Reese Witherspoon appeared on the “Armchair Expert” podcast and spoke candidly about not appearing on “ SNL ” for nearly 15 years after she made her hosting debut on the show’s first episode after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Witherspoon was just 24 years old at the time and fresh off the summer box office success of “Legally Blonde.”

“I would give that zero stars. Do not recommend,” the Oscar winner said about her “SNL” hosting debut (via The Daily Beast ). “It was just too much responsibility for a 24-year-old girl.”

“Lorne Michaels called me and he said, ‘I really need you to show up. I really, really need this. Rudy Giuliani’s gonna be here. All the firefighters are gonna be here. Paul Simon is gonna sing. I just need you to come out and do something a little light an

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