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.

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

The Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia founder recently revealed her former parole officer forced her to miss a major career milestone.

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.

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 has revealed that she was once asked to host “Saturday Night Live,” but her parole officer wouldn’t allow it. During an appearance on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” on Monday, Stewart said she got the call from Lorne Michaels after her release from prison in 2005.

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.