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,

Comedian Shane Gillis stirred major backlash at the 2025 ESPY Awards with a controversial joke about WNBA star Caitlin Clark during his opening monologue.

Shane Gillis’ edgy monologue Wednesday night at the ESPYs made for some awkward moments inside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. No one was safe from Gillis, who stars in the Netflix series “Tires,” took aim at Donald Trump, Caitlan Clark and Bill Belichick to name a few.