Comedian Shane Gillis roasted sports' biggest stars while battling boos and silence from the Dolby Theater audience during his monologue at the 2025 ESPYS on Wednesday, July 16.

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Host Shane Gillis brought his combative humor to the monologue of the ESPY Awards, drawing a mixed response on a night dominated by female winners.

ESPY Awards took over Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 16 with all the top athletes like Simone Biles, Trinity Rodman, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and more. PEOPLE has the full recap of sports' biggest night,

Right out of the gate, the comedian made clear that there would be no genuflecting when he name-dropped one of the most insufferable athletes of our time.

ESPYs celebrated the best teams and players from sports around the world. Teams like the Philadelphia Eagles and Oklahoma City Thunder were recognized after championship seasons, while athletes like Simone Biles were recognized for their incredible individual performances.

Shane Gillis hosted the 2025 ESPY Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday and touched on several hot topics in his opening monologue, including President Donald Trump, the Epstein files and Joe Rogan.

"I knew none of you knew WNBA players," Gillis joked when introducing his friend's wife who was sitting in the audience as "4-time WNBA All-Star Brittany Hicks."