Shane Gillis Live

Banner text in large bold yellow letting reads, "Shane Gillis Live" on the left. On the right is a greyscale photo of a man with light complexion, short hair and a light moustache performing standup comedy with a microphone to his mouth.

Friday, January 26

7pm & 9:30pm

Overture Hall

$44 - $64.50

Age Recommendation

May not be appropriate for young audiences due to content, length, or atmosphere.

Runtime

Under 90 minutes (with intermission)

Shane Gillis is a stand-up comic, actor and writer from Mechanicsburg, Penn. After winning Philly’s Funniest at Helium Comedy Club in 2016, Gillis was named an “Up-Next” Comic at Comedy Central’s 2019 Clusterfest in San Francisco and a “New Face” at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. In 2021, Gillis released his debut comedy special “Shane Gillis: Live in Austin” on YouTube, which has been viewed over 14 million times. Gillis is one-half of Patreon and Apple’s top 10 podcasts “Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast.” He’s a regular guest on Sirius XM’s “The Bonfire,” Spotify's “The Joe Rogan Experience” and Barstool Sports “KFC Radio.” Gillis was a writer on Comedy Central’s “Delco Proper” and co-created, wrote and starred in the YouTube hit sketch series “Gilly & Keeves.” In October of 2022, Gillis and John McKeever partnered with Booklight Entertainment and Outback Presents to produce and release “Gilly & Keeves: The Special” on GillyandKeeves.tv. Gillis can be seen playing “Gilly” in Peacock’s “Bupkis” opposite Pete Davidson, Joe Pesci and Edie Falco or in his newly released Netflix special “Beautiful Dogs.”

Presented in partnership with Outback Presents

Photos

  • Grayscale headshot of a smiling man with light complexion, short hair and a light moustache and beard in a black shirt.

  • A man with light complexion, short brown hair, and a black tshirt performing standup comedy against a dark blue brick backdrop.

  • A man with light complexion, short brown hair, and a black tshirt performing standup comedy against a dark blue brick backdrop.

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