UPDATE: Shane Gillis Fired From ‘SNL’ After Racial Slurs Resurface
Saturday Night Live‘s cast is expanding!
The long-running sketch comedy show announced on Thursday (September 12) the addition of three new cast members: Chloe Fineman, Shane Gillis and Bowen Yang.
Bowen first joined SNL as a staff writer on Season 44. His addition will mark the first-ever full-time Asian cast member!
Chloe is a regular performer at the Groundlings, and was named New Face at the 2018 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. Shane was recognized as a New Face at the 2019 Just For Laughs festival.
As previously reported, Leslie Jones is exiting the cast after five seasons, while Kate McKinnon will be returning to the cast.
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