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LOS
ANGELES (AP) — Shane Gills will host ESPN's annual awards show,
the ESPYS, the network announced Tuesday.
The ceremony, which honors the top athletes and sports moments
of the past year, will be held in Los Angeles on July 16 and
broadcast live on ESPN.
The 37-year-old Gillis is one of the nation's most successful
touring comics and the creator and star of the Netflix series
“Tires.” He also hosts “Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast” with
fellow comedian Matt McCusker.
“I’m excited to be at the ESPYS this year,” Gillis said in a
statement. “I like sports so this should be a good time.”
The ESPYS began in 1993 and benefit the V Foundation for Cancer
Research, the charity founded by ESPN and the late basketball
coach Jim Valvano at the first ESPYS ceremony.
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