{"id":203752,"date":"2025-11-07T07:33:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T07:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/07\/reese-witherspoon-reflects-on-hosting-first-snl-episode-post-9-11-zero-stars-do-not-recommend\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T07:33:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T07:33:24","slug":"reese-witherspoon-reflects-on-hosting-first-snl-episode-post-9-11-zero-stars-do-not-recommend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/07\/reese-witherspoon-reflects-on-hosting-first-snl-episode-post-9-11-zero-stars-do-not-recommend\/","title":{"rendered":"Reese Witherspoon Reflects On Hosting First \u2018SNL\u2019 Episode Post-9\/11: \u2018Zero Stars. Do Not Recommend.\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/reese-witherspoon\/\" title=\"Reese Witherspoon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Reese Witherspoon<\/strong><\/a> is reflecting on a particularly challenging gig she accepted over 20 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/the-morning-show\/\" title=\"The Morning Show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Morning Show<\/strong><\/a><\/em> star is recalling the time she had to host the first live episode of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/saturday-night-live\/\" title=\"Saturday Night Live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Saturday Night Live<\/strong><\/a><\/em> after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2155977\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reese<\/strong> was one of the latest stars to sit down with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/dax-shepard\/\" title=\"Dax Shepard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dax Shepard<\/strong><\/a> on his <em>Armchair Expert<\/em> podcast and the topic came up in conversation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would give that zero stars. Do not recommend,\u201d she quipped.<\/p>\n<p>During the summer in question, the Oscar winner was riding the high of <em>Legally Blonde<\/em>\u2018s success and when <em>SNL<\/em> head <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/lorne-michaels\/\" title=\"Lorne Michaels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lorne Michaels<\/strong><\/a> asked her to host the September 29, 2001 episode (also happened the series premiere).<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reese Witherspoon | Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dAJWKP_Zrpk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>However, she also thinks it was way \u201ctoo much responsibility for a 24-year-old girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Lorne Michaels<\/strong> called me and he said, \u2018I really need you to show up. I really, really need this. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/rudy-giuliani\/\" title=\"Rudy Giuliani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rudy Giuliani<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s gonna be here. All the firefighters are gonna be here. <strong>Paul Simon<\/strong> is gonna sing. I just need you to come out and do something a little light and tell America, \u2018You can\u2019t feel sad. We gotta laugh again. We\u2019ve got to get back the national spirit,\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was 24. I also had a baby. I had a one-year-old. I was a new mom. I had the biggest movie come out that summer,\u201d <strong>Reese<\/strong> continued. \u201cBut if you know me, if I tell you I\u2019m going to do something, I mean there has to be a real disaster. \u2026 We did it and it was good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/alicia-keys\/\" title=\"Alicia Keys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Alicia Keys<\/strong><\/a> was the musical guest for her episode.<\/p>\n<p>After that episode, the actress says she didn\u2019t host again for 15 years, with her next episode not being until Season 40, specifically the 20th episode with musical guest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/florence-the-machine\/\" title=\"Florence The Machine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Florence + the Machine<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You might have missed it but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/09\/21\/jennifer-aniston-learns-reese-witherspoons-real-first-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Reese<\/strong> and her <em>Morning Show<\/em> co-star <strong>Jennifer Aniston<\/strong> shared a super sweet moment during a recent interview!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/11\/07\/reese-witherspoon-reflects-on-hosting-first-snl-episode-post-911-zero-stars-do-not-recommend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reese Witherspoon is reflecting on a particularly challenging gig she accepted over 20 years ago. Specifically, The Morning Show star is recalling the time she had to host the first live episode of Saturday Night Live after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. 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