{"id":2089028,"date":"2025-10-14T00:44:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T00:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2089028"},"modified":"2025-10-14T00:44:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T00:44:13","slug":"jennifer-aniston-recalls-turning-down-snl-because-she-thought-she-was-hot-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jennifer-aniston-recalls-turning-down-snl-because-she-thought-she-was-hot-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Aniston Recalls Turning Down \u201cSNL \u201dBecause She Thought She Was &#8216;Hot S&#8212;&#8216;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jennifer Aniston recalled her reason for turning down <em>Saturday Night Live <\/em>before her <em>Friends<\/em> fame<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know why I had this self-righteous attitude of I don&#8217;t know if women are treated the way they should be treated on this show,\u201d the actress says<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Aniston later went on to host the NBC sketch comedy show twice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jennifer-aniston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jennifer Aniston;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jennifer Aniston<\/a> is looking back on when she nearly became a <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/saturday-night-live-turns-50-people-celebrates-the-sketch-show-s-storied-history-with-special-edition-issue-8779592\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Saturday Night Live;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Saturday Night Live<\/a> <\/em>cast member.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When asked about her decision to turn down an offer to appear in the cast of the NBC sketch comedy show before her <em>Friends <\/em>fame on the Oct. 13 episode of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wondery.com\/shows\/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard\/episode\/16193-jennifer-aniston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard<\/em><\/a>, Aniston, 56, said, \u201cI always thought I was such hot s&#8212;. The story of that is all very confusing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHonestly, today I&#8217;d have to ask Lorne, because I remember, I was in New York City, and I had a meeting with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/lorne-michaels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lorne Michaels;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lorne Michaels<\/a>, and I ran into <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/adam-sandler\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:[Adam] Sandler;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">[Adam] Sandler<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/david-spade\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:[David] Spade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">[David] Spade<\/a> in the room right outside,\u201d she added. \u201cAnd I knew Sandler forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>NBC<\/p>\n<p> Molly Shannon and Jennifer Aniston on &#8216;Saturday Night Live&#8217; in 1999<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/dax-shepard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dax Shepard;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dax Shepard<\/a> asked if her friendship with Sandler \u2014\u00a0whom she starred alongside in <em>Just Go with It<\/em> and the <em>Murder Mystery<\/em> franchise \u2014 predated <em>Friends.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYes, he was very good friends with Charlie Schlatter, who played Ferris Bueller in the television version of <em>Ferris Bueller&#8217;s Day Off<\/em>,&#8221; the <em>Morning Show<\/em> star said, referring to a short-lived 1990-1991 TV adaptation of the 1986 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/matthew-broderick\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Matthew Broderick;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Matthew Broderick<\/a> movie. Aniston starred in the series as Ferris&#8217; sister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cSo we met at Jerry&#8217;s Deli in like 1912,\u201d she joked of the 59-year-old comedian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actress shared that she has preconceived notions about how she would be treated on the show, saying, \u201cI don&#8217;t know why I had this self-righteous attitude of &#8216;I don&#8217;t know if women are treated the way they should be treated on this show.&#8217; It&#8217;s a very male-dominated [show,] I would love to be here if it was in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/snl-50th-special-laraine-newman-and-jane-curtin-honor-gilda-radner-11680897\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gilda Radner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Gilda Radner<\/a> day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI mean, this is the brain that semi-remembers things that are back that far,\u201d she added. \u201cSomething like that. I can&#8217;t remember, but I just remember<em> Friends <\/em>then happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"NBC Will Ferrell, Jennifer Aniston and Tim Meadows on 'Saturday Night Live' in 1999\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/GZon9ImTzHMYhiKYlJPO3w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/6eb5b8b5f35f6c17ca8c47bf4d95470c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>NBC<\/p>\n<p> Will Ferrell, Jennifer Aniston and Tim Meadows on &#8216;Saturday Night Live&#8217; in 1999<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During a 2021 interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/feature\/jennifer-aniston-interview-morning-show-friends-murder-mystery-sequel-1235058142\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Hollywood Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>, Aniston further detailed how she told Michaels she wasn\u2019t interested in joining the show. \u201cI was so young and dumb and I went into Lorne\u2019s office and I was like, \u2018I hear women are not respected on this show,&#8217; &#8221; she said. &#8220;I don\u2019t remember exactly what I said next, but it was something like, \u2018I would prefer if it were like the days of Gilda Radner and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jane-curtin-reflects-saturday-night-live-john-belushi-exclusive-7643943\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jane Curtin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jane Curtin<\/a>.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI mean, it was such a boys\u2019 club back then, but who the f&#8212; was I to be saying this to Lorne Michaels?! So yes, adorably that happened and I\u2019ve hosted <em>Saturday Night Live <\/em>a couple of times, and I love it so much,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Laurent VU\/SIPA\/Shutterstock Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Z5K3yakxrkTA6HXpS5tR4g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/11fe25578c4bae5dc71fb80b7a8f9c8f\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Laurent VU\/SIPA\/Shutterstock Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While appearing on <em>The Howard Stern Show <\/em>in 2019, she recalled confronting Michaels about the lack of female representation on the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI was like, \u2018I think that women need to be treated better here.\u2019 Because it was such a boys club,\u201d she said. \u201cYou\u2019re just, not the brightest when you\u2019re in your early 20s. I didn\u2019t lecture him, I was just saying what I would hope if I was to do this, what I would hope it to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI was such a young twit,\u201d she laughed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Aniston has hosted <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> twice \u2014 for the first time in 1999 and again in 2004.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In celebration of the iconic sketch show&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/saturday-night-live-turns-50-people-celebrates-the-sketch-show-s-storied-history-with-special-edition-issue-8779592\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:50th anniversary;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">50th anniversary<\/a> earlier this year, <em>SNL <\/em>alum <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/molly-shannon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Molly Shannon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Molly Shannon<\/a> recalled Aniston being &#8220;very laid back&#8221; while hosting the NBC late-night show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I remember being like, &#8216;Ooh, that&#8217;s so cool. Jennifer Aniston,&#8217; &#8221; she recalled. &#8220;And she had a big wedding ring on and she was just [an] easygoing professional, [she] had been in television for a long time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> airs Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC. <em>The Morning Show<\/em> is available to stream on Apple TV+.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jennifer-aniston-recalls-turning-down-snl-11829096\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Jennifer Aniston recalled her reason for turning down Saturday Night Live before her Friends fame &#8220;I don&#8217;t know why I had this self-righteous attitude of I don&#8217;t know if women are treated the way they should be treated on this show,\u201d the actress says Aniston later went on to host the NBC [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2089029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[26741,370163,359084,24075,21890,350657],"class_list":["post-2089028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-jennifer-aniston","tag-lorne","tag-molly-shannon","tag-nbc","tag-saturday-night-live","tag-sketch-comedy-show"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jennifer-Aniston-Recalls-Turning-Down-SNL-Because-She-Thought-She.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2089028"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2089030,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089028\/revisions\/2089030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2089029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2089028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2089028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2089028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}