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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 |
| John McKeever and Shane Gillis | |||||||
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| Years active | 2020–present | ||||||
| Genre | Comedy | ||||||
| Subscribers | 848 thousand[2] | ||||||
| Total views | 96 million[2] | ||||||
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Last updated: June 17, 2024 | |||||||
Shane Michael Gillis (born December 11, 1987) is an American stand-up comedian. He is co-host, along with fellow stand-up comedian Matt McCusker, of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, the most subscribed-to podcast on Patreon.[3][4] In 2019, the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal named Gillis one of its "New Faces".
Gillis was announced as a new cast member on NBC's sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in 2019, but he was fired five days later due to backlash over a 2018 podcast episode in which he used ethnic slurs.[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.