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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Shane Gillis ESPYs monologue: Comedian's best jokes about Shedeur Sanders, Donald Trump, more at sports award show
The ESPYs are the biggest sports award show that isn't focused on just one sport. They're basically the Oscars, but all about sports. Similar to the Oscars, a host is tasked with presenting an opening monologue that introduces everyone to the show and then guides the program through the rest of the night. Previous hosts have included high-profile athletes and actors. The 2024 show was hosted by Serena Williams, while comedian Tracy Morgan hosted the 2019 ESPYs. The 2025 ESPYs were hosted by comedian Shane Gillis, who's known for his stand-up comedy career as well as the TV show "Tires," a comedy series starring Gillis as a mechanic. The second season premiered on June 5 of this year, and it has been picked up for a third season. Gillis has been known to push the envelope with his comedy, and his ESPYs monologue was no exception. 📲 Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp Here are the best jokes from Gillis' monologue to open the 2025 ESPYs. Shane Gillis ESPYs monologue The tough part about hosting an award show is that the host has to give a monologue. Later in the night, the show is carried by the award results and guest presenters. There are also usually sketches to entertain the crowd and keep the vibe light. The host, though, has to start the show with a monologue. Gillis is known for his edgy humor and wouldn't be considered politically correct. He mixed in jokes about athletes in the crowd, along with political humor that included a Trump impersonation. Some of his jokes landed, many didn't. Gillis saved face, joking that the crowd wasn't into his commentary and that they should have cut some of the jokes. Shane Gillis' best jokes Gillis was all over the place in his monologue. He took shots at Shedeur Sanders, Aaron Rodgers, Jake Paul, and Megan Rapinoe. While it doesn't seem like he landed with the audience with every joke, he had some pretty good commentary mixed in. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Gillis started his monologue by pointing out some athletes in the crowd. He called out SGA and added, "And now, everyone sitting around him is in foul trouble." Donald Trump Gillis is known to have a great Trump impersonation. He brought up the President the first time in his monologue by talking about how he wants to host a UFC fight on the White House lawn. Gillis followed that up with, "The last time he staged a fight in DC, Mike Pence almost died." Later on in his monologue, Gillis came back to Trump. "Can we stop pretending that Donald Trump knows ball? He doesn't know anything about sports. Every time a team comes to visit the White House, he's like (in a perfect Trump impression), "And you must be the guy who catches. Look at these guys, big guys." Simone Biles "Simone Biles is 4-8 and has seven gold medals. She's short and has a lot of gold. When she isn't competing, she leads a quiet life at the base of a rainbow." Gillis then added, "If you tell Simone a riddle, and she can't answer it, she has to give you all of her gold medals." Aaron Rodgers "Aaron Rodgers did not take the vaccine because he predicted it would be bad for him. And then he joined the New York Jets." Shedeur Sanders "Shedeur Sanders had his jersey number retired at Colorado this year, and people are saying it was because of nepotism because of his father. And it's not. It's because he went 13-12 over his career and almost won the Alamo Bowl." Caitlin Clark "Caitlin Clark and I have a lot in common. We're both whites from the Midwest who have nailed a bunch of 3s." Gillis had another about her, saying, "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." Shohei Ohtani "Shohei Ohtani couldn't make it tonight. Man, I hope his interpreter didn't bet that he was going to be here." Gillis added, "Shohei is a once-in-a-generation talent; no one has been able to do what he does at so many positions — pitcher, hitter, and bookie." Bill Belichick Right after the second Ohtani line, Gillis went right into, "a bookie is what Bill Belichick reads his girlfriend before bedtime." Gillis started listing off fake book titles that the couple would read together and included, "The Little Engine That needed a pill first." Jake Paul "Sugar Ray [Leonard], you're the man. But in 10 years, Jake Paul is going to try to knock you out, so take it easy." Travis Hunter Gillis took inspiration from the late comedian Norm MacDonald for his final monologue joke of the night, who delivered a variation of this joke when he hosted in 1998. "Travis Hunter won the Heisman Trophy this year. He is the first defensive player since Charles Woodson to win the Heisman. Congratulations, Travis Hunter, winning the Heisman is something they can never take away from you — unless you kill your wife and a waiter, in which case, they can take it away from you."
