On Thursday, Andrew Yang told THE VIEW's panel that he stands by his defense of ousted SNL cast member Shane Gillis. "That, to me, was not something that someone should lose their job over," Yang ...

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UPDATED 9/16, 5:53 p.m. ET: It looks like Andrew Yang will sit down and chat with embattled comedian Shane Gillis. Earlier in the day, it was announced that Gillis will not be joining the cast of SNL.

Yang added that he spoke to Gillis just before it was announced that he was being fired from the show. Yang reportedly texted Gillis, who called him back and “apologized for the mess,” The New ...

Bowen Yang clapped back at a 'SNL' background actor who accused him of getting Shane Gillis fired from the show. Bowen Yang denied he was responsible for Shane Gillis losing his job on "SNL" in 2019.

Bowen Yang is pulling back the curtain on comedian Shane Gillis’ hiring and subsequent firing from Saturday Night Live in 2019.. Yang spoke about the situation in a profile in The New Yorker ...

Gillis will not only see Yang and Fineman, but other cast members will join them throughout the show. The current cast includes comedians Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Heidi Gardner ...

Bowen Yang has shared tidbits from a phone exchange he said he had with Shane Gillis before the latter was fired from “Saturday Night Live.” Yang and Gillis were both hired onto the comedy ...

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 ...

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