Chevy Chase: Saturday Night Live’s Cruelest Host

[@mediamementosofficial]

To clarify the “a joke isn’t a joke unless everyone laughs” part, I’ll admit it was poorly worded. I was basically trying to say if someone plays a joke in someone and the main reaction is disgust and anger, then that’s not a joke. It’s just someone being a jerk. It’s like if in an office environment, someone just walks up to a coworker and dumps trash on their head. That’s just being rude. There’s no joke there. I hope that makes more sense. Also, I’m first, second, third, and all other places before, after, and in between!

[@randomdude189]

Chevy did nothing wrong. Learn to take a roast

[@limner123]

Yeah, well, infinity plus one!

[@DSPHistoricalSociety]

You are 100% annoying, not entertaining

[@AtlasBlizzard]

It worries me how many people subscribe to that type of humor.

[@rutgerhauser2377]

But isn't that dependent on how the joke is received and not the intent?

[@totallynotamimic3522]

It’s kinda funny to think that Chevy Chase was so perfectly cast for Pierce Hawthorne, not due to his acting talent but because they are almost the exact same person.

[@PickleJello]

That might be why he hated the role and Dan Harmon so much, because he might have started to catch on to what Harmon was doing.

[@evilrollo]

He was fired for calling Donald Glover the n-word on set.

[@robbesworkshop]

i always thought something was off with that guy, and the character

[@IranahyeNotVTEC]

@@PickleJello What's hilarious is he didn't. It was literally the "Old White Man Says" joke but real life. I think it was on one of the episode's DVD commentary, but Dan Harmon said he started writing in lines for Pierce that Chevy would say off camera. Chevy would read the script and say "That's hilarious! I love it!" seemingly completely oblivious. Like, I think the "I'm not leaving my trailer till theres food," line was actually said.

[@Roneish1996]

@@IranahyeNotVTECI came here to say something very similar so thanks for saving me from needing to do so.

[@timey_103]

So basically, Chevy Chase isn’t that far off from his character in Community.

[@tacticaljunk1608]

His apology for the AIDS joke being insincere and self congratulatory, telling Robert Downy Jr. his dad was in hell, Chase was perfectly cast in Community.

[@thematt523]

@@tacticaljunk1608And what’s weird is that his dad wasn’t even dead! He died in 2021.

[@bigbearkat2010]

Might be why he's so butthurt about his material in Community, it hits too close to home.

[@cringusmoss9937]

Famously said he "didnt get why it was funny". Couldn't stand being laughed at. ​@@bigbearkat2010

[@nastynate4916]

Are you crazy, Pierce was at least SOMETIMES sympathetic and likable

[@k.c.r.5974]

Chevy straight up sucks. He told Chris Farley that he wouldnt be remembered like Belushi and that he was nowhere on his level and if he died of an overdose like Belushi did no one would care. You can argue that he was trying to help Chris Farley but regardless Chevy enjoyed being nasty to people and it infuriated me because Chris Farley was actually and literally the funniest guy and genuinely good and kind.

[@KylieWilson]

Oh man, considering how much Farley idolised Belushi, talk about hitting him right where it hurt 😢

[@nevaehhamilton3493]

What's worse is that Chris Farley did end up actually dying of an overdose, so this hits much, _much_ harder

[@madchad4805]

Who is Chris Farley.

[@k.c.r.5974]

@@madchad4805 look him up. There are tons of documentaries on him and clips on KZbin and a song Adam Sandler made about him. His biggest movie was Tommy Boy and he was on SNL.

[@MLBlue30]

​@@madchad4805He's my hero. Knowing Chevy was a dick to him makes me hate him more.

[@BloodylocksBathory]

Milton Berle: Bad jokes, banned Frank Zappa: Ad-libbed, banned Stephen Seagal: Horrid Seagalisms, banned Tom Green: Weird, banned Adrien Brody: Cringe behavior, banned Chevy Chase: Egomaniac, not a team player, abuse of cast members, sexual harrassment, never banned

[@themaggattack]

Sinéad O'Connor: Speaks out against the abuse within the Catholic church. Banned.

[@BloodylocksBathory]

@@themaggattack thanks for that one, I can't believe I forgot it

[@marcen12]

Tom Green was banned for being Tom Green??? What did they expect!?

[@rayvenkman2087]

That’s SNL Alright.

[@BloodylocksBathory]

@@marcen12 Right??

