Gillis was fired from the NBC sketch comedy show in 2019 after using racial and homophobic slurs on a podcast. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Yang responded ... world,” the SNL boss said ...

Bowen Yang has once again found himself dragged into the controversy surrounding Shane Gillis‘ 2019 firing from Saturday Night Live. The SNL breakout star responded to a disgruntled commenter ...

Bowen Yang responds to accusation that he got Shane Gillis fired ... in a post marking SNL‘s 50th anniversary. A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) Gillis was announced as a featured ...

You know SNL star Bowen Yang. Bowen Yang in black suit with a white high-collared shirt smiling at the Screen Actors Guild Awards backdrop And you probably know standup comedian Shane Gillis.

Bowen Yang is setting the record straight. On Feb. 26, a former background actor for Saturday Night Live commented on the teaser for the March 1 show—which Shane Gillis is hosting—and alleged ...

Bowen Yang gave a resounding “I don’t think so, honey” to a Saturday Night Live extra’s accusation that he got comedian Shane Gillis ... it.” Gillis returned to host SNL in 2024 and ...

New York -- Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang responded to a hateful comment accusing him of being responsible for comedian Shane Gillis' firing from the NBC show. Gillis was fired from SNL in ...

Bowen Yang insists he didn’t get Shane Gillis fired from “Saturday Night Live.” The “Wicked” star, 34, shut down that rumor after Michelle Best, who worked as a background actor on ...

Bowen Yang is setting the ... that he “was angry” over Gillis’ firing. “He said something stupid, but it got blown up into the end of the world,” the SNL boss said at the time.