By the nature of it being live, it's immediate and it's probably riskier,” Gasteyer says of SNL. “There's not a lot of time spent hand-wringing and wondering if someone's going to be offended.”

The Martha Stewart on “SNL” campaign starts now. The famous homemaker, 83, appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Monday and expressed desire to host “ Saturday Night Live” — after she was robbed of the opportunity 20 years ago.

Shortly after Martha Stewart 's release from prison in 2005, she received a call from "Saturday Night Live's" head honcho, Lorne Michaels, inviting her to host the sketch comedy show. But to Stewart's disappointment, she had to turn down the offer, for legal reasons.

Martha Stewart has revealed that she was once asked to host "Saturday Night Live," but her parole officer wouldn't let her.

Stewart revealed she had an offer on the table to host “SNL” shortly after her release from prison, but her parole officer put the kibosh on it.

Martha Stewart explained why she has never hosted "Saturday Night Live" on "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon."

Martha Stewart has claimed her parole officer banned her from hosting Saturday Night Live. In 2004, the 83-year-old star spent five months in jail and another five under house arrest before two years of supervised probation after being found guilty of charges relating to an insider trading case.

Martha Stewart is one of the most impersonated person on Saturday Night Live, but has yet to host the sketch show. On a new episode of The Tonight Show, Stewart spoke to host Jimmy Fallon about being impersonated nine different times, including by David Spade.

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.

Live from New York, it wasn’t Martha Stewart. The domestic doyenne said her parole officer wouldn’t let her host “ Saturday Night Live ” after she got out of federal prison in Alderson, West Virginia, in 2005 after serving five months for lying about a stock trade.

Martha Stewart revealed that she was previously slated to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ until her parole officer intervened