Jesse Eisenberg struggles to remember his Saturday Night Live hosting gig fondly, the actor said this week. Eisenberg hosted SNL in 2011, but has "only bad memories" of the experience, he quipped to Jenna Bush Hager and Amy Poehler during an appearance on Today with Jenna & Friends.

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.

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 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.