Shane Gillis fights for laughter in 2025 Espys monologue

Shane Gillis fought his way through his Espys Monologue from 2025 and made a handful of racially accused, and early jokes about several athletes who watched the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

The controversial comedian, 37, the moderated Live on Saturday evening In March, on Wednesday, July 16, he entered the stage to maintain a brave monologue and to joke through various sports stars such as Caitlin Clark, Shoei Ohtani, Simone Biles and Megan Rapinoe.

Gillis deserved most of the laugh when he made Jordon Hudson and Bill Belichick funny, who also received their share of roasting at the NFL Honor Ceremony at the NFL Honor Ceremony.

“A bookmaker is what Bill Belichick reads before his girlfriend's going to bed,” said Gillis, before saying the name of a fictional book, “the little engine who first needed a pill.”

But mostly Gillis seemed to fall flat. At some point, several crowd members expanded from the mezzanine when Gillis asked the audience to “brighten up”. At another point, the comedian defended a joke that did not land by saying: “I didn't write him.”

Gillis also spent a few minutes to spend Donald Trump, and also gave the Jeffrey Epstein files, while he joked with the audience that his jokes could be rated R-STARE if not for Disney, Espn's parent company.

“Actually there should be an Epstein joke here, but it must have been deleted. Actually, it probably deleted itself,” said Gillis.

On social media, some users Gilli's jokes referred to racist and questioned his role in the annual sports award ceremony. At the end of his monologue, the comedian in Pennsylvania realized that he probably didn't make many friends in the room with his opening speech.

“Well, I see that many of them don't like me and that's okay,” concluded Gillis before handing over the show for his first presentation of the award. “It was exactly as we all thought it would work, I don't know why that happened.”

ESPN announced that Gillis would host the 33rd Espys on June 24th.

In an explanation The Hollywood reporter On June 24, Gillis -a huge Philadelphia Eagles and Notre Dame Football -Fan said: “I am happy to be with the Espys this year, I like sports, so this should be a good time.”

The hosting appearance takes place in a year of shoulder with sports star for Gillis. In February he performed in a Bud Light Super Bowl advertising spot with five times NFL MVP Peyton Manning.

Craig Lazarus, the executive producer of the Espys, said about the selection of Gillis as a host The Hollywood reporter Gillis' well -known sports fordom made him a “easy decision to organize the Espys”.

The Espy Awards are broadcast live on ABC.