[@misstra_knowitall]

I really liked his character in Community, Pierce, because it was literally him. You could tell that the writers were going for that, which they actually confirmed in an interview lmaooo

[@themaggattack]

😂 Those writers deserve an award for best poetic justice!

[@jinjo3100]

they let him be himself and he got too comfortable being himself until they realised they didn't like who he was

[@MarxistMomentum]

Chevy Chase, yet another celebrity who got away with their awful behavior because of nepotism and having the right connections in Hollywood.

[@22steve5150]

Nepotism? He got away with it because he was an absurdly funny and talented comedic actor, and as long as people in the industry can make money off of his comedy they will let him get away with more than others would. Same thing with talented athletes being protected by universities and pro sports teams.

[@stellarobado4269]

Nepotism? WTF?

[@hatednyc]

@@22steve5150Funny? That’s relative.

[@manticorephoenix]

But that’s every job, including the one you work, if the bosses like you, you get more passes than other coworkers

[@22steve5150]

@@hatednyc the adjusted grosses for the comedies that he starred in in the 80's speak for themselves. About 1.6 billion, 7th among comedic actors for the decade.

[@joeybaseball7352]

I actually met a guy some years ago, who was at the taping of the very first episode of SNL. He then said he saw Chevy in the 90s, and said to him, "I was at the very first taping of SNL." And Chevy responded back not by saying "Wow, that's incredible," or "How did you enjoy the experience." But instead by saying "How did I look? Was I good?" Which told me everything I needed to know about this narcissist. And I've heard nothing but horrible anecdotes about him over the years. Nobody seems to have anything nice to say about him. As for the guy who was the first taping of SNL. I believe he's been to more tapings of SNL than anyone else. I actually met him while hanging outside of 30 Rock one day. He was on the standby line for SNL. He's been to so many tapings, that SNL hooks him up pretty good, and reserve a spot for him in the audience each week. He's a handicapped guy. He has difficulty walking. But he's beloved by the cast and crew. Despite having that hook up, he still hangs out in the standby line for SNL outside of 30 Rock. I haven't been to 30 Rock in years. And he was a pretty old guy when I met him. Hope he's doing well though.

[@RonMotta1972]

I know exactly who you’re talking about. I was an NBC Page in the late ‘90s. I can’t remember his name, but he was there every show. We usually found a way to get him in. Nice guy.

[@rayvenkman2087]

Good to know there’s some good out of the story.

[@culwin]

@@RonMotta1972Louis?

[@RonMotta1972]

@@culwin YES!!!! Thank you!!!! Really nice guy, had so many fascinating stories. Everybody loved him and we always made sure he got in.

[@bigol9223]

Wow. Did the comedian respond with something silly? Wow.

[@jkyle1018]

"...the most uncomfortable thing I've ever seen. And I've seen Chevy Chase talk to an intern." Pete Davidson's best joke.

[@eshim3961]

If you read about Chevy Chase's childhood, it almost seems as thouth his family followed step by step instructions on how to create a narcissist.

[@robotx9285]

Huh

[@michaelvessel4604]

The more I think about it the more I really do think that Chevy Chase is like the real life equivalent of BoJack Horseman, all the way down to his childhood upbringing.

[@crow2724]

"You slapped a co-worker!" "Yeah, the joke hasn't aged well" "It's only been 2 seconds, it's not comedy, it's bullying"

[@reily6488]

The thing about the AIDS joke is that it isn't even a good joke. Take away all of the shock value and dark humor what is the base of the Joke? People who have AIDS lose weight rapidly, so we are going to bring this guy on, say he has AIDS, and he will lose weight during the show. I just don't see a punchline. Substitute any disease and it still just not even a joke. Would watching somebodys hair fallout after chemo be a joke? Would you yell to somebody with early stages of M.S. "Hey you know you won't be able to walk soon!" They are not jokes, just things that happen. Nothing is being subverted, there is no bigger statement, just an observation that everybody already knows about. You absolutely can make fun of AIDS, cancer, or anything else, but at least give me a punchline.

[@alexandru5369]

agree I'm 100% for all jokes (especially dark jokes) but they have too be funny and not mean spirited

[@babykata-dt3ys]

A real "people die when they are killed" moment.

[@MLBlue30]

Norm Macdonald is who Chevy Chase wishes he was funny as. The wrong one died.

[@purplemist7]

​@@alexandru5369Aren't dark jokes just jokes that are mean spirited? If not, how would you differentiate them?

