{"id":1760,"date":"2025-07-17T03:42:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T03:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/1760\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T03:42:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T03:42:03","slug":"shane-gillis-cracks-epstein-caitlin-clark-jokes-during-espys-monologue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/1760\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane Gillis Cracks Epstein, Caitlin Clark Jokes During ESPYS Monologue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shane Gillis
\n Holds No Punches During Espys Monologue
\n … Cracks Epstein, Caitlin Clark Jokes<\/p>\n

\n Published July 16, 2025 5:50 PM PDT\n <\/p>\n

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Shane Gillis<\/a> just lit up the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles with some spicy jokes as part of his ESPYS hosting duties … taking aim at several superstar athletes, including Caitlin Clark<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old comedian grabbed the microphone to kick off ESPN’s annual award show … and he held no punches, touching on plenty of hot-button topics.<\/p>\n

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He ribbed Bill Belichick<\/a> and Jordon Hudson<\/a>‘s relationship, called out Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s propensity to get foul calls … and he poked fun at Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> too.<\/p>\n

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But the joke that arguably got the biggest reaction was the one he made about Clark’s issue with WNBA players seemingly bullying her on the court.<\/p>\n

“When Caitlin Clark retires from the WNBA,” he said, “she’s going to work at a Waffle House so she can continue doing what she loves most: fist fighting Black women.”<\/p>\n

“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” <\/p>\n

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Clark was not in attendance, but those who were laughed out loud at the quip.<\/p>\n

Gillis also took time out of his speech to mention the Epstein <\/a>saga … when he told the crowd, “There’s supposed to be an Epstein joke here, but I guess it got deleted. Probably deleted itself, right? Probably never existed, actually. Let’s move on.”<\/p>\n

There are a few more hours left in the show … and plenty of stars still in their seats — so it’s a safe bet there will be at least a couple more wisecracks incoming.<\/p>\n