‘I See a Lot of You Don’t Like Me’: Shane Gillis Stuns With Jokes About J6, Epstein and OJ Simpson in ESPYs Monologue

Comedian Shane Gillis repeatedly left the crowd stunned with several jokes “that went there” throughout much of his opening monologue at the ESPYs on Wednesday.

Gillis set the tone almost immediately when he brought up President Donald Trump’s plan to bring a UFC event to the White House lawn. He used that set-up to crack a joke about the January 6 Capitol riot before pivoting to the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein drama.

“Actually, there was supposed to be an Epstein joke here, but I guess it got deleted,” Gillis said. “Probably deleted itself, right? Probably never existed, actually. Let’s move on as a country and ignore that.”

Moments later, he took a shot at the WNBA when he introduced a player in the crowd — who wasn’t actually a player.

“Four-time WNBA All-Star Brittany Hicks is here,” Gillis said. “Give it up for Brittany, everybody.”

After the round of applause, he revealed they’d all been duped.

“I’m joking around,” he continued. “That’s my friend’s wife. I knew none of you knew WNBA players. That’s crazy you clapped for that.”

He then joked that Joe Rogan wanted him to host the ESPYs so he could “capture” NBA commissioner Adam Silver “because Joe thinks he’s an alien.”

“And Donald Trump wanted me to be here to capture Juan Soto,” he continued, “for the same reason.”

Countless others found themselves at the mercy of Gillis’ unfiltered set, including Caitlin Clark:

Caitlin Clark, she and I have a lot in common. We’re both whites from the Midwest who have nailed a bunch of threes. There you go, lighten up a little. This is not serious.

We’ll see about this one: 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.

Bill Belichick:

First off, he’s 73 years old and he’s dating a hot 24-year-old. And people are criticizing him? What happened in this country? We used to be a great country. He won six Super Bowls. Yeah. He’s dating a hot 24-year-old. Maybe if you guys won six Super Bowls, you wouldn’t be sitting next to a fat ugly dog wife.

They let me do it. This is Disney, they allowed that.

And Trump:

Also, can we stop pretending Donald Trump knows ball? It’s like a weird thing where they’re like, “Man, he loves sports.” He doesn’t know anything about sports. Every time a team comes and visits the White House, he’s like, “And you must be the guy who catches.” It’s like, “Look at these guys, big guys, Black guys.” And that’s just when the New York Liberty visited.

Gillis ended the monologue with a retelling of a joke first made by late comedian Norm Macdonald:

There’s one thing I want to say before I get out of here, and this is a dumb joke. You guys aren’t gonna like it, but it’s just a Norm Macdonald joke that I loved when he hosted the ESPYs; and I’m gonna do it now.

Travis Hunter won the won the Heisman Trophy this year. He’s the first defensive player since Charles Woodson to win the Heisman. Congratulations, Travis Hunter. Winning the Heisman, that’s something they can never take away from you — unless you kill your wife and a waiter. In which case, they can take that away from you.

I see a lot of you don’t like me and that’s OK. That’s it for me. That went about exactly how we all thought it was gonna go.

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