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| Shayne Smith | |
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 Smith in 2019 | |
| Born | December 15, 1986 |
| Medium | Stand-up comedy |
| Nationality | American |
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| Website | shaynesmithcomedy |
Shayne Louis Smith (born December 15, 1986) is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster and vocalist for the band Painted Devils.
Smith grew up in Fillmore, Utah. [1] [2] He attended Canyon View High School.
Shayne started performing standup comedy at Wiseguys Comedy Club in 2014. City Weekly named him the Best Alternative Comedian of 2016. [3]
His first special Prison for Wizards was released by VidAngel's Dry Bar Comedy in March 2018. [4] Subsequent specials "Alligator Boys [5] and "The Animal" [6] were both released on Youtube in 2021. Smith has also contributed an article on rollerblading to One Blade Magazine. [7]
In January 2025 his most recent special, 'Ghosts are Real' was released via Angel Studios [8] .
In 2023, Smith began his conversion to Roman Catholicism and, in 2024 he was baptized and received the Eucharist during the easter vigil. [9]
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