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**Shane Gillis’ Sizzling Hot Jokes Steal the Show at the ESPY Awards**
The ESPY Awards have always been a platform for edgy humor, and this year was no exception. Shane Gillis brought his A-game to the stage, delivering joke after joke that had the audience in stitches. In this article, we’ll count down our top 10 picks from Gillis’ set.
Coming in at number 9 is his scathing take on Aaron Rodgers’ vaccination stance. “Aaron Rodgers didn’t take the [Covid-19] vaccine because he predicted it would be bad for him,” Gillis quipped. “And then he joined the New York Jets. So maybe he wasn’t right about everything.” The crowd was initially taken aback by this one, but the punchline won them over.
At number 8 is his jab at Bill Belichick’s bedtime habits. “Shohei Ohtani couldn’t make it tonight,” Gillis began. “Man, I hope his interpreter didn’t bet that he was going to be here.” He then went on to describe how Belichick reads smutty books to his girlfriend before bed. The audience groaned at the reference to the Los Angeles Dodger phenomenon’s interpreter being sentenced to prison for stealing millions and using them to place illegal bets, but the joke ultimately landed.
Number 7 is dedicated to DeShaun Watson’s questionable massage skills. “Skip that joke,” Gillis joked. “Please skip that joke.” But he persisted, making a bold comparison between Watson getting massages and people being able to score big by betting on sports with Ohtani’s interpreter, who got nearly five years in prison for similar shenanigans.
Coming in at number 6 is his hilarious takedown of Caitlin Clark’s dubious moral compass. “Caitlin Clark, she and I have a lot in common,” Gillis started. “We’re both whites from the Midwest who have nailed a bunch of threes.” The crowd winced at this one, but Gillis wisely followed up with “Lighten up a little, this is not serious.”
In at number 5 is his scathing roast of Jeffrey Epstein’s would-be UFC fight on the White House lawn. “Donald Trump wants to stage a UFC fight on the White House lawn,” Gillis began. “The last time he staged a fight in D.C., Mike Pence almost died.” He then quickly moved on, citing an actual [Jeffrey] Epstein joke that got deleted, probably because it was too hot to handle.
Gillis’ Donald Trump jokes also made our list at number 4. “Juan Soto, Joe Rogan actually wanted me to be here to host this award show so that I could capture [NBA Commissioner Adam Silver because Joe thinks he’s an alien,” Gillis quipped. However, it was his follow-up about the Trump administration’s reportedly indiscriminate arrests of immigrants that had the real power.
Rounding out our top 3 is his jabs at Aaron Rodgers’ Jets tenure and Caitlin Clark’s basketball prowess. “Aaron Rodgers didn’t take the [Covid-19] vaccine because he predicted it would be bad for him,” Gillis started, before delivering a withering put-down of Rodgers’ time on the Jets, which ultimately led to his release.
And finally, at number 1 is his devastating roast of Donald Trump’s White House lawn UFC fight plans.
Source: www.billboard.com
