Jesse Eisenberg said during an interview on “Today with Jenna & Friends” (via People) that he only has “bad memories” of hosting “Saturday Night Live” in January 2011. The Oscar nominee made the grave mistake of thinking being “SNL” host meant he’d be pitching and writing all of the sketches for his episode.

Eisenberg told Hager and Poehler that his mistake was “unbelievably inappropriate and offensive,” but Poehler — an SNL alum — told him not to sweat it. “You worked too hard,” she said. “Better to go that way than the other way.”

Actor and filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg is reflecting on his experience hosting Saturday Night Live in 2011, but he isn't exactly sharing good memories. On Today With Jenna & Friends, Eisenberg told host Jenna Bush Hager and guest host and SNL alum Amy Poehler: “I only have bad memories because I did such a dumb thing,

Jesse Eisenberg doesn’t look back fondly on his 2011 Saturday Night Live hosting gig, he revealed on Today with Jenna & Friends. Eisenberg told Jenna Bush Hager and guest host and SNL alum Amy Poehler: “I only have bad memories because I did such a dumb thing.

Jesse Eisenberg had some major misconceptions about the show when he hosted Saturday Night Live back in 2011. The Social Network star revealed to Jenna Bush Hager and Amy Poehler during a recent appearance on Today With Jenna & Friends that he was under the assumption that he would be pitching and writing sketches for the episode in addition to hosting.

Jesse Eisenberg says he’s still haunted by ‘dumb thing’ he did before hosting SNL - ‘I only have bad memories,’ said the actor-director

Eisenberg said he still thinks about the "dumb thing" he did ahead of his 2011 'Saturday Night Live' hosting gig

Jesse Eisenberg doesn’t seem to have much good to remember from his time of hosting Saturday Night Live.The actor recently opened up about his 2011 SNL hosting experience, revealing