Actor Dan Levy blasts Shane Gillis' 'SNL' monologue, claims men's 'complacency' fuels sexual assault

"Schitt's Creek" star Dan Levy blasted comedian Shane Gillis on Sunday over his controversial "Saturday Night Live" monologue about women's gym attire, accusing him of misogyny and arguing that men's failure to challenge such remarks contributes to an environment in which women are sexually assaulted.

Levy, who hosted the NBC sketch comedy show in 2021, posted an Instagram video condemning Gills' remarks on the latest episode and calling on other men to speak out against the comedian.

"I’m speechless that something like that can exist on live national television," Levy said.

"And to be perfectly honest, more men need to be standing up in opposition to it because it’s complacency that has created the environment in which women are sexually assaulted, and it’s a ‘conversation’ as opposed to a ‘crime.’" WATCH: SHANE GILLIS REJECTS UFC FIGHTER’S CRUDE MICHELLE OBAMA JAB AFTER WHITE HOUSE WIN Gills sparked controversy Saturday while hosting "SNL" for the third time .

During his opening monologue, the comedian joked about going to public gyms in New York City before turning his attention to women's revealing workout clothing.

"I haven’t been to the gym in so long.

I didn’t know women just dress like whores now?" Gillis said.

"Look, I’m sorry, there’s no other way to describe [it].

Have you seen it? I’ve seen it.

You’ve seen the shorts? They’re those neon, like, artificial bait-colored [shorts], and the wrinkles go around the cheeks and all combine at the butthole.

And don’t look! You’re not allowed to look." Levy rejected the suggestion that revealing workout clothing justified Gills' characterization, arguing that the comedian's comments reflected a broader problem with how men perceive women.

"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.