Noah Schnapp absent from Finn Wolfhard’s SNL episode while in Milan

According to People, Noah Schnapp was absent from Finn Wolfhard’s Saturday Night Live opening monologue and episode on Jan. 17; Schnapp was instead in Milan for Fashion Week.

Schnapp, 21, was spotted at the Ralph Lauren Men's Fall/Winter 2026 fashion show in Italy on Jan. 16. Wolfhard’s monologue featured surprise cameos from fellow Stranger Things costars Caleb McLaughlin and Gaten Matarazzo and served as a tribute to their friendship — "So … meet the new me. The man me. Because I’m not a kid anymore," Wolfhard said, before being interrupted by McLaughlin and Matarazzo. McLaughlin said, "And neither are we!" and Matarazzo joked, "And anytime you read 'Former Child Star' in a headline, it can only mean good things." The trio also appeared in a Stranger Things skit during the episode. Representatives for Schnapp and for SNL did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Other Stranger Things stars, including Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton and Joe Keery, were spotted at the show's afterparty, but Schnapp was not among them. Wolfhard has previously described the cast as "family" even if they do not speak every day, saying in a February 2023 interview with GQ that they will be there for one another when needed.

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