Saturday Night Live · season 51, episode 998 · Saturday, January 17, 2026 Host: Finn Wolfhard. Musical guest: A$AP Rocky. • A$AP Rocky performs "Punk Rocky" and a medley of "Don't Be Dumb/Trip Baby" and "Helicopter" and appears in the "Snack Homiez" sketch. • Danny Elfman and Thundercat play drums and bass, respectively, during Rocky's first performance and appear in the background during his second. • Beginning with this episode, Jeremy Culhane takes over playing JD Vance from Bowen Yang and Ashley Padilla takes over playing Kristi Noem from Tina Fey. • Caleb McLaughlin and Gaten Matarazzo, Wolfhard's Stranger Things co-stars, appear in the opening monologue and in the pre-recorded "Stranger Things Promo" sketch. • Sabrina Carpenter appears in the "Snack Homiez" sketch. • Jason Momoa appears in the pre-recorded "Heated Wizardry" sketch. • Before the goodnights, a still photo of Bob Weir, who died on January 10, is shown in silence. Wiki link