[@alexandru5369]

Dark jokes are jokes that touch on dark subjects i.e. cancer, rape etc. A mean spirited hoke can be disguised as a "you're ugly" joke but really just intentionally ripping on someone's looks just hiding it behind a joke. @@purplemist7

[@albertrobinson4576]

Milton Berle: Uses bad jokes. Michaels: BANNED! Chevy Chase: Harasses and assaults people. Michaels: You’re still a legend up here. I love Hollywood Logic.

[@CarpettinginMotel.townson]

Someone needs to do a video on all the bans on SNL because I personally feel a lot of them are unfair…

[@niccage6375]

​@@CarpettinginMotel.townsonsinead O'Connor was banned because she told the truth

[@stellarobado4269]

Chevy and Lorne were besties.

[@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090]

I don’t it allowed Epstein and Weinstein.

[@forTehMemes]

@@CarpettinginMotel.townsonAdrien Brody’s ban is still the dumbest ban from the show

[@deadpan80]

10:44 Zappa got banned for playing up the fact he was reading from cue cards and adlibbing (Michaels' major "no-no" - nothing gets you banned faster than intentionally going off script). It was Elvis Costello who switched playing a song mid-performance - an all time classic SNL moment.

[@credenzamostro]

it's great that Zappa was John Belushi's antithesis, a complete teetotaler with no respect for people who drank or did drugs, including the cast of SNL, and yet Belushi was such a big fan of his that he didn't care as long as he got to host

[@kelf114]

I remember watching Elvis Costello do that. They started the song, played about a minute, and Elvis stopped, started waving his hands and saying, "No, no." Then they launched into the song they weren't supposed to play. I admired him for that. I remember watching the Zappa performance, too. They had little "boxes" on top of the studio monitors. When they did I Am the Slime, green slime oozed down the screens. They had Don Pardo do the voice part at the end.

[@Chelaxim]

I guess it depends HOW you go off script. Lindsay Lohan in the Debbie Downer sketch wasn't supposed to storm off when she did because she couldn't contain herself since EVERYONE was breaking.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@Chelaximthat’s the only allowable break and it has to be organic so that it isn’t directly noticeable…flubbing lines accidentally is ok as well but not if it’s more than once and or due to intentionally flubbing-like Frank

[@mrcritical6751]

Then you got Rage Against The Machine, who turned the audience into a freaking mosh pit. I’m honestly shocked nobody died or was injured during that, cause can you imagine just being like a middle aged guy going out for a night of comedy, then getting thrown into an impromptu mosh pit? Nightmare fuel

[@baileymaloney3595]

It’s no wonder how Chevy Chase has gotten a reputation of being difficult on set. Milton Berle, yes he was a perfectionist and wanted to have things his way, but the cast would feel bad for him in later years. As for Steven Seagal, he was a terrible Saturday Night Live host because he refused to tell a joke. He was rigid, and just wanted to be on the show for the sake of his new film at the time. But out of the hosts for SNL that have been discussed so far, Chevy Chase is easily the worst host. Being mean and rude to co-stars, even those he had worked with the longest, is not worth it.

[@I_WANT_MY_SLAW]

Elon Musk has been mentioned as the worst host. And yes, his episode was terrible. But the cast overreacted. They were literally asking for "safe spaces" because he was hosting.

[@bigbearkat2010]

Seagal's other problem was that he was so far up his own ass, he was unable to laugh at himself

[@Attmay]

Letting Steven Seagal host this show would be like letting Doris Day host *MTV Headbangers.*

[@mrcritical6751]

@@Attmayto be fair to them, they’d already had Stallone host the show before, so they likely thought it would be more of the same. Get in a big name actor known for action films, have them play up their persona, do some sketches based around the types of movies they’re in, it should have worked…if they picked another action star. Cause Seagal is just a sad little man who couldn’t handle getting bullied as a kid and refuses to be seen as a joke, hell his own mother roasted him by exposing the fact “he was a sickly and frail child” and honestly, I fully support mama Seagal on that one, expose your POS son all you want

[@TheChrisHype]

Chevy Chase is the one actor in Hollywood I want to like so desperately! Between Community, the Vacation Flicks, Fletch, and the other products he’s created, he should be an absolute national treasure…but he just keeps putting his foot in his mouth, and inflates his ego to a point well past his own talents. This is why he’s currently doing DTV movies, a pariah of the entire SNL cast. Frankly, when they did the reunion show a few years back, I was astonished that he made a cameo.

[@I_WANT_MY_SLAW]

You can enjoy his work without liking him. It's okay to separate the art from the artist.

