Shane Gillis
| Born | December 11, 1987 |
| Hometown | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Net worth | $400 thousand |
| Height | 6'4" (1.93m) |
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Saturday Night Live: host Ramy Youssef calls for ceasefire in otherwise muted episode
- The standup and actor presides over another mostly underwhelming episode with a socially conscious bent
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Shane Gillis opens ‘SNL’ hosting gig with several jokes about Down syndrome — 5 years after his infamous firing
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Opinion: Jokes about disability aren’t taboo. But here’s who shouldn’t be telling them
After Shane Gillis joked about Down syndrome on “Saturday Night Live,” writer s.e. smith says jokes about disability aren’t off-limits, but who tells them matters.
- EntertainmentTODAY
Shane Gillis’ history with 'SNL': Inside his 2019 firing and controversial 2024 monologue
Shane Gillis' history with Saturday Night Live? He revisited his SNL past in a monologue that inspired criticism. Read reviews and hear more about his firing.
- EntertainmentLos Angeles Times Opinion
Abcarian: What exactly did 'SNL' prove by inviting Shane Gillis back as host?
Gillis, hired and fired by 'SNL' in 2019 for racist, sexist and homophobic remarks, excels at demonstrating how unfunny a slur can be.
- EntertainmentSlate
What “Canceled” Comedian Shane Gillis’s Triumphant SNL Return Says About the State of the Culture War
His comedy is broad, affable, and far from edgy. So why is he hailed as an anti-wokeness warrior?
- EntertainmentSalon
Comedian Shane Gillis' "Saturday Night Live" journey from firing to hosting, explained
In the comedian's first time hosting SNL, he said “Please, don’t Google that,” about his 2019 firing
- EntertainmentThe Daily Beast
Netflix Wants to Chill With Shane Gillis and His New Workplace Sitcom
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Bob Woodruff FoundationYou might say getting fired from Saturday Night Live was the best thing that ever happened to Shane Gillis. The controversial comic, whose history of racist remarks caused him to be unceremoniously bounced before ever getting the chance to grace the stage at Studio 8H, returned to host the NBC sketch show over the weekend. Now, in the wake of that victory lap, he’s being offered another: a shiny new Netflix deal.The streamer’s “extended part
- EntertainmentNext TV
Netflix Lavishes Controversial (and Marginally Funny?) Comedian Shane Gillis With New Series, Comedy Special, Other Trinkets
The 'anti-woke' comic's new series, 'Tires,' will debut on Netflix in May
- EntertainmentEntertainment Weekly
Netflix gives TV show to controversial comic Shane Gillis, previously fired from “SNL” for using slurs
Gillis recently returned to host "Saturday Night Live" despite being fired from the show for making racist jokes.
- EntertainmentUnited Press International
Netflix orders Shane Gillis series 'Tires,' more standup
Netflix announced Monday it has ordered the comedy "Tires" from Shane Gillis, along with another standup special.
- EntertainmentTVLine.com
Shane Gillis Scripted Comedy Tires Is a Go at Netflix — Get Release Date
Comedian Shane Gillis is revving up for his own workplace comedy set in an auto repair shop, TVLine has learned. Netflix has ordered six episodes of Tires, which follows Will (Delco Proper‘s Steven Gerben), a “nervous and unqualified heir to an auto repair chain, who attempts to turn his father’s business around despite constant torture …