Time of India
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
2025 ESPY Awards: Schedule, where to watch and key details about the annual event
2025 ESPY Awards: Schedule, where to watch and key details about the annual event (Image Via X) A big night is almost here for the world of sports. On Wednesday, July 16th 2025, the ESPY Awards are set for Los Angeles, where fans, stars and athletes alike are expected to come together at the Dolby Theatre to relive the best moments from the year. The show will be hosted by comedian Shane Gillis, and it will air at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and stream on ESPN+. The ceremony is expected to be a fun, entertaining night planned out for both emotional speeches and entertaining music, and there will surely be a lot of surprises included. But, who wins the best of the best? Here's everything to know before the show. What time and where to watch the 2025 ESPY Awards The Dolby Presenting the 2025 ESPYs event will take place on Wednesday, July 16, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The red carpet will begin at 5:30 p.m. ET, with the event starting at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. If you are watching from home, you can also stream the event live on ESPN+. If you miss the live show, you can watch it on the next day on Hulu, Disney+, or ESPN+. Shane Gillis hosts this year's show Shane Gillis, known for his Netflix comedy Tires and his podcast Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, is the host this year. This is his first time hosting the ESPYs. He said, 'I'm excited. I love sports and this should be a great night' Shohei Ohtani, Simone Biles, Saquon Barkley lead big nominees list Some of the biggest names in sports are nominated. Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers) is up for Best MLB Player and Best Male Athlete. Simone Biles (gymnastics) is nominated for Best Female Athlete. Caitlin Clark, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Saquon Barkley, and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone are also in the running for major awards. Voting for fans is open until 5 p.m. ET on July 16 on the ESPN website. Special ESPY honors for 2025 The show will also honor inspiring people. Arthur Ashe Award for Courage: Oscar Robertson Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Katie Schumacher-Cawley Pat Tillman Award for Service: Greater Los Angeles first responders, David Walters, and Erin Regan Icon Award: Diana Taurasi and Alex Morgan Presenters and performers to watch for Many famous names will be presenting awards, including Angela Bassett, Billie Jean King, Leslie Jones, Anthony Ramos, and Russell Wilson. Athletes like Lindsey Vonn, Trinity Rodman, and Matthew Stafford will also appear. Musical guests include Busta Rhymes, Clipse, and GELO. Also Read: Stephen Curry's Olympic Heroics Earn ESPY Nomination For Best Championship Performance Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Before Saving the Shop in ‘Tires' Season 2, Thomas Haden Church Hadn't Heard of the Show
Planes, Saddles and Automobiles. Thomas Haden Church began his acting career as the lovable airplane mechanic Lowell Mather on the beloved '90s NBC sitcom Wings. As Phil on Netflix comedy Tires season two, he's the one (gently) bossing the grease monkeys around, including his on-screen son Shane Gillis. More from The Hollywood Reporter Netflix Reveals First Look at 'Building The Band' Series, Confirms Liam Payne Guest Judge Role Netflix's Greg Peters on U.S. Tariffs, U.K. Levy Ideas, Why the Streamer Is More Sports Team Than Family 'Fixed': Genndy Tartakovsky's Long-Neutered R-Rated Dog Comedy Finally Gets Unleashed Church is happy to talk about being on both ends of the socket wrench, though really he's at his happiest relaying the cattle count on his Texas ranch. It's all good — I mostly wanted to talk about Tombstone (1993). How aware of were you? Not at all. And I had a connection with an executive at Rough House Pictures, Danny McBride's company (and a Tires production company), because I had another project that they were considering doing like three years ago — something that my partner and I had written. But I got to know this executive Brandon James, and he just reached out to me — it would have been, let's see, probably early September, because I was in London all last summer shooting a film for Netflix. And Brandon reached out to me, and he said, 'Hey, you know, we're doing this show Tires, and we're ramping up for the second season. Would you be interested in playing Shane Gillis' dad?' I knew who Shane was. I thought Shane was hilarious. And so they sent me some scripts and asked me to watch the show, which I did, and I really, really liked it. I really liked the chemistry. I read the scripts and then I jumped on a call with John McKeever and Steve Gerben — two of the guys that created the show with Shane — and we just had a great first meeting. And they just