![]() His friendly demeanor distracts you, while he sneaks in just a whiff of social insight within a barrage of self-deprecating sex jokes." Saturday Night Live (2019) I mean, I wanted to hate it." The interviewer, Andrew Limbong, described Gillis' set at the festival, writing: "Shane Gillis gives off post-jock energy-like someone who used to play a sport in school, then had the self-awareness to realize he wasn't cut out for it and stopped-but he isn't bitter about it at all. During an interview for All Things Considered at that festival, Gillis was interrupted by stand-up comedian Robert Kelly, who said, "You're very funny, dude. That same year, Gillis was recognized as a "New Face" at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. In 2019, Comedy Central named Gillis an "Up Next" comedian as he performed at Comedy Central's Clusterfest. He also began a weekly show on Compound Media called A Fair One with Tommy Pope. In 2017, Gillis became a frequent guest on The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Dan Soder, increasing his popularity. In 2016, Gillis began Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast with Matt McCusker. Shane has named among his biggest stand-up influences Louis C.K., Norm Macdonald, Dave Chappelle, Patrice O'Neal, Bernie Mac, and Bill Burr. In 2015, he placed third at Helium Comedy Club's annual "Philly's Phunniest" tournament, and he won the tournament the next year. To further his career, he relocated to Philadelphia. He regularly performed in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. After graduating, he spent six months teaching English in Spain. He subsequently attended and played a year of football at Elon University and eventually graduated from West Chester University. He went to West Point on a football scholarship, but quit shortly into his first year. While attending Trinity High School in nearby Camp Hill, he was on its football team as an offensive tackle. Shane Gillis is a native of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, a town located just outside Harrisburg. Gillis is also known for his collaborations with filmmaker John McKeever, on their online sketch series Gilly & Keeves. In 2021, Gillis released his first comedy special, Shane Gillis: Live in Austin on YouTube. Gillis was announced as a new cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in 2019, only to be fired from the show four days later, due to backlash from clips of a 2018 episode of a podcast featuring jokes that contained racial slurs. In 2019, Gillis was named one of Just for Laughs' "New Faces" at their yearly comedy festival in Montreal. He is co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast with fellow stand-up comedian Matt McCusker. Shane Gillis (born December 11, 1987) is an American stand-up comedian, radio personality, sketch comedy writer, and podcaster.
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