 comments about them dressing like \u201cwh*res\u201d at the gym:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:dljwohguvovzgnhb3rcxkimx\/post\/3mxon67shzz2j?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Buzzing Pop {bot} (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:dljwohguvovzgnhb3rcxkimx?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@buzzingpop.xmirror.bot<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:dljwohguvovzgnhb3rcxkimx\/post\/3mxon67shzz2j?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 12, 2026 at 9:36 AM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dan-levy-put-it-in-clear-human-terms\">Dan Levy put it in clear, human terms<\/h2>\n<p>On Sunday, October 11, beloved actor Dan Levy shared an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DeYSYNXMcbH\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> video in which he diplomatically clapped back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWomen wearing short shorts at the gym does not make them w\u2014es. It makes the men calling them w\u2014es misogynists,\u201d Levy began accurately. \u201cThere\u2019s a difference there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He observed: \u201cBy the way, I\u2019ve seen more men\u2019s nipples at the gym than I\u2019ve ever seen women showing their bodies off.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Getting to the more important point, Levy expressed: \u201cBut I\u2019m speechless that something like that can exist on live national television.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He called for more men to be vigilant against misogynistic vitriol in part because a culture that platforms misogynistic creeps is a culture that grows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/10\/cornell-gang-rape-case-jane-doe-call-with-matthew-ingalls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increasingly unsafe for women<\/a>. He\u2019s not wrong.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:r72gfee22ekplnixlgsaafdm\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mxoph2erg22y\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreidn6ewkgyxe7edwhiga3ojkpl5iotcgr6c6f36n5pnn3ywiqzy3ha\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\">For the people who are shocked about what Shane Gillis said on his SNL monologue, he\u2019s also an asshole who excuses his use of the R slur because his brother has downs.  He\u2019s not a good guy.  And also, reminder or other news flash, if you weren\u2019t aware, he was also at the trump UFC party<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Espii (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:r72gfee22ekplnixlgsaafdm?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@coffingirls.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:r72gfee22ekplnixlgsaafdm\/post\/3mxoph2erg22y?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 12, 2026 at 10:17 AM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To be clear, we don\u2019t think that Levy\u2019s message is really directed at Gillis.<\/p>\n<p>If Gillis were interested in being a good person, he\u2019d likely be one. He is not a 12-year-old who repeated manosphere stuff that he heard online and needs guidance; he\u2019ll turn 40 next year.<\/p>\n<p>Some are likening asking Gillis to host <em>SNL <\/em>and then being shocked at him using the platform like this is a little like <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Scorpion_and_the_Frog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Scorpion And The Frog<\/a><\/em>. Many are directing their ire at Lorne Michaels for this inexcusable choice.<\/p>\n<p>We suspect that Levy\u2019s message is offering moral guidance to people who might actually <em>care<\/em> about right and wrong, such as those who struggled to put their objections to Gillis\u2019 rant into words.<\/p>\n<p>That is a good use of his platform. We cannot stop bad people from speaking, or from profiting from being hateful. 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The self-described comedian did not disappoint. His monologue was dripping with misogyny. Beloved actor Dan Levy is taking him to task. Despite firing Shane Gillis almost immediately after announcing his hiring, \u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 keeps bringing him back to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":268286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-268285","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}