Summary
- Jennifer Aniston's opening monologue on SNL, featuring a brawl with Molly Shannon, is regarded as one of the show's best ever.
- Fans praised Aniston for her comedic skills and the hilarity of the monologue, calling it a standout performance.
- Aniston had initially turned down a role on SNL due to concerns about the show's treatment of women, but later hosted the show multiple times.
Over the years, SNL had some memorable skits. Who can forget the time Billie Eilish could not stop laughing during her memorable skit with Kate McKinnon.
In the following, we're going to take a look at an iconic opening monologue on SNL, featuring Jennifer Aniston. The show's opening did not disappoint, and is regarded among the best in the show's history.
We'll take a look at how things got physical during the opening, and what the fans had to say. In addition, we'll reveal Aniston's other experiences with SNL. In fact, Aniston almost landed on SNL years before her fame on Friends.
Jennifer Aniston's Opening "Fight Club" Monologue Was Considered One Of The Best SNL Openings Ever
It was an opening monologue fans weren't expecting. The show opens with Jennifer Aniston taking questions from the audience. One of the "audience members" asks if Brad Pitt was going to be there, to which Aniston says he's promoting Fight Club overseas.
That's where the monologue takes an unexpected turn as Jennifer leaves the stage and meets with Molly Shannon. Aniston asks Shannon to hit her, and a brawl ensures. Fans were blown away by the sequence and how everything really looked between the two, and later, the others.
It is definitely worth a look back.
Fans had massive praise for Aniston, in what was called one of the best openings ever on SNL.
Fans wrote, "Being good at comedy on a TV show, or in a movie, doesn't always transfer to SNL, but Jennifer Anniston is definitely an exception, this is one of the best openings l've ever seen!"
"This opening, by far, is one of my favorites. Jennifer and the cast members were so hilarious. They killed it. The crew members from the back even came out to watch this lol."
"I think this is the best opening monologue SNL that I've ever seen! There must have been so much rehearsing for those stunts!"
Although the skit was praised by fans, Jennifer Aniston didn't have the best experience prior to her SNL appearance.
Jennifer Aniston's History With SNL Wasn't Always A Positive One
Surprisingly, Jennifer Aniston turned down a role on Saturday Night Live. Given the atmosphere behind the scenes, Jennifer Aniston didn't feel like she was a fit for the show.
Jen revealed, "That was right before Friends, I remember walking in, and it was [David] Spade and [Adam] Sandler, and I knew those guys forever, and I was so young and dumb, and I went into Lorne’s office, and I was like, ‘I hear women are not respected on this show.’ I don’t remember exactly what I said next, but it was something like, ‘I would prefer if it were like the days of Gilda Radner and Jane Curtin."
Aniston continues, “I mean, it was such a boys’ club back then, but who the f--- was I to be saying this to Lorne Michaels?! So yes, adorably, that happened, and I’ve hosted Saturday Night Live a couple of times, and I love it so much.”
It took a lot of courage to turn down such an offer. However, it all worked out for Aniston in the end, as an offer from Friends came along shortly after, and completely changed her career for the better.
Jennifer Aniston Also Took Exception To Vanessa Bayer's Impression Of Her On SNL
In the recent years, Jennifer Aniston took exception to a certain SNL moment that saw Vanessa Bayer do an impression of Aniston. Initially, Jen was put off by the moment.
Aniston initially felt as though the impression wasn't accurate.
"I remember someone saying, 'Did you see the impression of you on SNL? My first response was, 'What? No, I'm not impression [-worthy].' They played it for me and [gasps], 'That is so not the way I sound.'"
Aniston claims she got over it once those around her said it was a compliment.
"Everyone said it was a compliment, but I had to really get my brain around that and tuck my little tail between my legs, thinking I'm being made fun of," she said. "That's always the gut instinct: 'They're making fun of me.'"
The skit between the two was certainly one fans had a blast with, and received more than 12 million views on YouTube. Aniston's appearances on SNL clearly have not disappointed.
