Shane Gillis Stirs Controversy With Trump, Bill Belichick Jokes During Edgy Espy Awards Monologue

Comedian Shane Gillis took nan shape astatine nan ESPY Awards connected Wednesday nighttime and was firing shots astatine virtually anyone successful nan sports world pinch a speech fresh for a roast event. 

It’s not uncommon to spot nan big commencement to ray up nan crowd pinch immoderate playful jabs present and location astatine grant shows, but Gillis’ biting joke drew immoderate jeers on pinch cheers wrong nan Dolby Theatre successful Los Angeles. 

One of his most-discussed jokes revolved astir caller North Carolina Tar Heels caput shot coach Bill Belichick, arsenic Gillis made a remark astir his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson. 

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Shane Gillis speaks onstage during nan 2025 ESPY Awards astatine Dolby Theatre connected July 16, 2025 successful Hollywood, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

"A bookie is what Bill Belichick sounds to his woman earlier bedtime," Gillis prefaced his joke. "They read, ‘Very horny caterpillar,’ ‘The Little Engine That Could But Needed A Pill First,’ and of course, nan classic, ‘Good Night Boobs.""

The disagreement successful nan crowd started to travel erstwhile Gillis mentioned Joe Rogan pinch a joke astir NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, but it quickly turned into thing aimed astatine President Donald Trump.

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"Joe Rogan really wanted maine to beryllium present to big this grant show truthful that I could seizure Adam Silver because Joe thinks he’s an alien," Gillis said. "And Donald Trump wanted maine to beryllium present to seizure Juan Soto for nan aforesaid reason."

Gillis didn’t extremity location pinch nan Trump mentions, arsenic he poked nosy astatine nan 47th president for precocious saying he wants to shape a UFC conflict astatine nan White House. 

Then, it sewage into nan existent governmental statement astir nan expected Jeffrey Epstein customer list.

Shane Gillis astatine nan 2025 ESPY Awards held astatine nan Dolby Theatre connected July 16, 2025 successful Los Angeles. (Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images)

"Donald Trump wants to shape a UFC conflict connected nan White House lawn. The past clip he staged a conflict successful D.C., Mike Pence almost died," Gillis said. "… Actually, location was expected to beryllium an Epstein joke here, but I conjecture it sewage deleted. Probably deleted itself, right? Probably ne'er existed. Let’s move connected arsenic a state and disregard that."

Gillis besides mentioned WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark, which didn’t get nan champion of reactions aft what he "predicted" erstwhile she retired. 

"She’s going to activity astatine a Waffle House truthful she tin proceed doing what she loves most, fist-fighting Black women," Gillis said to a mixed reaction. 

Finally, different absorbing joke prime was taking a changeable astatine nan precocious O.J. Simpson, which was an ode to nan precocious comedian Norm Macdonald, nan big of nan show successful 1998. 

Shane Gillis astatine nan 2025 ESPY Awards held astatine nan Dolby Theatre connected July 16, 2025 successful Los Angeles. (Christopher Polk/ via Getty Images)

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"Travis Hunter won nan Heisman Trophy this year," Gillis said. "He’s nan first protect subordinate since Charles Woodson to triumph nan Heisman. Congratulations, Travis Hunter, winning nan Heisman, that’s thing they tin ne'er return distant from you. Unless you termination your woman and a waiter, successful which case, they tin return that distant from you."

Gillis, who stars successful nan Netflix bid "Tires," besides took purpose astatine Aaron Rodgers, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and much successful what immoderate position arsenic off-color, while others thought it was conscionable for laughs. 

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