Hello! Welcome to 2026 — and welcome again to SNL in Overview, your one fixed in a chaotic, complicated world. Our truthful comedy present is again, able to face a brand new 12 months and a courageous new world.

Tonight's host is Finn Wolfhard, recent off the ultimate season of Stranger Things.

I’m joined tonight by former Saturday Evening Dwell solid member Jeff Richards. He's most aware of Wolfhard from Stephen King's It, the place he performed a younger Invoice Hader (Richie Tozier). Wolfhard has a number of attention-grabbing hyperlinks to SNL lore. He was within the final two Ghostbusters and performed an NBC web page in Jason Reitman's Saturday Evening.

Tonight's musical visitor is A$AP Rocky, who — along with performing in two films final 12 months — simply launched an album yesterday. Learn under for extra!

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Chilly Open

A message from the President of america. James Austin Johnson will get the ball once more. His Trump has been within the Chilly Open for the overwhelming majority of the time this season. Trump introduces his cupboard — Marcello Hernández performs Marco Rubio whereas Jeremy Culhane is our new JD Vance. (I feel that’s a step in the appropriate path, changing Bowen Yang. Johnson even feedback on it.) Vance says he's right here to kick bubble gum and chew ass, which feels proper.

Whereas Vance is addressing us, Trump wanders across the room. Kristi Noem (Ashley Padilla) is subsequent — she doesn’t have the scenario in Minnesota beneath management. The group erupts when Colin Jost returns as "Secretary of Struggle" Pete Hegseth. He talks about Venezuela.

"Additionally midterms are cancelled," Trump mentions earlier than becoming a member of Hegseth in saying, "Dwell from New York, it's Saturday Evening!"

Backside line right here: Past catching us up on current information since December, this Chilly Open spotlighted Trump's rogue gallery straight from a Guillermo del Toro film. And, hopefully, one among these solid impressions catches fireplace.

Monologue

The final 12 months has been bittersweet for Wolfhard — his hit present has ended, and tens of millions of individuals bought to observe him hit puberty and have his first kiss on display over the previous decade.

He jokes about his very meager facial hair, then welcomes Hernández out to name-drop his current stand-up particular. A spit take ensues.

His Stranger Issues costars Gaten Matarazzo and Caleb McLaughlin be part of him on stage, the place they toast to their commencement from baby star roles to grownup initiatives. Finn was charming right here!

"He wolfs very onerous," quips Jeff Richards.

"Snack Homiez"

It's the return of the "Boys Podcast" sketch! I’m really completely happy about this — they even bought Sabrina Carpenter to return again. Finn performs Chloe Fineman's cousin Micah, who’s an skilled in attaining sigma standing, chaddom, and max mogging. Like final time, they use phrases like "No Diddy" and name characters "Unc."

A$AP Rocky additionally seems — he doesn't even get formally launched. He's right here to plug Rap Snacks.

Past having a few of the newer feminine solid members (and Sabrina) painting the youngest technology and having enjoyable with their super-online lingo, I’m a fan of the present enjoying in a podcast-style sketch format. Approach higher than dusty recreation present and banquet spoofs. And it's like a contemporary Da Bears! You’ll be able to quote me on that. I assume the query is: Of Sabrina continues to be part of the core crew…. is she George Wendt?

"Harry Potter TV adaptation: Heated Wizardry"

HBO is adapting Harry Potter — and crossing it with Heated Rivalry, the favored gay-themed hockey present. However now quidditch is the game. It's the primary present ever written by ladies who put on tails. Wolfhard is Harry, whereas Ron is performed by Ben Marshall. Perfection. In a cameo, Jason Momoa performs the "previous queen" Hagrid. Fairly humorous — spot-on casting, the gang loves it.

"Boy Band"

Hunter's dad, Robert, is about to return residence from work, when he has one thing to inform his mother: He needs to make use of his school tuition financial savings for his indie band. His mother doesn’t approve. She blames herself, she uncovered him to the Pixies.

Johnson performs Robert, with quaffed, highlighted hair and a life vest on. When Robert returns, he says no to Hunter's plan — however not for the rationale one would suppose: He resents the indie band angle. As a substitute, he needs his son to be a pop star… identical to he was!

Johnson welcomes his fellow boy bandmates. They're straight out of Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and so forth. One among them is even a lot older than the others a la Kevin Richardson or Chris Fitzpatrick. I like how the growing old boy band members, then later the indie band, all flirt with Hunter's mother.

Actually good. The present is crackling.

"Stranger Issues' New Netflix Spinoffs"

After 5 unbelievable seasons, Stranger Issues is again with sequels, prequels, and spinoffs!

There's the gritty Strangerest Minds, whichfeatures Steve Harrington (Andrew Dismukes) as an inner-city highschool trainer. The Wheeler Report lets Nancy cowl the largest scandals of the '90s! Mike in Manhattan reveals Finn's character chasing his desires as a author dwelling in New York Metropolis, a la Intercourse within the Metropolis. Gaten Matarazzo and Caleb McLaughlin additionally pop up once more as their characters Dustin and Lucas. Everyone seems to be getting a present: Even Mike's dad, Ted (Mikey Day)!

Netflix has one message: Stranger Issues is our Star Wars!

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