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topicnews · July 17, 2025

Shane Gillis' Wildes Espys -Monologue aimed at everyone

Shane Gillis' Wildes Espys -Monologue aimed at everyone


The comedian Shane Gillis did not replace anyone on Wednesday evening in his Espy Awards, who opened the monologue and all roasted from Caitlin Clark to Aaron Rodgers to President Donald Trump and Mets Star Juan Soto.

The jokes were probably the most biting, who had come from an Espys host since the MacDonald Norm from 1998, to whom Gillis gave a homage with his last joke before starting the show.

The comedian made fun of the current political struggles for the alleged Jeffrey Epstein customer list and commented: “There should be an Epstein joke here, but I think he was deleted. It probably deleted itself, it probably never existed.”

On July 16, 2025, Shane Gillis speaks in Hollywood, California, on stage during the Espy Awards in 2025 in Dolby Theater. Getty pictures

Gillis Clark commented on one point and said: “When Caitlin Clark retired, she will work in a waffle house so that she can fight with black women with fist.”

The joke received a lukewarm reaction from the Dolby Theater Crowd.

He aimed at the refusal of Aaron Rodgers to take the Covid 19 vaccine, and then tied Trump and Soto together in a wild joke.

“Aaron Rodgers did not take the vaccine because he had predicted that it would be bad for him, and then he joined the New York Jets,” said Gillis. Maybe he wasn't right in everything. “

Moderator Shane Gillis, top right, speaks at the Espy Awards in the Dolby Theater. AP
Host Shane Gillis speaks at the Espy Awards in the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. AP

“Joe Rogan actually wanted me to be here to organize this award ceremony so that I can catch Adam Silver because Joe believes that he was an alien,” Gillis continued. “And Donald Trump wanted me to be here for the same reason to catch Juan Soto.”