Reese Witherspoon is looking back on her somber Saturday Night Live hosting debut, which came just weeks after the September 11 terror attacks.

“I would give that zero stars. Do not recommend,” Witherspoon, 49, said of her experience with hosting during her appearance on the Monday, November 3, episode of Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast.

Witherspoon explained that she had originally been scheduled to host the season’s second episode, not the season opener. However, the first episode had been canceled in light of the attacks.

“[SNL creator] Lorne Michaels called me, and he said, ‘I really need you to show up. I really, really need this. Rudy Giuliani is gonna be here. All the firefighters are gonna be here. Paul Simon is gonna be here,’” the Morning Show actress recalled. “‘I jus

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