{"id":2208767,"date":"2025-12-22T16:56:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2208767"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:56:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:56:27","slug":"stranger-things-star-finn-wolfhard-to-host-first-snl-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/stranger-things-star-finn-wolfhard-to-host-first-snl-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Stranger Things\u2019 Star Finn Wolfhard to Host First \u2018SNL\u2019 of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Things are getting strange when \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0072562\/\">Saturday Night Live<\/a>\u201d returns in 2026. \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4574334\/\">Stranger Things<\/a>\u201d star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm6016511\/\">Finn Wolfhard<\/a> will host the first show of the year, with musical guest A$AP Rocky.<\/p>\n<p>The news was announced during the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0881232\/\">NBC<\/a> show\u2019s Christmas episode on Saturday, ahead of the series finale of \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4574334\/\">Stranger Things<\/a>\u201d on Dec. 31.<\/p>\n<p>first show of the year!!! pic.twitter.com\/mAUBxd2O7u<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0072562\/\">Saturday Night Live<\/a> \u2013 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0072562\/\">SNL<\/a> (@nbcsnl) December 21, 2025<\/p>\n<p>The January show will mark Wolfhard\u2019s first time hosting, though he has his own history with \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0072562\/\">SNL<\/a>.\u201d Wolfhard had a small role in \u201cSaturday Night\u201d last year. The film chronicled the hour and a half leading up to the very first episode of \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0072562\/\">SNL<\/a>,&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things are getting strange when \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d returns in 2026. \u201cStranger Things\u201d star Finn Wolfhard will host the first show of the year, with musical guest A$AP Rocky. 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