[@bigbearkat2010]

@@I_WANT_MY_SLAWit's also okay if you're unable to

[@MADWORLD1427]

Don't believe the hype!

[@I_WANT_MY_SLAW]

@@nah....6151 I enjoy Spacey and Cosby too. Spacey was found innocent. And Cosby's conviction was overturned.

[@invisi-bullexploration2374]

Unfortunately the dark side of it all was behind every a-hole in acting there was some toxic bastard of an acting teacher TELLING them to be their worst person. That intensity and aggressiveness was seen as an extremely positive trait. Why do you think so many celebs take drugs?! Because your day at the office is going to be in a hot room with people like this for hours on end. These are *professionally* trained A-holes and they can do whatever they want to you.

[@lunastar89]

Lol Murray really called Chase mid before mid was a thing

[@wellesradio]

🤦 Read a book.

[@bigol9223]

No disrespect to Bill Murray but they're both in a very similar bracket in terms of comedy and talent. Both of them basically just have one character but they're both very funny characters.

[@williamslater-vf5ym]

Yeah everyone loves Murray and hates Chase. Yet I've heard just as many bad stories about "good old Bill". People just take sides based on popular opinion.

[@wellesradio]

@OnafetsEnovapTo paraphrase David Sedaris, you just pulled out a turn and held it out for everyone to see and thought you were being clever.

[@kiranolan7104]

@@williamslater-vf5ym I'd take Bill Murray's side any day over Chase. I think some of the stories about Murray have probably been exaggerated.

[@kali3665]

Also cruelest cast member, really. I think he is the one original cast member most of the alumni truly hated ... with reason.

[@bigbearkat2010]

I remember hearing about a roast done on him for Comedy Central that is just infamous for how bad it is and part of the reason is because almost everyone roasting him is a complete stranger because the obvious invintees didn't want anything to do with it.

[@roberttreacy8271]

I agree about edgy humor. To quote classic Family Guy “There’s edgy and there’s offensive”.

[@masonasaro2118]

ironic

[@Anijah2001]

Ironic, considering that modern Family Guy, does that

[@Attmay]

The *Good Times* reboot crossed the line so fast, I thought it was a race-swapped remake of *Chariots of Fire!*

[@commercialairliner]

"Isn't it ironic...don't ya think." "IT'S LIKE RAAAAAAIN-"

[@Xpwnxage]

​@@commercialairliner On your wedding dayyyy

[@ARB1452]

The shot in community of Pierce's bedroom with a much much younger photo of Chevy above the bed sums up Chevy perfectly to me

[@monikasmithsonian2985]

As Pete Davidson said: that’s the worst thing I ever saw on snl. And I’ve seen Chevy chase speak to an intern

[@tyrannosaurusallen3703]

Chevy Chase is so funny. I love his acting. It hurts to hear that he was actually horrible behind the scenes.

[@AbrasiousProductions]

he interviewed Jim Varney once and he was really rude to him, broke my heart.. poor Jim

[@GiantBluebird]

​@@AbrasiousProductionsAww no not Jim Varney 😢 RIP should've been Chevy

[@AbrasiousProductions]

@@GiantBluebird agreed, no one needs Chevy

[@themaggattack]

​@@AbrasiousProductionsChevy was just chaffed because Earnest P. Worrel could kick Clark Griswold's whiney, yuppy ass any day! 😂 (Imagine how the interaction would be between Earnest and cousin Eddy!) 😆

[@AbrasiousProductions]

@@themaggattack I know right, Ernest isn't even a fighting man but if push came to shove, he'd hand Clark's ass to him.

[@kyleway8513]

Stories of Bill Murray make it so hard to pin down exactly who that guy is. I do love how completely unwilling he was to sit down and shut up through Chevy's awful bullshit, and later in his career I remember Wes Anderson saying that Bill Murray would hang around onset to basically guard everyone from the incredibly cantankerous Gene Hackman. I dont know if hes got balls of steel, is obstinate to a fault, or just cannot stand bullies.

[@liamn.watson4867]

Wasn’t it Elvis Costello that got banned for switching songs? I thought Zappa was kicked out for mentioning the use of cue cards.

[@johndoh5479]

Correct. Fire the Research Dept.

[@CappyLarou]

Thank you for understanding and explaining to people who don't know the difference between humor and hate.

[@1977TA]

I heard Bill Murray had his share of inflated ego problems, not to mention showing up late to set and being difficult to work with.

