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 “SNL,” commented on an Instagram post promoting Gillis’ stint as host this weekend,

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.

As Shane Gillis makes another return to Studio 8H this weekend, speculation abounds once again about his 2019 ousting from Saturday Night Live. After a background actor from the NBC sketch comedy show accused cast member Bowen Yang of getting Gillis fired,