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.

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

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

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

The lifestyle mogul served her five-month prison sentence at Federal Prison Camp in Alderson, W. Va., from 2004 to 2005.

Martha Stewart has regrets. No, not necessarily about that whole insider-trading thing: In 2005, she had to turn down hosting "Saturday Night Live." Stewart said during "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" that she was asked by "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels to host an episode of the sketch series in 2005 after her release from prison.

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 could’ve hosted Saturday Night Live after she spent time behind bars. The entrepreneur and television host said that she was invited to host SNL in 2005 after spending give months in prison for lying about a stock trade but her parole officer stopped her from doing the show.

Martha Stewart is still dreaming of appearing on Saturday Night Live. On a new episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the lifestyle guru, 83, recalled narrowly missing out on hosting SNL as her parole officer at the time stopped her from accepting the gig.

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 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.