The commenter alleged that Yang "bitched" Gillis off the show in 2019, and he said he "didn't do any" of the things she was claimingBowen 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 Yang was responsible for Gillis' 2019 firing.

Bowen Yang reacts to ‘background actor’s’ claim he got Shane Gillis fired from SNL - Gillis was originally hired with Yang and Chloe Fineman to join the cast in 2019 but was promptly fired before he m

Bowen Yang is shutting down unsubstantiated claims he was responsible for Shane Gillis's Saturday Night Live firing. Under a recent Instagram post from the show promoting Gillis' second stint as host this weekend,