| Profession: | actors |
| Date of Birth: |
December 11, 1987 |
| Years: | 32 |
| Heritage: |
Five hundred thousand |
| Place of birth: |
Mechanicsburg, PA
|
| Height (m): |
1.77 |
| Religion: |
Christendom |
| Marital status: |
Single |
Shane Gillis is a comedian who was recently named an “Up-Next” comic at Comedy Central’s 2019 Clusterfest in San Francisco. Gillis also podcasts the ‘Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast’ with Matt McCusker. Furthermore, he is also among the best comedians like Louis CK, Dave Chappelle, Patrice O’Neal and Bill Burr. In addition, Shane has written for Comedy Central’s Delco Proper and has starred in such shows as ‘The Dweck Show,’ ‘Tires Etc,’ and ‘New Muscle.’
According to reports from The New York Times on September 16, 2019, SNL has decided that Shane will not join the show as a spokesperson for the show, after having a conversation with him. Following the controversy over resurfaced videos and audio recordings where he has used insults and offensive language. Additionally, Sandra Oh has praised SNL for his decision, while former SNL members like Rob Schneider have sympathized with the artist.
Subtítulo : The comedian, Shane Gillis.
Source : Variety
Shane Gillis: biography, family, career
The comedian was born on December 11, 1987, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, a town just outside of Harrisburg. He has not provided information about his parents, siblings or early years. As for his education, he attended Trinity High School in nearby Camp Hill. During his high school days, he joined the school’s football team as an offensive tackle. He later joined West Chester University, from which he graduated in 2006.
Gillis began his comedy career in 2012 performing in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He then participated in the Helium Comedy Club’s annual “Philly’s Phunniest” tournament. There he won third place and also won the following year’s tournament. Since 2016, he has been a podcaster on ‘Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast’ along with Matt McCusker. After that, he became a frequent guest on ‘The Bonfire’ and the weekly show ‘A Fire One’ on Compound Media.
In 2019, Gillis was named one of the “new faces” of Just for Laughs at its annual comedy festival in Montreal. In the same year, she made headlines when she announced her participation as a new member on ‘Saturday Night Live’. But it was only after four days that he was fired from the show due to his racial slurs and offensive language that podcast clips of him resurfaced, especially in Chinese. Recently in January 2020, Gillis won the title of “2019 Stand-up Comedian of the Year” at Theinterrobang’s 6th Annual Comedy Awards.
Shane Gillis is a comedian who was recently named an “Up-Next” comic at Comedy Central’s 2019 Clusterfest in San Francisco. Gillis also podcasts the ‘Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast’ with Matt McCusker. Furthermore, he is also among the best comedians like Louis CK, Dave Chappelle, Patrice O’Neal and Bill Burr. In addition, Shane has written for Comedy Central’s Delco Proper and has starred in such shows as ‘The Dweck Show,’ ‘Tires Etc,’ and ‘New Muscle.’
According to reports from The New York Times on September 16, 2019, SNL has decided that Shane will not join the show as a spokesperson for the show, after having a conversation with him. Following the controversy over resurfaced videos and audio recordings where he has used insults and offensive language. Additionally, Sandra Oh has praised SNL for his decision, while former SNL members like Rob Schneider have sympathized with the artist.
Subtítulo : The comedian, Shane Gillis.
Source : Variety
Shane Gillis: biography, family, career
The comedian was born on December 11, 1987, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, a town just outside of Harrisburg. He has not provided information about his parents, siblings or early years. As for his education, he attended Trinity High School in nearby Camp Hill. During his high school days, he joined the school’s football team as an offensive tackle. He later joined West Chester University, from which he graduated in 2006.
Gillis began his comedy career in 2012 performing in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He then participated in the Helium Comedy Club’s annual “Philly’s Phunniest” tournament. There he won third place and also won the following year’s tournament. Since 2016, he has been a podcaster on ‘Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast’ along with Matt McCusker. After that, he became a frequent guest on ‘The Bonfire’ and the weekly show ‘A Fire One’ on Compound Media.
In 2019, Gillis was named one of the “new faces” of Just for Laughs at its annual comedy festival in Montreal. In the same year, she made headlines when she announced her participation as a new member on ‘Saturday Night Live’. But it was only after four days that he was fired from the show due to his racial slurs and offensive language that podcast clips of him resurfaced, especially in Chinese. Recently in January 2020, Gillis won the title of “2019 Stand-up Comedian of the Year” at Theinterrobang’s 6th Annual Comedy Awards.