[@timtheskeptic1147]

It's been known and he admits to becoming irritable the longer a production drags on and keeps him away from home. Groundhog Day was filmed in reverse order with this in mind.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@timtheskeptic1147 Like they filmed it in a way where his character gets more fed up with all this shit right alongside him? 🤣

[@timtheskeptic1147]

@stingerjohnny9951 yep, the first half where he's a pompous ass was filmed last. The last half when he's charming and whimsical was filmed first. He seems to get fed up being a prop piece when dozens of people are working much harder than himself.

[@wellesradio]

The difference is that Bill is a manic depressive and Chevy isn’t. Bill acts like an asshole towards individual people, but then also has this need to be loved by everyone so does these insane grand gestures and kisses up to fans. Chevy doesn’t care what you think.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@wellesradio That’s some BoJack Horseman shit right there

[@seanbradford6657]

“Aids joke in the 19-Aid-y’s” what a clever joke sir

[@mrcritical6751]

You should do the Adrian Brodie SNL episode. Dude did an improvised racism and is one of the few people outright banned from ever coming back

[@thematt523]

I mean, you pretty much just told the whole story right there. Probably not much to say.

[@karaoconnoraliasraidra]

I heard he wanted to tick off Lorne Michaels, and I thought, “Of all the things you could have done to tick off Lorne Michaels, that’s what you went with?”

[@mrcritical6751]

@@karaoconnoraliasraidra no wonder his career went down the crapper

[@ridleysomeliana-lauer5814]

It wasn’t even improvised which… makes it stranger. It’s been confirmed the bit was done in dress rehearsals as well.

[@commercialairliner]

Chevy Chase unironically sounds like the name of a generic 80s bully.

[@joezelljr]

I've heard a lot that Chevy Chase is really hard to work with because he has such an ego It sucks but that's sorta how Hollywood works. Ur gonna have the assholes and ur gonna have the more laid back celebs. Brandon Frasier is a wholesome Chad who loves his fans

[@JoelGarcia]

It might have to do with the fact that he is so heavily attached to SNL's legacy because he was part of the original cast. Micheals is also probably trying to save face because of the potential uproar if he were to ban Chase yet allow [insert just as controversial figure here] to come back and host. AFAIK, he's never officially banned a cast member from the show, unless one were to count the 40th Anniversary special where some of the less popular members were apparently not allowed to be shown on TV.

[@darkninjafirefox]

"And you want to kick out Chevy Chase, because he is an asshole." "And, i want to kick out Chevy Chase, because he is an asshole." - Hellsing Ultimate Abridged

[@GarrettFruge]

Yeah, I love Chevy Chase, the comedian, but given some of the things I've heard about him over the years, he's definitely a big time narcissist!

[@mjsicinski]

“Medium talent” really is one of the all time great insults.

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

For such a tall guy, it's too bad he's never been able to be the bigger person in arguments. I also have to think that he and Lorne went to some pretty crazy parties back in the day, so that could be he's still on Lorne's good side.

[@I_WANT_MY_SLAW]

Lorne is old now, and completely out of touch with comedy. He needs to retire. He still runs SNL like a drill sergeant. You still aren't allowed to improvise, and must read off of the cue cards. It's time for Lorne to step down and resign. But he won't do that because his ego is too big. But after 50 years at the helm, he needs to let someone else at the reigns who can bring a fresh new invigorating feel to the show. I think Keegan Michael Key would be a great as the showrunner.

[@AbrasiousProductions]

I've seen you everywhere!

[@themaggattack]

Lorne is pronably the only person Chevy didn't disrespect. He's too high up on the narcessist, alpha male pecking order.

[@rayvenkman2087]

@@I_WANT_MY_SLAWThe last few years of SNL with the woeful material for it is enough to kill off any other skit show. Not helped by the whole stealing ideas from KZbinrs fiasco that only further highlights how out of tune it is with the current comedy scene.

[@I_WANT_MY_SLAW]

@@rayvenkman2087 SNL is just running off of pure legacy at this point. Kenan is the only thing good on SNL. We've seen so many better sketch comedy shows come and go, and bow out gracefully. Key and Peele was way funnier than SNL. Since SNL is a marquee brand, and it's been on network TV NBC every Saturday at 11:30 pm for the last 50 years, they know it will still get eyeballs. Plus NBC has nothing to replace it with that will be nearly as popular. And no other channel has anything that can even compete with it. So SNL will stay on for another 50 years.

[@Rozom]

The fact that his old costars (Martin and Short) (Akroyd and Murray) are teaming up doing comedies without him, and that absolutely no one he knew would do his celebrity roast (and it will never air, because all it became was a bunch of young talent listing their grievances with the man) pretty much tells you how well liked the man is.

