
Not since Ricky Gervais went after Hollywood during his monologue have we enjoyed watching a host 'owning' their audience so much. We suppose if more people in the entertainment industry were honest to begin with, it wouldn't be such a big deal when it happens.
Shane Gillis was every American out there last night when he forced the audience attending the ESPYS to admit they don't know any WNBA players.
What's the WNBA? Oh, yeah ... yeah ... that's the women's basketball league that wouldn't even exist if it wasn't HEAVILY subsidized by the NBA. Yeah ... it's pretty forgettable.
This was brilliant.
Watch:
FearBuck (@FearedBuck) ~ Shane Gillis tricked the ESPYS crowd into believing his friend’s wife was a WNBA star. 😭
“4x WNBA All-Star Brittany Hicks is here. Give it up for Brittany, everybody. I'm just joking around; that's my friend's wife, I knew none of you knew WNBA players.”
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1945681681626943775
And there it is.
Brandon (@Trash_Man84) ~ Norm Macdonald looking down from Heaven with approval during the Shane Gillis monologue. #ESPYS

Norm would be so proud.
Austin (@AustinPlanet) ~ ESPN executives watching Shane Gillis monologue knowing they are the ones who hired him. #ESPYS



greg (@gandalf_thegreg) ~ Everyone in the audience while Shane Gillis delivers the funniest ESPYs opening of all time.

I'm sure there were plenty in that audience who went out of their way to be offended.

It only makes it funnier in our humble opinion.

Shane Gillis Tricking ESPYS Crowd Into Admitting They Don't Know Any WNBA Players Is PRICELESS (Watch)
http://twitchy.com/samj/2025/07/17/shane-gillis-espys-n2415792

The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence