In 2019, Shane Gillis was fired by Saturday Night Live (SNL) before his debut and only a week after he was announced to be joining the show. He was “cancelled” for his racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments , and his future was uncertain. But he continued working, self-releasing a stand-up special on YouTube.
Over the last few years, he has slowly made his way back to mainstream media, landing a deal with Netflix with his comedy show Tires, which premiered in May. The funny man is back on screens, and is now a central figure in the controversial “accepting racism” or “fighting wokeness” debate. Here’s what you need to know about him.
How Shane Gillis made his comeback In May, Netflix show Tires launched with Gillis, 36, not only acting in the show, but serving as a writer, co-creator and executive producer. The first season has six episodes and follows the character Will, played by Steven Gerben, who runs his father’s auto repair chain in attempt to rescue the business. Will’s cousin Shane, played by Gillis, is one of his staff members.
Other cast members include Chris O’ Connor, Stavros Halkias and Kilah Fox. The show has received mixed reviews, with The Washington Post writing, “ Forget Seinfeld . Tires is really a show about nothing.
” According to Variety, Tires began in 2019 as a pilot on Gillis’ YouTube channel , which was later developed as a six-episode show that Gillis funded. {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","capt.