Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: For two years Shane was a comedy reporter and humorist for eye Weekly in Toronto , then in 2000 moved to New York City where he worked as a writer for various MTV shows .
Simplified: From 1999 to 2000 , he was a comedy reporter and humorist for eye Weekly in Toronto , then in 2000 moved to New York City where he worked as a writer for various MTV shows .