ESPN announced in June that Gillis would host the 33rd ESPY Awards. He previously appeared on “College GameDay” — even rubbing analyst Nick Saban the wrong way with a comment by calling him Alabama Jones — and is an avid Eagles and Notre Dame fan.

Shane Gillis didn't hold back during his opening monologue for the ESPY Awards, that's for sure. The popular stand-up comedian roasted WNBA star Caitlin Clark, NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers, President Donald Trump,

Many are not thrilled with Shane Gillis after he made an unsavory joke about Caitlin Clark at the 2025 ESPY Awards. “Caitlin Clark and I have a lot in common,” Gillis, 37, told the crowd at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday,