"Saturday Night Live" is back, kicking things off with a rapid-fire cold open catching up on the biggest headlines since the show has been gone.

Colin Jost once again starred in a Saturday Night Live cold open this week, reprising his role as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Jost’s performance largely made fun of Hegseth’s bravado over the Trump administration’s invasion of Venezuela earlier this month, but it also took a shot at Hegseth’s workout videos.

The first episode of 2026, hosted by Finn Wolfhard of “Stranger Things,” satirized that hit Netflix series and conjured a Harry Potter reboot à la “Heated Rivalry.”