straight-out said, 'Look, dude, if it's going to be you, then we want to build the character of Phil with you — and Shane, obviously — but we all want to do it with you. Not for you, with you.' It was of the highest order of collaboration. I got there two weeks in advance, and every time they had a script meeting, I was there just pitching ideas and listening and really just becoming a cohesive gear in the machine. You came in for season two as Shane's dad, Phil. You dress great, you look great, you buy out Valley Forge Automotive to keep your son and nephew employed — how rich is Phil? He's got the kind of money where he can just show up and be like, 'I want to open half-a-dozen mattress stores, and I want you to manage them.' He's that guy. What was your response when you found out shoots in Westchester, Pennsylvania? That was absolutely a major attractant. I did (HBO's) Divorce for three seasons, but it felt like more than that. I lived in New York for the three seasons that we did, and I vowed that I would never do another TV series in New York. Of course, now that I've said that, it's out in the ether. Now I'm gonna get approached to do a series in New York. But I lived in L.A. for 12 years, and I did two television series in New York. Not terribly long after that, I just moved to Texas and I've been living [there] full time for 24 years now. I sold my house in L.A. in like 2001-2002 and just never looked back. You went back home. Yeah. The very first morning I was in L.A., there was like a 6.0 earthquake, and I was like, 'This is not for me.' As soon as I started working and making money, I almost immediately bought a home in Texas. I had a place in Austin for several years in the '90s, and then I sold that place and bought my ranch out here— we live about an hour from San Antonio, and then my ranch is about 90 minutes, give or take, from San Antonio. It's home. We grew up hunting with my dad, and the very first season of Wings, one of my brothers — who's an attorney in Dallas — was like, 'Do you ever think about deer hunting again?' And I was like, 'Yeah!' He said, 'Why don't we find a place to hunt?' And so we did. We found a ranch to hunt on that's about 20 miles from where I'm sitting right now — that was 35 years ago. And whenever I started hunting again, it just reignited my lifelong dream of owning a real cattle ranch and being a real cattle rancher. And I have been for 26 years. I've kind of downsized because I'm getting older, but I don't know, 10-15 years ago, we had about 400 head, which still not a big operation, but big enough that we were making money at it. You're a real cowboy, like your character Billy Clanton in . It wasn't easy to make that jump from TV in the '90s — especially for the guy who played Lowell — how did that come about? So, in the spring of '93 wings, Northern Exposure, Beverly Hills, 90210 and China Beach were all very popular shows, and when Tombstone was casting. The Disney execs apparently sent down to the producers and the writer/director some kind of a note that they wanted the movie to cast some television actors, and that's what they did. And they cast John Corbett (Northern Exposure), they cast Jason Priestley (Beverly Hills, 90210), myself (Wings), and Dana Delany (China Beach), and that's how I got into my first film. Well, I say Tombstone was my first film, but I had done a TV movie. It wasn't supposed to be a TV movie, but it ended up being a TV movie. I was working with Sam on (the TV movie) and we really hit it off. We were shooting one night, and I had gone in and met with with the [Tombstone] screenwriter Kevin Jarre and the director (George P. Cosmatos). It was just a meeting, it wasn't even an audition. We just talked about the Civil War, because I loved Glory (1989), which he wrote, and the Old West, because I'm kind of a little bit of an Old West history guy. Then I had to go back out to Palm Springs where we were shooting (the TV movie). That night — we were doing some night work — and Sam and I were standing there, and Sam goes, 'May need to get ya on the back of a horse.' I didn't get it. Again he said, 'May need to get ya on the back of a horse.' 'Oh, shit!' I got it. (Sam Elliott voice) 'Congratulations, Thomas, you deserve it.' And let me tell you something, I went to cowboy school on the back of Sam Elliott. Sam immediately got me with a wrangler friend of his who lived out there in the desert, and I started— every spare minute I had while I was shooting another movie, I would go out riding with this wrangler friend of Sam's. Then after I finished shooting that, Sam had a really good friend in West Texas who had a big ranch, and Sam, he literally told me, goes, 'You're going to go out there and you're going to work as a cowboy for them, because they're doing their their spring roundup — they're marking calves.' And that's what I did. I went out to cowboy on this huge ranch for a month, and then, literally, the day I finished, I drove back to Dallas, and I flew directly from Dallas to Tucson and went to work on Tombstone. When I showed up, I was pretty seasoned in the saddle. But we didn't do a lot of riding in Tombstone, that was always a little bit of a disappointment to me — because we were cowboys. This conversation has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Tires' Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix
