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Shane Gillis

Acting Born Dec 11, 1987 Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA 19 credits

Biography

Shane Michael Gillis (born December 11, 1987) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster.

Gillis started performing comedy in 2012, and in 2016, along with fellow stand-up comedian Matt McCusker, began co-hosting Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, the most subscribed-to podcast on Patreon as of 2024. Gillis had a breakout year in 2019; the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal named him one of its "New Faces" in July, and in September he was announced as a newly-hired cast member on NBC's sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live (SNL). He subsequently became the subject of a controversy and was fired after five days at SNL 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.

In 2020, Gillis launched the online sketch series Gilly & Keeves in collaboration with filmmaker John McKeever, and he released his first comedy special, Shane Gillis: Live in Austin, on YouTube in 2021. In 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 in May 2024, and a second season followed in June 2025.

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Known for

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Hot Ones

as Self

Tires

as Shane

Full filmography

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
  • Hot Ones (2015) as Self
  • Tires (2024) as Shane
  • Bupkis (2023) as Gilly
  • Lorne (2026) as Self
  • The Roast of Kevin Hart (2026) as Self - Host
  • The End (2026)
  • Madden (2026)
  • Gilly and Keeves (2020)
  • The Roast of Tom Brady (2024) as Self
  • Kill Tony: Kill or Be Killed (2025) as Self - Guest / Donald Trump
  • Easy's Waltz (2025) as Comedian in bar
  • Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023) as Self
  • Shane Gillis: Live in Austin (2021) as Self
  • The Diggers
  • Gilly and Keeves: "The Special" (2023) as Himself/Various Characters