SNL's Bowen Yang recalls apologetic phone call with Shane Gillis
Sep 16, 2024 · Saturday Night Live breakout Bowen Yang looked back on the fervor surrounding the firing of Shane Gillis, sharing that the controversial comedian called him in the wake of it all to...
Bowen Yang Recalls Phone Call With Shane Gillis Before Gillis' …
Sep 17, 2024 · 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 show’s cast in 2019.
Bowen Yang Reveals What Shane Gillis Told Him Before ‘SNL’ Firing
Sep 16, 2024 · Yang spoke about the situation in a profile in The New Yorker published Monday, recalling that Gillis phoned him after his old homophobic and racist jokes, made on a previous podcast, went...
Bowen Yang Is Sorry He’s Not Your Clown Today | The New Yorker
Sep 16, 2024 · The news about Shane Gillis’s offensive material had broken. Michaels called to assure him, “I don’t need you to be the poster child for racial harmony.” Yang texted Gillis, who called ...
Shane Gillis was fired from ‘SNL’ for racist and ... - NBC News
Stand-up comedian Shane Gillis, who was fired as a cast member of “Saturday Night Live” in 2019 before his debut for making racist remarks, will host the show on Feb. 24, the show announced...
SNL's Bowen Yang Shares How He Navigated the Shane Gillis …
Sep 17, 2024 · SNL's Bowen Yang Shares How He Navigated the Shane Gillis Firing Bowen Yang, a standout *Saturday Night Live* cast member, reflected on the controvers...
Bowen Yang Says Shane Gillis Called To Apologize For Past
Yang reportedly texted Gillis, who called him back and “apologized for the mess,” The New Yorker reports. “I ended the call by saying, ‘I guess I’ll just see you at work,’ ” Yang ...
With Shane Gillis’ return to SNL, Asians ask when they ... - NBC News
Feb 8, 2024 · Comedian Shane Gillis’ return to “Saturday Night Live” has reignited a discussion about the way Asian jokes have persisted in comedy. Many are criticizing the sketch comedy show after it...
Shane Gillis’s Fall and Rise - The New Yorker
Sep 19, 2022 · By the morning of September 13th, Gillis was at the center of a major news story. One of his fellow-hires was Bowen Yang, who was widely celebrated as the show’s first Asian American cast...
SNL's Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang on Dave Chappelle, Shane Gillis …
Jun 5, 2024 · Then Episode 12 featured host Shane Gillis, the comedian who was cast in 2019 but fired for making racist, homophobic, Islamophobic and misogynistic jokes on his podcast.