# Left desperate to bring cancel culture back

> Shane Gillis' gym joke sparks backlash from progressives.
- Title: Left desperate to bring cancel culture back · New York Post
- Summary: Shane Gillis' gym joke sparks backlash from progressives. Shane Gillis' Saturday Night Live bit mocking gym culture drew criticism from Dan Levy, who called…
- Keywords: shane gillis, saturday night live, dan levy, gym culture, cancel culture, misogynistic, tiktok, saturday night live monologue, news, entertainment, Left, desperate
- Source: New York Post — https://nypost.com/2026/10/12/opinion/left-desperate-to-bring-cancel-culture-back-starting-with-shane-gillis
- Published: 2026-10-12T23:39:03+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: shane gillis, saturday night live, dan levy, gym culture, cancel culture, misogynistic, tiktok, saturday night live monologue, news, entertainment
## Shane Gillis returns to SNL after 2019 firing
Shane Gillis hosted Saturday Night Live for the third time after being canned from the show in 2019.
## Gillis mocks gym culture in SNL monologue
Gillis joked women dress like whores in gym shorts to work out, saying they don’t know how to dress properly.

> I haven’t been to the gym in so long, I didn’t know that women just dress like whores now
## Dan Levy calls bit misogynistic
Dan Levy, Schitt's Creek star, called Gillis' bit misogynistic and said he was speechless it was on live television.

> speechless that something like that can exist on live national television
## Gillis describes gym influencer culture
Gillis explained how gym shorts are made to make women’s bums seem perkier with fabric gathering around cheeks and butthole.

> they are filming. I’m in the background of 10 TikToks right now
## Critics ignore joke's context
Critics willfully ignored the joke and failed to acknowledge the body positivity movement turned workout gear into exhibitionist culture.
## Left seeks to revive cancel culture
Left groups are desperate to bring cancel culture back, starting with Shane Gillis' gym joke.
## Key takeaway

Shane Gillis' Saturday Night Live bit mocking gym culture drew criticism from Dan Levy, who called it misogynistic, as leftists push to revive cancel culture.