Overview
- The Jan. 17 episode featured Finn Wolfhard as host, who appeared in the sketch as a teenage streamer described as a looksmaxxing gigachad.
- The nearly six‑minute bit paired Wolfhard with SNL cast members Chloe Fineman, Jane Wickline and Veronika Slowikowska for a Gen Alpha snack debate.
- A$AP Rocky joined the segment to tout his Rap Snacks potato chips flavor called Fashion Killa Dilla Pickle.
- Elsewhere in the show, Rocky performed three songs from his new album Don’t Be Dumb, opening with “Punk Rocky” backed by Danny Elfman on drums and Thundercat on bass before returning for a “Helicopter” and title‑track medley.
- Carpenter’s unannounced cameo marked her fourth SNL appearance in under two years following her hosting and musical‑guest double duty in October 2025.