[@witcherstudios9351]

I’d rather have a piece of toast host SNL.

[@djpegao]

Lmao, I recognise that Rick & Morty reference

[@witcherstudios9351]

@@djpegao piece of toast deserves his time to shine!

[@valentecarrillo4259]

Chevy hated doing the Community tv show. Clearly he thought being in a tv show is beneath him and he thought he should be in movies instead. He must have only took this role just to make money since clearly he isn't getting any other roles in Hollywood. They must of been aware of Cheavy behavior and they didn't want to hired him for their projects. It seems the creators of Community wasn't aware of Chevy behavior or they decided give him a chance that was a mistake. Of course Chevy got himself fired I surprised it didn't happen sooner. I guess Chevy made the character very popular and they couldn't get rid of him. But at the end he was too toxic to be around so they had to fired him.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

To Pierce, may he rest in Pierce *drunk snort*

[@mrcritical6751]

I believe Chevy was a second choice for Pierce as apparently they originally looked to get Patrick Stewart at Pierce

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@mrcritical6751 That would be an…interesting performance

[@valentecarrillo4259]

Probably regretting not casting Patrick Stewart. Considering how toxic Chevy was to be around.

[@BrendanJSmith]

It's absolutely insane to me that Chevy is in the Five-Timers Club, but Eddie Murphy isn't.

[@katmorgo1892]

He attend the same undergrad i did and apparently “could not act his way out of a paper bag”.

[@jmangini3704]

thank you for making this i’m writing a chevy chase biopic and this is one of the most comprehensive videos of Chase’s reign of terror at snl.

[@Kilroyiii4644]

"I'm Chevy Chase and you're not." And thank Jesus for that!

[@PaulDozierZZoMBiE13]

I was so blue when I found out Chevy was a douche canoe. I loved his movies when I was a boy. I watched so many of the Chevy Chase/Goldie Hawn movies, Fletch, Caddyshack, etc etc and on and on. I was a huge fan when I was young and didn't know any better. Such a shame. He could spend his energy bringing people joy, but chooses to spread misery. And it is a choice, don't kid yourself. You make a thousand choices each day and most of them can bring joy or misery based on how you comport yourself. Choose joy.

[@datboi7160]

Does anyone find his voice kinda strange, its like he's always on the verge of yawning but never does it

[@mbryson2899]

SNL was so bizarre when it first aired. I had kid memories of "Laugh In" and "The Smothers Brothers" but SNL had that touch of absurd and unexpected that I enjoyed. SCTV also delivered back then. Looking back, I believe that SCTV aged better, but they were both funny in the moment. I guess you had to be there.

[@themaggattack]

I remember watching the Smothers Brothers do a special on my great grandma's enormous, ornate, wood grain box color T.V. set. I'd stay up late watching T.V. on my parent's little black & white T.V., just waiting for my dad to get home from working the late shift. Hearing "LIVE FROM NEW YORK, IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT!" Was SO exciting!! Everything was olive drab, mustard yellow, brown, and bright Orange. Those were the days.

[@thomasheyes5747]

Why isn't there a movie about THIS instead of the one we're getting? This would be far better!

[@bearVshark100]

I think if Bill Murray called me a medium talent I would probably just die right there on the spot.

[@SonicWizKid_Kates]

I was fortunate to attend a couple of Friars Club roasts back in the 1990s and the early 2000s, back when I was a radio producer in New York. But the one of Chevy Chase was unlike any event I’ve ever seen where a group of comedians honors one of their own. The literal hatred of the man by many of the people in the room was palpable! I was told at the time that the producers had trouble finding performers to fill the time on stage, because a large number of the ones that they asked refused to do so. Several people who ended up speaking really didn’t know the guy. And the majority of the ones who spoke weren’t really being funny about their dislike of him, even if their shticks were filled with jokes. A few of the members of the audience were simply there (not going to name names out of respect) because they heard he would literally be humiliated and wanted to see it for themselves. Most such events are actually lovefests loaded with humor in the Don Rickles vein. This was more like some kind of therapy for people he had apparently slighted, or even worse (this was before the me too movement, and I can’t confirm some of the things I heard). It was mostly an enjoyable event. I loved being there and having a chance to mingle a little with some of my favorite comedians, and it was a privilege to be in that room. But I don’t think Chevy had a good time. I remember looking at him and thinking he was perhaps more than a little dismayed. The special that aired was heavily edited, and some of the cruelest and sickest jokes never made it to the broadcast. It remains probably the strangest comedy event I ever attended. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXiXiGOFm999oK8si=vQREQ180cJtjvTM1

[@neub4321]

I only got to eat at the Friars Club a few times as a guest. Some of those roasts had incredibly talented performers.

