Tom Shillue

Summary

Thomas A. Shillue (/ʃɪˈl/; born June 13, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and talk-show host from Norwood, Massachusetts. He was a correspondent on The Daily Show on Comedy Central and hosted Red Eye on Fox News. He has been a supporting cast member on Fox News' Gutfeld! (formerly called The Greg Gutfeld Show) since the show premiered in 2015. Shillue also serves as a regular host of Fox News Saturday Night. He released his first book, Mean Dads for a Better America: The Generous Rewards of an Old-Fashioned Childhood, in 2017.[2] In June 2017, Shillue began hosting a weekday afternoon three-hour syndicated talk radio show on Fox News Radio, also heard on Sirius XM's Fox News Talk Channel 450.

Tom Shillue
PseudonymAngry White Man
Birth nameThomas A. Shillue
Born (1966-06-13) June 13, 1966 (age 57)[1]
Norwood, Massachusetts, U.S.
MediumStand-up, television, talk radio
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts Boston
Emerson College
Years active1993–present
SpouseDenise
Children2
Websitetomshillue.com

Television and film edit

Shillue appears regularly on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as a member of the "Ragtime Gals", a barbershop quartet that also includes Jimmy Fallon, which performs pop songs in a barbershop style; examples include singing "SexyBack" along with Justin Timberlake and "Roxanne" along with Sting. Shillue is also a cast member on Fox News' popular late-night show, Gutfeld!, notable for his parodies of Joe Biden and Adam Schiff. Shillue has appeared with Conan O'Brien doing stand up.[3] He appeared in the film Mystery Team by Derrick Comedy in 2009. His television acting work includes guest spots on programs like Spin City, Broad City and Law & Order.

A correspondent on The Daily Show,[4] since 2014, Shillue has subbed in for Greg Gutfeld, co-hosting The Five. Shillue served as the permanent host of Red Eye from June 22, 2015, when Gutfeld left to host his new show Gutfeld!, until Red Eye was cancelled in April 2017. Shillue remains a contributor on the Fox News Channel. Soon after Red Eye was cancelled, Shillue joined Gutfeld! as a permanent cast member, though he had been making appearances on the show as early as 2015.[citation needed]

In 2019, Shillue served as the host of "The Quiz Show" on Fox Nation.

In late 2019, Shillue began doing impressions of several politicians, including Adam Schiff and Joe Biden on The Greg Gutfeld Show. On Gutfeld! he appears as "President Biden" and "Angry White Male”.

In July 2023, Shillue began serving as a regular host of Saturday night comedy show Fox News Saturday Night.[5]

Stand-up and theatre edit

Shillue performs frequently as an opening act for Jim Gaffigan. He also performed a two-man show along with Gaffigan in the late 1990s called The North American White Male.[6]

During the Clinton-Starr-Lewinsky scandal, Tom Shillue appeared as Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, John Kennedy and the title character, Ken Starr, in the Social Satire for the Stage by Eric Zaccar, Starr’s On Broadway.[7][8][9][10]

Shillue has performed solo shows including Supernormal at PS122 and Dad 2.0 at Ars Nova Theatre.[11][12]

Other work edit

Shillue announced his 12 in 12 project, whereby he would release an album of new material each month from November 2012 to October 2013.[13] Some viewers of Red Eye believed the promotion of these new albums was simply a running gag on the show, a misconception which Shillue and Gutfeld dispelled on air, leading to a spike in sales.[14]

On April 25, 2017, Shillue, alongside Andy Levy, began hosting “Fox News Radio” from 6 to 9 pm EST. On July 10, 2017, Shillue started as the host of the "Tom Shillue Show" from 3 to 6 pm EST on Fox News Radio.

Awards edit

  • ECNY Award Best Storyteller 2011[15][16]
  • ECNY Award Best One Person Show 2010[17]

References edit

  1. ^ "The World is Ending". 12 April 2016.
  2. ^ Rollenhagen, Luisa (June 11, 2017). "This Fox News Contributor Wants to Make Fatherhood Great Again". GQ.
  3. ^ "Tom Shillue's Funny Story | Time Out New York". Timeout.com. 2013-04-28. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  4. ^ "Videos Tagged This Week in Hate | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Comedy Central". Thedailyshow.com. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  5. ^ "Tom Shillue: How can we come together as Americans? | Fox News Video". Fox News. 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  6. ^ "Tom Shillue: The Opener: Tom Shillue on Tour With Jim Gaffigan's White Bread 2013 Tour". Allvoices.com. 2013-03-19. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  7. ^ https://bijog.com/biography/tom-shillue
  8. ^ https://starrplay.com/
  9. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0793493/otherworks
  10. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiI7qodr9mY&t=366s&ab_channel=Zacdawac
  11. ^ "Tom Shillue: Supernormal | Performances | Time Out New York". Timeout.com. 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  12. ^ "Tom Shillue: Dad 2.0 Tickets, News and Information | Ars Nova, Off-Off-Broadway, NY". Theatermania.com. 2007-01-30. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  13. ^ Seabaugh, Julie (2013-05-22). "Stand-up storyteller Tom Shillue's "12 in 12"project | Comedy | reviews, guides, things to do, film - Time Out New York". Timeout.com. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  14. ^ Richter, Greg. "Comedian Tom Shillue Goes Long". The Clyde Fitch Report.
  15. ^ "7th Annual ECNY Awards Winners Announced". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  16. ^ "Tom Shillue". radio.foxnews.com. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  17. ^ Lehman, Daniel (2010-03-10). "New York's Funniest Honored at ECNY Awards". Backstage. Retrieved 2014-02-01.

External links edit

  • Official Site
  • Tom Shillue at IMDb