The Jennifer Aniston Hookup That Wasn't

Matthew Perry recollects The Daily Show hosts fervent courtship of the erstwhile Friends star

By Gina Serpe Feb 03, 2011 10:17 PMTags

Remember last summer, when Jennifer Aniston dropped by The Daily Show during a promotional blitz and Jon Stewart let slip how he really, really wanted to date her before they were famous?

Well, Matthew Perry does. And it turns out, it wasn't just before Aniston hit the big time that Stewart was looking for a hookup.

Yep, sure sounds like someone had it pretty bad for the erstwhile Friend.

"I remember way back when, you asked me if I could potentially set you up with Jennifer Aniston," Perry told Stewart while promoting his own project, Mr. Sunshine, last night. "Which I thought was funny because I couldn't even get a date with Jennifer Aniston."

"Here's the sad thing," Jon said. "Every guest we had on I asked that question to. We had a guy on who had condors, I was like, 'Do you know Jennifer Aniston by any chance?'"

Don't worry guys, at least you can take comfort in knowing you weren't the only funny things she turned down.