Shane Gillis
Stand-up comedian · Austin, TX

Shane Gillis

Who Shane Gillis is

Shane Gillis is a stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, now based in Austin, Texas, who has co-hosted Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast with Matt McCusker since 2016. He released Live in Austin (2021) on YouTube and Beautiful Dogs (2023) on Netflix, co-created and stars in the Netflix series Tires, and hosted Saturday Night Live in 2024. In July 2026 his show at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia set a Guinness World Record for the largest audience for a comedian.

At a glance

Born
1987
Based in
Austin, TX
Style
Storytelling, Blue / uncensored, Club voice at scale
Stand-up specials
Shane Gillis: Live in Austin and Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs
Podcasts
Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast
On screen
Gilly and Keeves, Bupkis, Saturday Night Live and 4 more
Official site
shanemgillis.com ↗

On stage

No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: shanemgillis.com ↗.

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like Shane Gillis

Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.

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Career timeline

  1. 1987Born
  2. 2016Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast (co-host with Matt McCusker, 2016–present) Podcast or book
  3. 2020Gilly and Keeves (co-creator, writer and performer, 2020–2021, YouTube) On screen
  4. 2021Shane Gillis: Live in Austin (2021, YouTube) Special
  5. 2023Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023, Netflix) Special
  6. 2023Bupkis (Gilly, 2023, Peacock) On screen
  7. 2024Saturday Night Live (host, 2024–2025) On screen
  8. 2024Tires (Shane; co-creator, writer, executive producer, 2024–present, Netflix) On screen
  9. 20252025 ESPY Awards (host, 2025) On screen
  10. 2025Easy's Waltz (supporting role, 2025) On screen
  11. 2026The Roast of Kevin Hart (host, 2026, Netflix) On screen

Questions about Shane Gillis

Where is Shane Gillis performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: shanemgillis.com ↗.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Shane Gillis: Live in Austin and Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs.

What podcast do they host?

Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Gilly and Keeves, Bupkis, Saturday Night Live, Tires, 2025 ESPY Awards and The Roast of Kevin Hart, among 7 credits.

Where are they based?

Austin, TX, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1987.

Who are some comedians like them?

Tony Hinchcliffe (also in The Roast of Kevin Hart), Pete Davidson (also in Bupkis), Veronika Slowikowska (also in Tires), Jim Jefferies (the same style: blue / uncensored) and Andrew Schulz (also in Tires).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026