[@ericb9252]

SNL Community Chevy makes enemies every comedy show he's on.

[@Kerorofan1990]

Not just TV. You look up stories from any director he worked with during the peak of his movie career, and he was no picnic then either.

[@bigbearkat2010]

His general attitude ironically reminds me of a bit he did in Community. Pierce got mad and alienated everyone because he felt everyone else thought he was a joke and that he ruins everything to which Joel McHale rightfully countered "this doesn't disprove the theory!"

[@AbrasiousProductions]

why the groomer profile picture?

[@WlatPziupp]

@@AbrasiousProductions Why are you such a shit?

[@nathanforester5993]

There seems to be an asshole/perfectionist problem with some cast members, not all of them but some. Chevy being one of them, and there are many stories about Dennis Miller including how he acted on the set of Bordello of Blood and also Mike Myers...Mike is a notorious perfectionist.

[@joeybaseball7352]

But it paid off for Mike Myers. If you know the crazy story behind Shrek. Shrek was actually a book first. Most people don't know that, because the book doesn't resemble the movie one bit. Basically the only similarities of the book and the movie, is there's an ogre named Shrek, and a donkey. Anyway, in 1991, 10 years before the Shrek movie was released, Steven Spielberg purchased the rights of the book to turn it into a film. It was originally going to be a 2D film. But after delays, and the success of Toy Story, they decided to go full CGI. Shrek was actually supposed to be DreamWorks Animation's first film, not Antz. They eventually got Chris Farley to voice Shrek. Chris Farley was a very popular comedian from the SNL renaissance of the 90s, and he had 2 hit movies, which made him a bankable movie star. So legend has it, Farley completed 75%-85% of his lines for Shrek before he died in 1997. And then the production was in chaos yet again. They scrambled to find a replacement for Farley, big names like Nicholas Cage, and others. But everyone they offered it to turned it down, stating that the Shrek character was too grotesque looking, and that they didn't want to voice such a grotesque looking character. If you look at the early designs of Shrek, you will know what I'm talking about. So they had to completely redesign Shrek, and make him cute. Eventually Mike Myers, one of Farley's fellow SNL cast members, who had just had a breakout smash with Austin Powers, agreed to voice Shrek, and take over for his friend Farley. So Mike recorded his dialog in his normal voice, and everyone loved it. But being the perfectionist Mike is, he decided he didn't like it, and wanted to re-record all his dialog with a Scottish accent. Costing the studio millions of dollars. But they agreed to it, because Mike Myers was the biggest movie star in the world, and they were already years delayed, and didn't want Myers to walk out, causing them to find another actor. So after 10 years, Shrek comes out, becomes the cultural phenomenon it is, and the rest is history.

[@nathanforester5993]

@@joeybaseball7352 Oh yes it certainly did in the case of Shrek. It's the same voice he used for Stewart Mackenzie in So I Married An Axe Murderer and Fat Bastard in Austin Powers.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

The fact that he behaved that way over Bordello of Blood of all things is just the perfect punch line isn’t it? 🤣

[@nathanforester5993]

@@stingerjohnny9951 Oh yes, Dennis very much said he did not like working on it, in a David Letterman or Tonight Show interview and also he got in a fight with Corey Feldman. It was the only movie set Feldman has been on where he didn't befriend anyone because everyone was in a bad mood except for Angie Everhart who was exceptionally sweet and nice.

[@nickbanks7954]

Since we are on the topic of SNL hosts, is there a chance you are gonna cover Martin Lawrence and the controversy behind it?

[@petramoore9462]

Chevy butted heads with Dan Harmon while Community was running. Take that into account

[@bigbearkat2010]

It sounds like he butted heads with everybody

[@zverina]

Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase never did shake the entitled attitude bestowed on him by his blueblood heritage and privileged upbringing.

[@Sarahonwheels]

Unrelated but the Perry’s dream theme from Super Princess Peach gave me serious childhood flashbacks of playing that game.

[@KawikaProductions]

I’m glad you liked it. ☂️ It’s an underrated game Are you excited for Princess Peach’s Showtime?

[@Sarahonwheels]

@@KawikaProductions yes.

