[NEWS] Jennifer FINALLY Reveals Why She Turned Down a Role On 'SNL'

Howard Stern with Jennifer on SiriusXM radio show The Howard Stern Show

During an interview on SiriusXM with radio personality Howard Stern, Jennifer revealed why she turned down a role on 'Saturday Night Live!'. It turns out that, just before she signed on to do 'Friends', which aired its pilot episode September 24, 1994, the actress was in the talks with SNL creator Lorne Michaels to join the cast. Howard Stern said, "Lorne found she was funny wanting her to be on the show in a big way. However, despite the lucrative offer, Aniston declined."

Jennifer LIVE! during The Howard Stern Show

Jennifer said, "I didn't think I would like that environment. I remember showing up and [Adam] Sandler was there, and [David] Spade was there. I had known them already and they were like, 'Look, the Aniston's here.' You know, you're just not the brightest in your early twenties. I was like, 'I think the women need to be treated better here' because it was such a boys club. I didn't lecture, I was just saying what I would hope, if I was to do this, what I would hope it to be."

Adam Sandler musically interrupting fellow SNL cast member Kevin Nealon's Weekend Update segment

Although an exact year wasn't specified, she did mention 'Friends' was just about to happen, which suggests the SNL offer was made sometime in the early '90s. Based on this, it's likely Jennifer would have joined season 19 of SNL, which wrapped up a couple of months before 'Friends' first aired. At the time, Adam Sandler and David Spade had just been promoted to "repertory players". The women included in the cast were Ellen Cleghorne, Melanie Hustell, Julia Sweeney, and Sarah Silverman.