Joel McHale to host annual ESPY awards
By Associated Press
May 22, 2015 8:35 AM CDT
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, file photo, actor and talk show host Joel McHale arrives at ELLE's 21st annual Women In Hollywood Awards at the Four Seasons Hotel, in Los Angeles. McHale is signed up to be host of the annual ESPY Awards show in July 2015. ESPN said Friday, May 22, 2015, the show...   (Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor and talk-show host Joel McHale will be the host of the annual ESPY Awards show in July.

The irreverent sports awards show, created by ESPN, is actually being shown on sister network ABC on July 15. ESPN said Friday the show will take place in the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

McHale is known for hosting "The Soup" talk show and for playing student Jeff Winger on the NBC comedy "Community."

He's a sports fan and former athlete. McHale played for a year on the University of Washington football team.