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Comedian Shane Gillis roasted sports' biggest stars while battling boos and silence from the Dolby Theater audience during his monologue at the 2025 ESPYS on Wednesday, July 16.
Shane Gillis’ edgy monologue Wednesday night at the ESPYs made for some awkward moments inside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. No one was safe from Gillis, who stars in the Netflix series “Tires,” took aim at Donald Trump, Caitlan Clark and Bill Belichick to name a few.
Comedian Shane Gillis made a snide Caitlin Clark joke during his opening monologue at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night in Los Angeles.
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ESPN announced in June that Gillis would host the 33rd ESPY Awards. He previously appeared on “College GameDay” — even rubbing analyst Nick Saban the wrong way with a comment by calling him Alabama Jones — and is an avid Eagles and Notre Dame fan.
Shane Gillis is generally a very funny comedian, but his cringey Caitlin Clark joke at this year's ESPY Awards in Los Angeles landed with a resounding thud.