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Jennifer Aniston Says She Turned Down SNL Early On, Citing Youthful Hubris and a Male-Dominated Culture

Her remarks came on an Oct. 13 Armchair Expert episode that is exclusive to Wondery+ until Oct. 20.

Overview

  • Aniston said she declined an early offer to join the SNL cast because she thought she was "such hot s---" and questioned how women were treated on the show.
  • She described SNL at the time as a boys' club and said she would have wanted an environment like the era of Gilda Radner and Jane Curtin.
  • Recounting her early-1990s visit, she recalled meeting with Lorne Michaels in New York and running into Adam Sandler and David Spade outside the room.
  • Despite passing on the cast offer, she later hosted Saturday Night Live twice, first in 1999 and again in 2004.
  • She has voiced similar concerns in earlier interviews, including a 2019 appearance on The Howard Stern Show and a 2021 Hollywood Reporter profile.