Fans have expressed their concerns over Shane Gillis after the comedian’s cameo on EPSN on Monday – which came days after his reported split with his girlfriend.
Gillis, 37, joined the broadcast team as part of ManningCast for the Monday Night Football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers.
However, his cameo didn’t go according to plan and the stand-up comedian was even called out over his quietness by Eli Manning.
During the fourth quarter, Manning said: ‘Are you still on Shane? I don’t even know. I thought we said goodbye but I’m just making sure you’re still on’.
‘I’m still here,’ Gillis replied before falling silent once more.
Manning continued: ‘We’ll give you an opportunity. If you want to go off, you’re allowed to leave. If you want to ride it out with us, you can stay with us’.
Fans have expressed their concerns over Shane Gillis after the comedian’s cameo on EPSN
Gillis was a guest on ESPN on Monday night but was called out for his
‘I’d love to stay,’ Gillis bluntly responded.
It wasn’t just Eli who thought Gillis was quieter than usual. Fans turned to social media to voice their concerns over the stand-up comedian on the night.
Taking to X on Monday night, one fan wrote: ‘Why is Shane Gillis so boring on the Manningcast’.
Another said: ‘I always like watching the Peyton and Eli stream for Monday Night Football… but damn this Shane Gillis guest segment is awkward as hell’.
‘Who would have thought Shane Gillis would be more boring than Bob Iger on the Manningcast’, another wrote.
‘Shane Gillis is going through it on the Manning cast right now,’ one user wrote.
The underwhelming cameo comes just days after reports claimed that Gillis had split with long-term girlfriend Grace Brassel.
According to People, the couple – who began dating in July 2024 – recently split up.
Fans labelled Gillis’ cameo as ‘awkward’ and ‘boring’ on social media afterwards
Reports recently claimed that Gillis and girlfriend Grace Brassel had split up
A source told the outlet that Gillis and Brassel broke up ‘a number of months ago’ but that has yet to be confirmed.
Brassel caught attention last week after posting a TikTok with the song ‘Madeline’ by Lily Allen – which talks of concerns over a cheating partner – accompanying it.
The TikTok sparked rumors that the couple had split, before People confirmed the news last week.
Gillis and Brassel were last seen publicly at the ESPYs in July.
