Francis Ellis

Why did Francis Ellis get fired from Barstool? Was he cancelled?

Barstool fired Francis Ellis on Friday, June 28, 2019, over a blog post he published that morning about a missing University of Utah student. The post made jokes about reports on her personal life and was deleted soon after; shortly after it went up, Salt Lake City police announced she had been found dead, per The Washington Post, via The Salt Lake Tribune. Dave Portnoy announced the firing in a video that night, calling the post “just an absolutely insane move” and “a ridiculous lack in judgment,” while adding that he knew Francis meant well. Francis apologized on Twitter, saying he had carelessly assumed she was fine and calling the post “a horrific mistake,” per the same report. That firing is the “cancelled” story people search; the next answer covers how he came back.

What happened to Francis Ellis? Is he still at Barstool?

Yes, Francis Ellis is still at Barstool as of October 2026. He is a co-host of Son of a Boy Dad, a Barstool Sports podcast. The show’s own feed titles its July 19, 2022 episode “Francis Ellis Returns to Barstool HQ,” where the hosts talk about him getting fired and coming back. By December 2022 he was co-hosting Barstool Rundown with Adam Ferrone, per Awful Announcing. He filled in on Son of a Boy Dad from 2023, the feed marks “Full-Time Francis” on May 9, 2024, and he is on episode #447, released October 22, 2026. In a June 30, 2026 interview with Front Office Sports, Portnoy said Francis, who works for him, ghostwrote a full draft of his memoir Cancel Me If You Can, and that Portnoy then finished the book himself because the draft did not sound like him.

Is Francis Ellis in Tires? Is he in Tires season 3?

Francis Ellis is in Netflix’s Tires, Shane Gillis’ Netflix comedy, per his Comedy Works bio. Season 3 premiered on Netflix on August 13, 2026. We could not confirm he appears in it: the returning cast What’s on Netflix listed in May 2026 (Shane Gillis, Steve Gerben, Chris O’Connor, Kilah Fox and Stavros Halkias) does not include him, and he has not said on the record that we found.

Why is Francis Ellis rich?

We do not know Francis Ellis’s finances, and he does not publish them. The one sourced payday: in November 2025 he won the Internet Invitational, a creator golf competition, with Brad Dalke, then of Good Good, and Cody “Beef” Franke of Foreplay. The final was played for $1 million, or $333,333 per player, per Golf Digest on November 17, 2025. He told Golf Digest’s The Loop podcast that late in the match it shifted from “I hope we win” to “I hope I don’t lose this for us.”

What happened with Francis Ellis and Fox News?

In December 2022 a Barstool Rundown episode went out with off-air audio of Francis Ellis, then a regular guest on Jesse Watters’ Fox News show, criticizing the network, its audience and Tucker Carlson; he said the network was “trafficking in hate.” Barstool removed the audio, per Awful Announcing on December 8, 2022, and Barrett Media covered it too. On Erika Nardini’s Token CEO podcast in January 2023 he said “I got it from both sides” and that his mistake was forgetting he was still in front of cameras with a microphone on, per Mediaite.

How old is Francis Ellis? When is his birthday? What is his real name?

Francis Ellis is 37. He was born on March 26, 1989, per Famous Birthdays. Francis Ellis is the name he works under and the name press uses, including The Washington Post; no other full name has been published by him or by major press that we found.

Where is Francis Ellis from?

Francis Ellis is from Freeport, Maine. He told NEWS CENTER Maine he grew up “on the water with small-town values.” He now performs most nights in New York, per his Comedy Works bio.

Where can I watch Francis Ellis?

As of October 2026, Francis Ellis’s podcast Son of a Boy Dad posts twice a week on YouTube, where the show has about 145,000 subscribers, and on Apple Podcasts. Tires is on Netflix. His Comedy Works bio also lists Don’t Tell Comedy and Shane Gillis’ sketch series Gilly and Keeves. He is on Instagram as @francisccellis and on X as @francisellis.

What is Francis Ellis’s net worth?

Francis Ellis does not publish a net worth number, and neither do we.

What about Francis Ellis’s wife, marriage or family?

Not something we cover.

Who represents Francis Ellis?

As of October 2026, Francis Ellis’s club bios point to his site, francisellis.com, and his social accounts; we could not find a named agency or manager in anything we could open. Ames Create does not represent him; we cover him because people still ask why Barstool fired him, and the full answer includes how he came back. If that changes, this entry will say so.

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