Benny Johnson is finding himself on the receiving end of a flood of mockery after cheering on Shane Gillis’ edgy ESPY monologue and claiming the comic called the January 6 Capitol attack “staged,” prompting critics to ridicule the MAGA podcaster for obviously misunderstanding Gillis’ joke.

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.

The audience at last night’s ESPY Awards was lukewarm at best toward their host Shane Gillis, just like Norm Macdonald would have wanted.Much like Gillis’ hosting gigs at Saturday Night Live, where he

Shane Gillis made it clear that he had nothing to do with the DeShaun Watson massage joke at the 2025 ESPYs. While hosting the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 16, Gillis, 37, initially said he wanted to “skip that joke” about Watson,

Comedian and Eagles super fan Shane Gillis took a shot at the Dallas Cowboys and parodied the 'Tush Push' at the 2025 ESPYs.

Mets outfielder Juan Soto, who is from the Dominican Republic, found himself a part of a joke that included President Donald Trump and NBA commissioner Adam Silver.