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television4 days ago•17 min saved

Tires Revved for Season 4 as Netflix Extends Auto-Repair Comedy

Netflix renews Shane Gillis’s auto-repair workplace comedy Tires for a fourth season. Born from a 2019 YouTube pilot, the show premiered on Netflix in 2024 and has since racked up over 45 million views across three seasons, with season 3 reaching No. 5 on Netflix’s English-language Top 10. The ensemble includes Gillis, John McKeever and Steve Gerben, with guest stars across a mix of actors, and Netflix executives praising the fandom as production continues.

via Variety|

#comedy #netflix #season-4

entertainment21 days ago•55 min saved

Gillis Skips Trump Photo Op, Says He Didn’t Vote for Him

Comedian Shane Gillis told The Joe Rogan Experience that he deliberately declined a photo with Donald Trump at UFC 250 outside the White House to avoid being photographed, and he emphasized he did not vote for Trump, despite having posed with him in the past.

via Consequence of Sound|

#donald-trump #entertainment #joe-rogan-experience

entertainment1 month ago•16 min saved

Shane Gillis Sets Guinness World Ticket Record for Solo Comedy Show

Shane Gillis sold 76,212 tickets for his July 17 Lincoln Financial Field show, earning a new Guinness World Record for the most tickets sold for a comedy show by a solo comedian, with attendance tallies also aiming to surpass the current largest-audience mark (held by Mario Barth); Gillis has topped venue attendance records and sold over 1 million tickets across 100+ headline shows.

via Variety|

#entertainment #guinness-world-records #lincoln-financial-field

celebrity2 months ago•28 min saved

Rogan Says He Talked Comedians Into Attending Trump's White House UFC Fight

Joe Rogan says he talked a bunch of comedians into attending Trump’s UFC event at the White House, insisting the fight wasn’t political; Gillis attended after Rogan urged him, Bargatze’s presence drew mixed attention, and Rogan argued critics are making it partisan while praising the fights.

via The Daily Beast|

#celebrity #joe-rogan #shane-gillis

entertainment3 months ago•19 min saved

Chelsea Handler Faces Backlash After Criticizing 'Racist' Jokes at Kevin Hart Netflix Roast

Chelsea Handler drew backlash after saying Shane Gillis’ lynching joke at Kevin Hart’s Netflix roast was “worse than rape,” prompting responses from Gillis and others and fueling a broader debate over edgy, racially charged humor at the event.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#backlash #chelsea-handler #entertainment

entertainment3 months ago•36 min saved

Gillis Fires Back at Chelsea Handler: Feud Heats Up as She Cashes In

Shane Gillis responds to Chelsea Handler's criticism with a sharp dig, accusing Handler of capitalizing on the controversy while defending his own comedic work and fueling the ongoing back-and-forth.

via Yahoo|

#capitalizing #chelsea-handler #comedy

entertainment3 months ago•36 min saved

Chelsea Handler Condemns Racist Jokes at Kevin Hart Roast

Chelsea Handler slammed Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchcliffe for racist jokes at Kevin Hart's roast, calling the remarks disgusting and highlighting ongoing concerns about racist content in stand-up comedy.

via Yahoo|

#chelsea-handler #entertainment #kevin-hart-roast

entertainment3 months ago•16 min saved

Chelsea Handler Calls Gillis and Hinchcliffe Racists Over Kevin Hart Roast

Chelsea Handler labeled Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchcliffe as racist and sexist after their jokes at Netflix’s Roast of Kevin Hart, condemning one joke about lynching as grotesque; Gillis defended the material, and Handler’s comments followed by coverage of the roast and related exchanges, including Gillis and Underwood’s later conversations where Underwood said she wasn’t offended.

via Variety|

#chelsea-handler #entertainment #racism

entertainment3 months ago•36 min saved

Che exits Hart roast as white-writer jokes spark debate

Michael Che pulled out of Netflix's live Roast of Kevin Hart due to SNL scheduling, then used Instagram to criticize the roast's writing pool, arguing white writers pushed edgier material (slavery, sex crimes, slurs) while Black writers’ jokes differed; the telecast had 17 credited writers with a mix of Black and white writers, fueling a broader conversation about who writes jokes for Black comedians.

via Yahoo News UK|

#entertainment #kevin-hart #michael-che

entertainment3 months ago•475 min saved

Chelsea Handler Delivers Fiery Digs at Kevin Hart Roast

At The Roast of Kevin Hart, Chelsea Handler and host Shane Gillis traded sharp barbs, with Handler firing back at Gillis (and fellow roaster Tony Hinchcliffe) over anti-Asian and manosphere-era jabs, Epstein references, and other hot topics. She also skewered Riyadh Comedy Festival attendees, while Gillis opened the exchange with a Zionist label for Handler and other pointed lines. The exchange showcased Handler’s cutting humor amid a night of heavy roasting for Netflix Is a Joke.

via Vulture|

#chelsea-handler #entertainment #kevin-hart

entertainment3 months ago•18 min saved

Rock and Katt Williams spark star-studded Netflix roast of Kevin Hart

Netflix’s Roast of Kevin Hart is a star-studded affair hosted by Shane Gillis, featuring guests like Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Katt Williams, the Williams sisters, Tom Brady, Draymond Green, Lizzo, Chelsea Handler and Pete Davidson. Hart fires back with bold material as The Rock delivers hard-edged jokes and even a surprising olive-branch moment with Katt Williams; the event marks Netflix’s second celebrity roast and airs from the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, with an expected runtime of about three hours.

via Asbury Park Press|

#entertainment #katt-williams #kevin-hart

entertainment11 months ago•2 min saved

Controversy and Comedy Collide at Riyadh Festival

Several prominent comedians, including Marc Maron, Shane Gillis, and Zach Woods, criticized the Riyadh Comedy Festival for its association with Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses and controversial political history, with Maron joking about the festival's links to 9/11 and Khashoggi's murder, and Gillis and Woods expressing their principled stand against participating in the event.

via Deadline|

#comedy-festival #entertainment #marc-maron

entertainment1 year ago•2 min saved

Mixed Reactions Emerge Over Shane Gillis's ESPYs Monologue

Shane Gillis delivered a controversial monologue at the ESPYs, featuring jokes about sports figures and political topics, which received mixed reactions. ESPN is reportedly not concerned about the backlash, despite criticism over some of his comments about women athletes and Black women.

via New York Post|

#comedy #controversy #entertainment

entertainment1 year ago•3 min saved

ESPY Awards Highlight Gender and Political Jokes Amid Mixed Reactions

The ESPY Awards celebrated female athletes despite hosting controversy with Shane Gillis, while Disneyland marked its 70th anniversary with a focus on innovation and creativity, as discussed in the 'Daily Variety' podcast which also covered ESPN's upcoming streaming app launch and behind-the-scenes insights into Disney's theme park technology.

via Variety|

#70th-birthday #disneyland #entertainment

entertainment1 year ago•1 min saved

Shane Gillis's ESPYs Monologue Sparks Mixed Reactions and Jokes

Shane Gillis hosted the ESPYs and delivered a controversial monologue that included jokes about sports figures and politics, which received mixed reactions from the audience and social media, highlighting the divisive nature of his humor.

via CNN|

#comedy #controversy #entertainment