Shane Gillis’ edgy ESPY monologue divides, takes shots at Donald Trump, Caitlin Clark, Bill Belichick
Whether you liked it or not, chances are you were talking about.
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.
Here are some of the edgier jokes that were met with hesitation by those in attendance but seemed to land with social media:
Caitlin Clark
“When Caitlin Clark retires from the WNBA, she’s going to work at a Waffle House so she can continue doing what she loves most — fist fighting black women,” he said.
Gillis said he and Clark are similar because they’re “both whites from the Midwest who have nailed a bunch of 3s.”
WNBA
“Four-time WNBA All-Star Brittany Hicks is here. Give it up for Brittany, everybody. I’m just joking around; that’s my friend’s wife, I knew none of you knew WNBA players.”
Bill Belichick
“A bookie is what Bill Belichick reads to his girlfriend before bedtime,” Gillis said. “They read, ‘Very horny caterpillar,’ ‘The Little Engine That Could But Needed A Pill First,’ and of course, the classic, ‘Good Night Boobs.’”
Donald Trump
“Joe Rogan actually wanted me to be here to host this award show so that I could capture Adam Silver because Joe thinks he’s an alien,” Gillis said. “And Donald Trump wanted me to be here to capture Juan Soto for the same reason.”
“Donald Trump wants to stage a UFC fight on the White House lawn. The last time he staged a fight in D.C., Mike Pence almost died,” Gillis said. “… Actually, there was supposed to be an Epstein joke here, but I guess it got deleted. Probably deleted itself, right? Probably never existed. Let’s move on as a country and ignore that.”
Aaron Rodgers
“Aaron Rodgers did not take the vaccine because he predicted that it would be bad for him and then he joined the New York Jets. So maybe he wasn’t right about everything,” he said.
Social media reaction
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