Hope you're not getting tired of Tires, because there's more on the way. (Also, you should not be — Tires season two was great.) Netflix has renewed Tires for a third season, which will debut in 2026. Tires hails from comedian Shane Gillis, its breakout star (for my money) Steve Gerben and the director (John) McKeever. More from The Hollywood Reporter Netflix to Add NASA+ as It Launches Into Live Streaming Feeds 'Squid Game' Creator Weighs in on American Spinoff Reports and Explains That Surprise Cameo Sofia Carson and Corey Mylchreest Fall in Love Abroad in 'My Oxford Year' Trailer In Tires, Will (Gerben), the 'nervous and unqualified heir to an auto repair chain,' attempts to turn his father's tire-shop business around 'despite constant torture from his cousin,' Shane (Gillis), the synopsis reads. Shane is also Will's employee. In season two, after the success of Will's and Shane's big marketing idea — to sell tires to their customers at cost (and upsell them on other repair services) — the two 'rush to grow personally and professionally without fully realizing the cost of doing business,' per Netflix. Per me, they don't really grow personally or professionally, which is part of the show's charm. (OK, so maybe they grow a little.) Gillis, Gerben and McKeever write and executive produce Tires. The other executive producers are Brandon James (for Rough House, which is Danny McBride's production company), Brian Stern and Kenneth Slotnick (AGI Entertainment Media & Management), and Becky Astphan. In addition to Gillis and Gerben, Tires also stars Chris O'Connor, Kilah Fox and Stavros Halkias; guest stars include Andrew Schulz, Vince Vaughn, Thomas Haden Church, Ron White, Jon Lovitz, Veronika Slowikowska and Steph Tolev. Tires is the second production from Gillis and McKeever's production company, Dad Sick Productions, following Gillis' stand-up special Beautiful Dogs. Fun fact: Tires films in Westchester, Pennsylvania, directly next door to Gerben's (real) dad's (real) tire shop, Tires, Etc. The former carpet warehouse was already outfitted with car lifts — that Tires, Etc. location (Mr. Gerben owns several) was going to expand — and Gillis paid out of pocket to build out the rest of the set. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
Forbes
01-07-2025
- Automotive
- Forbes
Shane Gillis Comedy ‘Tires' Greenlit For A Third Season At Netflix
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Shane Gillis speaks onstage during Netflix is a Joke Fest: Tires Special ... More Screening at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on May 06, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo byfor Netflix) Less than one month after the second season premiere of comedy Tires with Shane Gillis comes word of a third season renewal at Netflix. Set at an auto repair shop, Tires was first conceived as a pilot concept that Gillis posted on YouTube. Netflix acquired the series as part of a deal that included Gillis getting another stand up special at the streaming services. Tires follows Will (Steve Gerben), an unqualified heir, who attempts to turn his West Chester, Pennsylvania auto repair business around despite the ongoing attempts of his obnoxious cousin Shane (Gillis) to derail him. Gillis self-financed the first six-episode season of Tires, which dropped in May 2024 and was also created by Steve Gerben and John McKeever. Twelve episodes were produced in season two, with the number of episodes for the upcoming third season in 2026 not confirmed at press time. The cast of Tires also includes Chris O'Connor, Kilah Fox, and Stavros Halkias. AUSTIN, TEXAS - JUNE 04: Steven Gerben, Stavros Halkias, Shane Gillis, Chris O'Connor and Kilah Fox ... More attend the Netflix "Tires" Season 2 Premiere at The Paramount Theatre on June 04, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by) The ultimate success of Tires comes shortly after NBC's inability to build interest in the similar appear comedy American Auto, which aired from 2021 to 2023 and followed the offbeat executives and employees of a major automobile company in Detroit. Decades earlier, effective in September 1974, NBC, in contrast, struck immediate ratings gold care of Chico and the Man, which was also set at a garage and starred Jack Albertson and initially comedian Freddie Prinze. After the untimely passing of Prinze in January 1977, the sitcom limped along for one final season without him. CHICO AND THE MAN — Pictured: (l-r) Jack Albertson as Ed Brown, Freddie Prinze as Chico Rodriguez — ... More Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank
