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.
Martha Stewart has revealed that she was once asked to host "Saturday Night Live," but her parole officer wouldn't let her.
The Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia founder recently revealed her former parole officer forced her to miss a major career milestone.
Martha Stewart has regrets. No, not necessarily about that whole insider-trading thing: In 2005, she had to turn down hosting "Saturday Night Live." Stewart said during "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" that she was asked by "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels to host an episode of the sketch series in 2005 after her release from prison.
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 revealed that she was previously slated to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ until her parole officer intervened
The lifestyle mogul served her five-month prison sentence at Federal Prison Camp in Alderson, W. Va., from 2004 to 2005.
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.
Martha Stewart has come a long way from her time in prison. Following her "insider trading" trial in 2004, the mogul rehabilitated her image thanks to a series of TV shows and products, collaborations with Snoop Dogg, and adoration for her social media presence.
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