Shayne Smith (comedian)

Shayne Louis Smith (born December 15, 1986) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, podcaster, and is a vocalist for the band Painted Devils.

Shayne Smith
Smith in 2019
Born	(1986-12-15) December 15, 1986 (age 38)
Medium	Stand-up comedy
Nationality	American
Genres	Observational comedy black comedy surreal humor self-deprecation
Website	shaynesmithcomedy.com

Early life

Smith grew up in Fillmore, Utah.^[1][2] He attended Canyon View High School.

Career

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]

Personal life

In 2023, Smith began his conversion to Roman Catholicism and, in 2024 he was baptized and received the Eucharist during the Easter Vigil. ^[9]

Filmography and discography

Stand-up comedy releases

Solo albums and TV specials

Title	Release date	Debut medium
Prison for Wizards	February 26, 2017	Streaming TV (Dry Bar Comedy)
Alligator Boys	February 12, 2019	Streaming TV (Dry Bar Comedy)
The Animal	November 23, 2021	Streaming TV (YouTube)
Banned from Karate	August 2023	Streaming TV (Dry Bar Comedy)
Ghost Are Real	January 2025	Streaming TV (Dry Bar Comedy)

Podcasts

Podcasts

Title	Episodes		First released	Last released	Notes
Freaky Geeks	181		August 17, 2016	October 29, 2020	Co-hosted with Noelle Faen.
Cowboy Boys	243	220	July 29, 2019	January 31, 2024	Co-hosted with Mac Arthur.
		23	February 6, 2024	November 28, 2024