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Saturday Night Live returned to one of its most talked about sketches of the fall season with a new installment of Snack Homiez a spinoff of the viral Boys Podcast sketch. The sketch originally appeared during the episode hosted by Sabrina Carpenter and quickly became a breakout moment for the show thanks to its sharp parody of youth podcasters and online snack culture. In its latest return SNL leaned into what made the sketch popular in the first place while adding a few new twists and familiar faces.
The concept centers on Braylor a 12 year old character played by Chloe Fineman who hosts a podcast with his friends entirely focused on snacks. The show within the show is called Snack Homiez and it pokes fun at the overly serious tone and exaggerated confidence often found in real life food and lifestyle podcasts run by young influencers. When the sketch first aired it struck a chord online with viewers praising its accuracy and the commitment of the cast to the characters.
In the original version Sabrina Carpenter appeared as one of the boys alongside Fineman Jane Wickline and Veronika Slowikowska. Together they portrayed a group of preteens who speak with total authority about chips candy and drinks while casually referencing internet fame and brand deals. The sketch also parodied popular food creators like MDFoodieBoyz which helped ground the humor in something audiences recognized.
Carpenter returned for the new episode bringing the group back together for another round of snack takes and awkward podcast banter. The reunion kept the same core dynamic with the characters now framed as 12 and 13 year old podcasters who have tasted a bit of viral success. Their confidence is still outsized and their opinions still wildly specific which continues to be the heart of the joke.
This time the group was joined by Braylor’s 6 year old cousin played by the nights host Finn Wolfhard. His character is introduced as being lowkey famous on Twitch adding another layer to the satire by highlighting how even very young kids are now imagined as online celebrities. Wolfhard leaned into the role by mixing childlike energy with the casual bragging tone that defines the rest of the group.
A$AP Rocky also appeared in the sketch adding to the sense that Snack Homiez now exists in a world where internet fame can attract unexpected guests. His presence helped heighten the absurdity without pulling focus from the main characters or the central joke.
By bringing back Snack Homiez SNL showed an awareness of what connected with audiences earlier in the season. Rather than reworking the concept entirely the show largely stuck to the format and tone that made it viral while letting the performers deepen their characters. The result was a sequel that felt familiar but still fresh and reinforced why the original sketch stood out in the first place.
