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.jpg) Gillis performing stand-up in 2021 | |
| Birth name | Shane Michael Gillis |
| Born | December 11, 1987[1] Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up
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| Education | United States Military Academy Elon University West Chester University (BA) |
| Years active | 2012–present |
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| Website | shanemgillis |
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| Years active | 2020–present | ||||||
| Genre | Comedy | ||||||
| Subscribers | 898 thousand[2] | ||||||
| Total views | 106.6 million[2] | ||||||
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Last updated: September 24, 2024 | |||||||
Shane Michael Gillis (born December 11, 1987) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster known for his Netflix comedy specials and series Tires.
Gillis co-hosts, along with fellow stand-up comedian Matt McCusker, Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, the most subscribed-to podcast on Patreon as of 2024.[3][4] In 2019, the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal named Gillis one of its "New Faces".
Gillis had a controversial start to his career, when he was announced as a newly hired cast member on NBC's sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in 2019, only to be fired five days later due to backlash over a 2018 clip from his podcast in which derogatory language, such as Asian ethnic slurs were used, sparking a discussion on context and intent when certain topics are used for comedic purposes.[5][6]
In 2021, Gillis released his first comedy special, Shane Gillis: Live in Austin, on YouTube.[7] Gillis frequently collaborates with filmmaker John McKeever on the online sketch series Gilly & Keeves. In September 2023, his second comedy special, Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs, was released on Netflix.
As of 2024, Gillis has starred in the Netflix comedy series Tires, which he co-created with McKeever. The first season premiered on May 24, 2024.
- ^ The Bonfire [@TheBonfireSXM] (December 11, 2018). "Wishing @Shanemgillis a very Happy Birthday from #TheBonfire!! #CrackleCrackle" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "About Gilly and Keeves". YouTube.
- ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (September 26, 2022). "The Joker: The Fall and Rise of Shane Gillis." Annals of Comedy. The New Yorker, vol. 98, no. 30, pp. 30–36. Audio online.
- ^ Jason Zinoman (September 16, 2023). "How Shane Gillis Both Plays to and Mocks Red Staters". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Wikidata Q122656232. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ Romo, Vanessa (September 16, 2019). "Comedian Shane Gillis Fired From 'Saturday Night Live' For Racist Remarks". NPR. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
'After talking with Shane Gillis, we have decided that he will not be joining SNL,' a spokesperson said in a statement on behalf of producer Lorne Michaels.
- ^ Drury, Shrahreh; Porter, Rick (September 16, 2019). "Shane Gillis Out at 'Saturday Night Live' Following Racial, Homophobic Slurs in Podcast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Shane Gillis Live in Austin Review: New Standup Special Is Dark, Funny and Free on YouTube". MovieWeb. September 5, 2021.