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 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 is setting the record straight. Yang responded to Best, writing, “Didn’t do any of this but I wrote the sketch you were a background actor in,” adding a smiley face emoji.

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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 to Best, writing, “Didn’t do any ...

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 that ...

The same night Michigan State plays their first game in the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, a Spartan alum will try to become the new “Jeopardy” champion. The good news is that you ...

Bowen Yang is setting the record straight. The Saturday Night Live castmember clapped back at comedian Michelle Best, who seemingly worked as a background actor at SNL, for accusing him of getting ...