{"id":350382,"date":"2026-06-08T15:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/bowen-yang-opens-up-about-his-decision-to-leave-snl-mid-season\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T15:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:00:21","slug":"bowen-yang-opens-up-about-his-decision-to-leave-snl-mid-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/bowen-yang-opens-up-about-his-decision-to-leave-snl-mid-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowen Yang opens up about his decision to leave SNL mid-season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/5pq6VxdSCD4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Bowen Yang opens up about his decision to leave SNL mid-season\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5pq6VxdSCD4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Bowen Yang opens up about his decision to leave SNL mid-season: \u201cI think the show is in a great place without me.\u201d Stream the full episode now on the CNN app. <\/p>\n<p>Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott first met in the comedy scene in Brooklyn and have since found massive success in TV. 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