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John McKeever is a writer, actor, and director from Philadelphia. He has written for MTV, Tru TV, NBC, and Comedy Central. As a standup McKeever appeared as a New Face at the 2014 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. McKeever was a regular on Tru TV’s series Almost Genius, appeared on Adam Devine’s House Party on Comedy Central, and was featured on HBO’s High Maintenance. In 2017 he wrote, directed, and starred in the Delco Proper pilot for Comedy Central. More recently, John directed, wrote and starred in the hit YouTube series Gilly & Keeves. McKeever has also created multiple award-winning short films.[1]

Career[edit]

Together, Gillis and McKeever created Dad Sick Productions. Collaborations include Gilly and Keeves (2020), Gilly and Keeves: The Special (2022), Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023) and Tires (2024). [2]

McKeever's other credits include writing for MTV, Tru TV, NBC, and Comedy Central. He was a regular on Tru TV’s “Almost Genius” and was seen on Comedy Central’s “Adam Devine’s House Party” and HBO’s “High Maintenance.[3]

In the Fall of 2023, Shane Gills: Beautiful Dogs comedy special was directed by Mckeever and released on Netflix. It landed in Netflix’s top 10 rankers for several weeks. That repped Gillis’ second stand-up special, following the 2021 YouTube release “Shane Gillis: Live in Austin.[4]

On February 26,2024 Netflix announced the aquisition of the independently produced sitcom Tires starring Shane Gillis and directed by John McKeever. The six-episode scripted comedy, which was self-financed, will premiere on May 23.

Tires also stars Chris O’Connor, Kilah Fox and Stavros Halkias, with guest appearances by Andrew Schulz.[5]

  1. ^ https://agi-entertainment.com/portfolio/john-mckeever/
  2. ^ "Netflix picks up Shane Gillis-led comedy series 'Tires,' orders second stand-up special". 26 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Netflix Buys Shane Gillis Comedy Series 'Tires,' to Premiere in May". 26 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Netflix Buys Shane Gillis Comedy Series 'Tires,' to Premiere in May". 26 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Netflix Buys Shane Gillis Comedy Series 'Tires,' to Premiere in May". 26 February 2024.