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ESPN unbothered by Shane Gillis’ polarizing ESPYs monologue

ESPN unbothered by Shane Gillis’ polarizing ESPYs monologue

Shane Gillis’ monologue at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night has left plenty of people divided over the contents of the jokes, but the Disney-owned sports network isn’t concerned about the reaction that Gillis’ routine received, The Post has confirmed. During his roughly 10-minute opening, Gillis poked fun at just about everyone from popular sports figures to President Donald Trump …

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Shane Gillis’ ESPYs Monologue Wasn’t Great — Here’s Why

Shane Gillis’ ESPYs Monologue Wasn’t Great — Here’s Why

The 2025 ESPY Awards will likely be remembered for Shane Gillis’ monologue, even if the comedy was largely forgettable. Gillis, a standup comedian and the co-creator and star of Netflix’s Tires, is probably best known for lasting like four hours at Saturday Night Live — Lorne Michaels felt compelled to fire Gillis after some non-PC clips of a 2018 episode …

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Shane Gillis’ ESPYs monologue completely divided internet

Shane Gillis’ ESPYs monologue completely divided internet

If you were in the sports world or seemingly anywhere, for that matter, you were not safe from Shane Gillis on Wednesday night. The comedian went in on almost every topic imaginable in his no-holds-barred monologue to open up the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. Gillis touched upon, among many other topics, Aaron Rodgers and his vaccine skepticism, Caitlin Clark …

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Shane Gillis’ savage ESPYs monologue took aim at everyone

Shane Gillis’ savage ESPYs monologue took aim at everyone

Comedian Shane Gillis spared no one in his ESPY Awards opening monologue on Wednesday night, roasting everyone from Caitlin Clark to Aaron Rodgers to President Donald Trump and Mets star Juan Soto.  The jokes were likely the most biting that have come from an ESPYs host since the 1998 show led by Norm Macdonald, to whom Gillis paid homage with …

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