Comedian Shane Gillis tricked the audience at the 2025 ESPY Awards by introducing his friend’s wife, Brittany Hicks, as a

Shane Gillis, the popular comedian once fired from "Saturday Night Live," hosted The ESPYs on Wednesday night. The Pennsylvania native, who played college football, was named the host of the sports-themed awards show earlier this summer.

The crowd at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood politely applauded, before Gillis waited a beat, smirked, and said: “I’m joking around, that’s my friend’s wife. I knew none of you knew WNBA players.” The crowd awkwardly murmured in response, although Hicks, a businesswoman, and her husband, comedian Matt McCusker, appeared to find it hilarious.