Wicked,' in which Yang stars as Pfanee, is nominated for 10 awards at the 97th annual Academy Awards Bowen Yang went to considerable lengths to make Hollywood's biggest night! While speaking on the 2025 Oscars red carpet,
Bowen Yang gave a resounding “I don’t think so, honey” to a Saturday Night Live extra’s accusation that he got comedian Shane Gillis fired from the NBC show. The social media flap started after one Michelle Best commented on an Instagram post promoting Gillis’ return as host tonight, Saturday, March 1.
Under a recent Instagram post from the show promoting Gillis' second stint as host this weekend, Michelle Best, who appears to have worked as a background actor on SNL, called Gillis a "bigger man to come host after being unfairly ditched" and alleged that Yang, whom she referred to as a "whiny queen," had "bitched him off the show."