Shane Gillis
Comedian · Actor · Podcaster
Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast, the Netflix series Tires and his Saturday Night Live hosting stints.
Overview
Shane Gillis is an American stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He started doing stand-up in 2012 and co-hosts Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast with fellow comic Matt McCusker. Saturday Night Live hired him as a featured player in September 2019 and let him go days later after old podcast clips resurfaced. He came back as host in February 2024 and hosted again on October 10, 2026, when a gym joke in his monologue drew a backlash. His specials include Live in Austin and Netflix’s Beautiful Dogs. He co-created and stars in the Netflix comedy series Tires, hosted the 2025 ESPYs and The Roast of Kevin Hart in 2026, and set a Guinness World Record in July 2026 when 73,946 people saw him perform at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
Quick Facts
- Occupation
- Comedian, Actor, Podcaster
- Born
- December 11, 1987 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Latest PCP Coverage
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Inde Navarrette Used Her SNL Monologue to Hit Back at Shane Gillis’ Gym Joke
Three weeks after Gillis’ joke about women at the gym, the Obsession star had her own take on the gym and what…
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Shane Gillis’ SNL Monologue Draws Backlash Over Joke About Women at the Gym
Critics including Dan Levy called the bit misogynistic, and many noted Gillis apologized for an accidental f-bomb but not the monologue.