Netflix has struck a deal with the Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) over live-action scripted series for the first time.
26.02.2024 - 22:25 / deadline.com
Netflix is expanding its relationship with comedian Shane Gillis. The streamer has acquired his six-episode scripted comedy series Tires, which will premiere May 23.
Gillis stars in the series, and serves as writer, co-creator and executive producer.
Tires revolves around Will (Steven Gerben), the nervous and unqualified heir to an auto repair chain, attempts to turn his father’s business around despite constant torture from his cousin and now employee, Shane (Gillis).
Tires also stars Chris O’Connor, Kilah Fox and Stavros Halkias, with guest appearances by Andrew Schulz.
The series is directed by John McKeever. Gillis, Gerben and McKeever are the creators, writers and executive producers. Brandon James is an executive producer for Rough House; Brian Stern and Kenneth Slotnick are executive producers for AGI Entertainment Media & Management. Becky Astphan is an executive producer.
Tires is the second production from Gillis and McKeever’s production company, Dad Sick Productions, following Gillis’ stand-up special Beautiful Dogs.
Netflix also ordered a new stand-up special from Gillis. His 2023 special, Beautiful Dogs, reached the Netflix Top 10 in five countries and spent two weeks in the US Top 10 list.
Additionally, Gillis is performing two live shows at the 2024 Netflix is a Joke Fest in Los Angeles: May 4 at the Greek Theater and May 8 at the Kia Forum.
Gillis is coming off hosting the February 24 episode of Saturday Night Live, his first return to SNL following his hiring and subsequent firing from the late-night sketch show in 2019 over his past use of racial slurs. Gillis briefly mentioned his firing in his opening monologue Saturday.
“I’m here,” he said in his monologue. “Most of you probably have no
Netflix has struck a deal with the Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) over live-action scripted series for the first time.
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addressed his firing from “Saturday Night Live” last night by telling audience members that he “probably shouldn’t be up here.” “Thank you very much. Yeah, I’m here,” Gillis, 36, told the crowd during his controversial appearance at Studio 8H. “Most of you probably have no idea who I am.
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Shane Gillis took his turn as Saturday Night Live host and wasted no time acknowledging he was fired from the NBC late-night sketch show.
Shane Gillis, who was hired and then quickly fired from NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” in 2019 for racist, homophobic, anti-Semitic and transphobic remarks on his podcast, will host the long-running sketch show with musical guest 21 Savage.And, while the 36-year-old claims to have learned from his “offensive, hurtful, and unacceptable” on-air slurs, he continues to work cruel stereotypes into his material according to the Los Angeles Times.Still, his stand-up comedy and podcast have thrived post-firing; Gillis became particularly popular with conservative and anti-woke audiences after being let go.Now, he’s midway through a nationwide tour which includes three shows at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall on March 1-2.As of now, demand seems quite high for his live shows; at the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets for any single gig was $51 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other shows have seats starting anywhere from $60 to $267 before fees.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
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