Martha Stewart Says ‘Maybe Some Day’ She Will HostSaturday Night LiveAfter Parole Officer Previously Stopped Her

Mar. 15, 2025

Martha Stewart, pictured left on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.Photo:Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty; TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty

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Martha Stewartis still dreaming of appearing onSaturday Night Live.

On a new episode ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the lifestyle guru, 83, recalled narrowly missing out on hostingSNLas her parole officer at the time stopped her from accepting the gig.

“I was allowed to be out of my house eight hours a day,” she explained. “And the parole officer said ‘No?’ ” Fallon, 50, asked.

“No—” replied Stewart, adding jokingly, “That b——.”

“I still have his name and his number … I’m so p—–,” she continued. “Maybe someday.”

“You would be fantastic,” said Fallon. “Oh I would,” Stewart agreed. “I’d be amazing … start a campaign!”

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In 2004,Stewart was sentencedto five months in prison and two years of supervised probation after being found guilty on charges including conspiracy and obstruction of justice, stemming from selling her stake in ImClone Systems, a biopharmaceutical company, in December 2001.

She was released from prison in March 2005.

Despite not appearing onSNLat the time, Stewart was able to bounce back in her career after her return home as she wrote a book and debuted two new television shows less than a year after her release.

Stewart exiting court after the sentencing phase of her conviction in N.Y.C. in 2004.Spencer Platt/Getty

Spencer Platt/Getty

“David’s my favorite,” Stewart remarked as she revealed that the comedian “was wearing my poncho” for his impression of her on the show.

Sharing her reaction to all the impersonations of her, she said, “I love it! Imitation is the highest form of flattery.”

source: people.com