Jay Pharoah Speaks Out on ‘SNL’ Firing: ‘I’m Not a ‘Yes’ N—a’ (Video)

Stand-up comic says he almost lost his job in 2013 for criticizing show’s lack of diversity

Jay Pharoah is talking about his parting of ways with “Saturday Night Live,” and the stand-up comic didn’t pull any punches on Hot 97’s “Ebro in the Morning.”

“I’m fiery … I’m not a ‘Yes’ n—a,” Pharoah started his explanation on Friday. “That’s not me.”

“‘We got this great idea where you put on a dress,’” he recalled from at least one writers room conversation. “I’m like, ‘No, I’m not doing that.’”

Pharoah also said the sketch comedy staple had no interest in doing his Obama character anymore. “No disrespect to them, but I honestly feel like they gave up,” he told Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg and Laura Stylez.

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