Shane Gillis
Holds No Punches Throughout Espys Monologue
… Cracks Epstein, Caitlin Clark Jokes
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Shane Gillis simply lit up the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles with some spicy jokes as a part of his ESPYS internet hosting duties … taking goal at a number of celebrity athletes, together with Caitlin Clark.
The 37-year-old comic grabbed the microphone to kick off ESPN’s annual award present … and he held no punches, referring to loads of hot-button subjects.
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He ribbed Invoice Belichick and Jordon Hudson‘s relationship, referred to as out Shai Gilgeous-Alexander‘s propensity to get foul calls … and he poked enjoyable at Karl-Anthony Cities too.
However the joke that arguably received the most important response was the one he made about Clark’s concern with WNBA gamers seemingly bullying her on the courtroom.
“When Caitlin Clark retires from the WNBA,” he mentioned, “she’s going to work at a Waffle Home so she will proceed doing what she loves most: fist combating Black ladies.”
“When Caitlin Clark retires from the WNBA, she’s going to work at a waffle home so she will proceed doing what she loves most: fist combating black ladies”
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Clark was not in attendance, however those that had been laughed out loud on the quip.
Gillis additionally took day out of his speech to say the Epstein saga … when he informed the group, “There’s presupposed to be an Epstein joke right here, however I assume it received deleted. In all probability deleted itself, proper? In all probability by no means existed, really. Let’s transfer on.”
There are a couple of extra hours left within the present … and loads of stars nonetheless of their seats — so it is a protected guess there will probably be at the very least a pair extra wisecracks incoming.
