Sabrina Carpenter made a surprise return to Saturday Night Live on the January 17, 2026 episode, appearing in the recurring sketch “Snack Homiez” alongside host Finn Wolfhard and musical guest A$AP Rocky. The sketch, a follow-up to one Carpenter first performed during her hosting stint in October 2025, centers on a group of pre-teen boys running a podcast about their favorite snacks, using Gen Alpha slang as they debate and rank the top treats of the year. Carpenter reprised her role as Tayson, joined by cast members Chloe Fineman, Jane Wickline and Veronika Slowikowska, with Wolfhard playing a teenage Twitch streamer and Rocky making an unexpected cameo as himself in the snack discussion.

In the nearly six-minute segment, the boys share favorites like toasted Uncrustables and celery after soccer practice before turning to Rocky to ask about his go-to snack, leading the rapper to introduce a comedic fictional flavor of his Rap Snacks line, “Fashion Killa Dilla Pickle.” The dialogue was sprinkled with contemporary slang and laugh-driven banter, resonating with viewers familiar with youth podcast culture.

Carpenter’s cameo marked her fourth SNL appearance in less than two years and arrived amid the show’s return from its winter break. Wolfhard made his hosting debut, and Rocky performed three songs from his newly released album Don’t Be Dumb earlier in the broadcast. The Snack Homiez sketch stood out as a blend of pop culture references and comedic interplay between the guest stars and the core cast, reaffirming Carpenter’s ongoing collaboration with the iconic late-night program.