The actress said she made the gig “everybody else’s problem.”

Jennifer Lawrence has 1 regret about hosting SNL with walking pneumonia that has nothing to do with being sick

The actress said she made the gig "everybody else's problem."

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Jennifer Lawrence on 'SNL' in 2013. Credit:

Jennifer Lawrence wants a re-do as host on *Saturday Night Live, *and it's not just because she had walking pneumonia during the show.

Lawrence, who hosted *SNL* on Jan. 19, 2013, was known for her quirky, relatable attitude during her ascent to the A-list. It was a lot of pressure to keep up with people's expectations, as she was working on *The Hunger Games: Catching Fire *and doing press for *Silver Linings Playbook* at the time. She admitted to Amy Poehler that she was "very tired" from all of the activity.

"I would have to like fly, go to a party, shake hands, and then land and, you know, shoot. Like, poor me," she said sarcastically on the *Good Hang *podcast.

Jennifer Lawrence was promoting 'Silver Linings Playbook', which won her an Oscar, when she did 'SNL'. JOJO WHILDEN/The Weinstein Company

When she finally got to *SNL,* she recalled being too nonchalant. At 22, Lawrence said she was a "bad age" for the hosting gig. Now, she's hoping for a second chance to redeem herself on the show.

"You get asked like, 'Can you do any impressions or anything?' And I was like, 'No,'" Lawrence said with an exaggerated affectation of apathy. "Like I don't want to be like, 'And I can do this and I can do that.' I just kind of made everything like everybody else's problem. I was like, 'I don't know how to do that. I can't do that.'

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While Poehler had already left the show by this time, focusing on *Parks and Recreation,* she agreed that it was hard for young people to go on *SNL*. She asked Lawrence if she would be interested in doing more comedy work now.

Jennifer Lawrence was also shooting one of the 'Hunger Games' films while hosting 'SNL,' making her 'very tired'. Murray Close/Lionsgate

The *Die My Love* actress revealed that she has written a screenplay for a comedy that she hopes to direct and star in. Lawrence recently starred in 2023's rom-com *No Hard Feelings *but has otherwise had few comedic roles.

Check out the full episode of *Good Hang* with Jennifer Lawrence below.**

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