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

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

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

At the beginning of the interview, Fallon mentioned all the SNL cast members that had impersonated Stewart over the years which included Janeane Garofalo, Nancy Walls Carell, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, David Spade, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Chloe Fineman.

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.

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 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 says her parole officer wouldn't let her host "Saturday Night Live" after she was approached to do so following her release from prison.

For many celebrities, there's a relatively small window in which they are considered for hosting Saturday Night Live. One celebrity had that window slammed shut