Shane Gillis attracts blended reactions with biting ESPYs monologue

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Comic Shane Gillis took the stage on the ESPY Awards on Wednesday evening and was firing pictures at just about anybody within the sports activities world with a monologue match for a roast occasion.

It’s not unusual to see the host begin to gentle up the gang with some playful jabs right here and there at award exhibits, however Gillis’ biting humor drew some jeers together with cheers contained in the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

One in all his most-discussed jokes revolved round new North Carolina Tar Heels head soccer coach Invoice Belichick, as Gillis made a remark about his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson.

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Shane Gillis speaks onstage through the 2025 ESPY Awards at Dolby Theatre on July 16, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Photographs)

"A bookie is what Invoice Belichick reads to his girlfriend earlier than bedtime," Gillis prefaced his joke. "They learn, ‘Very sexy caterpillar,’ ‘The Little Engine That May However Wanted A Tablet First,’ and naturally, the traditional, ‘Good Night time Boobs.""

The divide within the crowd began to return when Gillis talked about Joe Rogan with a joke about NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, but it surely shortly became one thing geared toward President Donald Trump.

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"Joe Rogan really wished me to be right here to host this award present in order that I might seize Adam Silver as a result of Joe thinks he’s an alien," Gillis stated. "And Donald Trump wished me to be right here to seize Juan Soto for a similar cause."

Gillis didn’t cease there with the Trump mentions, as he poked enjoyable on the forty seventh president for just lately saying he desires to stage a UFC battle on the White Home.

Then, it obtained into the present political argument across the supposed Jeffrey Epstein consumer checklist.

Shane Gillis on the 2025 ESPY Awards held on the Dolby Theatre on July 16, 2025 in Los Angeles. (Christopher Polk/Penske Media by way of Getty Photographs)

"Donald Trump desires to stage a UFC battle on the White Home garden. The final time he staged a battle in D.C., Mike Pence nearly died," Gillis stated. "… Truly, there was presupposed to be an Epstein joke right here, however I suppose it obtained deleted. Most likely deleted itself, proper? Most likely by no means existed. Let’s transfer on as a rustic and ignore that."

Gillis additionally talked about WNBA celebrity Caitlin Clark, which didn’t get the perfect of reactions after what he "predicted" when she retired.

"She’s going to work at a Waffle Home so she will be able to proceed doing what she loves most, fist-fighting Black ladies," Gillis stated to a blended response.

Lastly, one other fascinating joke alternative was taking a shot on the late O.J. Simpson, which was an ode to the late comic Norm Macdonald, the host of the present in 1998.

Shane Gillis on the 2025 ESPY Awards held on the Dolby Theatre on July 16, 2025 in Los Angeles. (Christopher Polk/ by way of Getty Photographs)

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"Travis Hunter gained the Heisman Trophy this yr," Gillis stated. "He’s the primary defensive participant since Charles Woodson to win the Heisman. Congratulations, Travis Hunter, successful the Heisman, that’s one thing they'll by no means take away from you. Except you kill your spouse and a waiter, wherein case, they'll take that away from you."

Gillis, who stars within the Netflix sequence "Tires," additionally took intention at Aaron Rodgers, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and extra in what some view as off-color, whereas others thought it was only for laughs.