9. She Passed On Saturday Night Live To Be In Friends
It's not at all surprising that Jennifer Aniston was once offered a gig on Saturday Night Live. After all, she has a real talent for comedy and her timing is impeccable - you can certainly imagine her working wonders on the show as a member of the permanent cast. And indeed, she was offered a spot on SNL by none other than Lorne Michaels prior to catching her big break with NBC's Friends - an offer she turned down because she felt like the show was something akin to "a boy's club," which certainly isn't the case nowadays, given all the female talent. But it's a good thing she turned down said offer, otherwise she wouldn't have ended up in one of the most beloved sitcoms of all-time as its arguably most beloved character. A far more lucrative deal than anything Lorne Michaels could have given her, then, for sure.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
