Martha Stewart almost had a shot at hosting “Saturday Night Live,” but alas, her plans were thwarted by her parole officer. On Monday, during an appearance on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon,” Stewart shed light on the reason she wasn’t able to host the iconic comedy sketch show.
At the beginning of the interview, Fallon mentioned all the SNL cast members that had impersonated Stewart over the years which included Janeane Garofalo, Nancy Walls Carell, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, David Spade, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Chloe Fineman.
Martha Stewart has revealed that she was once asked to host "Saturday Night Live," but her parole officer wouldn't let her.
Martha Stewart is still dreaming of appearing on Saturday Night Live. On a new episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the lifestyle guru, 83, recalled narrowly missing out on hosting SNL as her parole officer at the time stopped her from accepting the gig.
"In 1982 Kroeger, along with his fellow Practical Theatre Company performers Brad Hall, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Paul Barrosse, joined the cast of Saturday Night Live during Lorne Michaels's hiatus from the show, under the direction of Dick Ebersol."
Martha Stewart says her parole officer wouldn't let her host "Saturday Night Live" after she was approached to do so following her release from prison.
The lifestyle icon was "so pissed" to turn down the 2005 opportunity, she told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show.
Martha Stewart explained why she has never hosted "Saturday Night Live" on "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon."
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