{"id":217354,"date":"2026-01-18T07:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/finn-wolfhard-jokes-about-being-seen-as-the-kids-from-stranger-things-during-snl-hosting-debut\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T07:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:21:10","slug":"finn-wolfhard-jokes-about-being-seen-as-the-kids-from-stranger-things-during-snl-hosting-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/finn-wolfhard-jokes-about-being-seen-as-the-kids-from-stranger-things-during-snl-hosting-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Finn Wolfhard jokes about being seen as &#8216;the kids from Stranger Things&#8217; during SNL hosting debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-01-18\" datetime=\"1768720870\" pubdate=\"\">18 January 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/finn-wolfhard\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,finn-wolfhard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finn Wolfhard<\/a> used his Saturday Night Live hosting debut to poke fun at the fact that he and his co-stars are still often viewed as \u201cthe kids from Stranger Things\u201d, despite now being fully grown.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Photo: Avalon<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old actor took to the stage for the opening monologue of Saturday Night Live this weekend, where he joked about outgrowing his child-star image. <\/p>\n<p>Declaring confidently that he is \u201cnot a kid anymore\u201d, Wolfhard was quickly interrupted by surprise appearances from his Stranger Things co-stars Caleb McLaughlin, 24, and Gaten Matarazzo, 23, who entered the stage to loud cheers from the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Caleb said: \u201cNeither are we! We\u2019re not child stars, we\u2019re former child stars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaten followed up with a tongue-in-cheek jab at the reputation that label often carries, adding: \u201cAnd any time you read \u2018former child star\u2019 in a headline, it can only mean good things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nThe trio went on to reflect on the unique experience of growing up in the public eye after finding global fame as pre-teens on the hit Netflix series.  The actors also addressed the less comfortable side of that attention.<\/p>\n<p>\nCaleb sarcastically thanked fans who watched them mature on screen and then, as he put it, \u201cwent online and commented about our changing faces and bodies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe sketch highlighted a shared experience for the cast, who were thrust into international stardom at a young age and have since navigated the awkward transition from child actors to adult performers under intense scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>\nAs the monologue drew to a close, Wolfhard struck a more sincere tone, acknowledging the bond between the three actors after nearly a decade of working together. Addressing his co-stars directly, he said: \u201cAlthough we\u2019re now men, you\u2019ll always be my boys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/finn-wolfhard-jokes-seen-kids-stranger-things-snl-hosting-debut-1436230.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>18 January 2026 Finn Wolfhard used his Saturday Night Live hosting debut to poke fun at the fact that he and his co-stars are still often viewed as \u201cthe kids from Stranger Things\u201d, despite now being fully grown. 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