[@jackcrow5997]

I once heard that Chevy Chase is a real life version of Frank Burns from MASH.

[@billyshepard5514]

I remember watching his failed tv show when it was on. The advertisements for this before the premiere had Chase dressed like David Letterman and how Chase was going to destroy Letterman in the night-time battles

[@15sherpinski]

According to an annecdote from Dan Aykroyd, at a hollywood christmas party in the late 80s, Chevy Chase told a 15 minute long version of the aristocrats joke. By the 10 minute mark, everyone had left the room. According to Aykroyd, it hasn't that the joke was too obscene to stand, its just that no one wanted to listen to Chevy Chase for that long.

[@AbrasiousProductions]

ego truly is the enemy of creativity.

[@whispersignal1]

*Elvis Costello was banned after switching from the "pre-approved song" to Radio Radio, and wasn't allowed back on until 1989. Frank Zappa wasn't banned. He simply never returned. It is said that everyone decided they didn't like him before the show even aired, which some speculate that it had to do with is strict no drugs policy. Obviously, the cast didn't follow the same policy.

[@Justini0]

Ah Chevy Chase, the actor that gets more and MORE creepy the older I get...

[@Raykibb1]

It is Mardi Gras time in New Orleans, and I always recall the time SNL attempted to go live from a Mardi Gras parade. The parade as most parades in New Orleans ran into delays, and never made it on the air. I was fairly young, but I have always remembered it.

[@Alfafabatutinha]

But how can he be so much similar to his character on community, did the writers knew? Did he himself knew? Or was somekind of irony idk

[@cityhawk]

In Hollywood, word gets around about people. So it wouldn’t surprise me if they heard stories about Chevy’s behavior.

[@themaggattack]

The writers knew. They did it on purpose. 😂

[@VonWenk]

The part about Chase allegedly slapping Cherie Oteri in the back of the head made me think of people online complaining about NCIS going politically correct, presumedly because Gibbs was no longer slapping his subordinates in the back of the head. Because, really, how could anyone find that objectionable in a workplace? This indicts Lorne Michaels almost as much as it does Chevy Chase.

[@themaggattack]

That's just how people were back then. Not excusing it, but it's just true.

[@latenightlogic]

It has become absolutely all the rage to paint Chevy Chase in a horrendously negative light in the past decade or so. It’s the most predictable thing that comes up now when discussing him.

[@alexandru5369]

Wait Milton Burle was banned?? Of all people. That's bizarre

[@katmorgo1892]

funny if he told Robert Downey Jr. that his father was burning in hell in the mid 80s, it’s quite odd because his father wasn’t dead yet the stuff he said to Terry Sweeney I’ve heard confirmed by others. he attended the same college as I did, Bard College, which at the time had many very wealthy students who had a nihilistic streak.

[@karaoconnoraliasraidra]

From what I’ve read, I think he was saying his dad’s career went to Hell. If that’s the case the comment wasn’t as horrible as it first seemed, though calling someone’s career dead and buried is still pretty rude.

[@ashleyfein975]

This is a great series, I hope you keep going with it!

[@TheJthedog]

I think 11:18 is actually a really good example of why Chase is hated and Murphy is loved. One isn’t a petty guy and eventually forgave the other in a “we were both being stupid” mindset. While the other, and let’s be honest with ourselves here and just admit this has to be the case with his track record, probably hasn’t forgiven the first guy for that argument.

[@RoosterMontgomery]

Irwin M. Fletcher and Clark W. Griswold are all he's good for on my shelf.

[@catlinferris5970]

I enjoyed this one thanks man

[@GabyGeorge1996]

Now TFS alucard wanting the hotel employee to kick Chevy Chase out of the penthouse suite because he’s an asshole makes a lot more sense.

[@crimsondynamo615]

I have to wonder where Chase’s ego comes from

[@KawikaProductions]

Probably from that one guy who heckled “we love you Chevy”! 5:42

[@MADWORLD1427]

Why does Bill Murray always get a free pass when this is discussed? Chase is no saint, but Murray's hands aren't clean either, he has been abusive to costars Lucy Liu, threw a chair at Richard Dreyfuss, sexually harassed Gena Davis, broke the arm of a What About Bob? producer by throwing her in a lake, threw a nine-year-old Seth Green in a trash can when he hosted SNL, had feuds with Anjelica Huston, Richard Donner, Scarlett Johansen and former close friend Harold Ramis until right before his death he even had Aziz Ansari's debut film shut down, and yet we are supposed to feel sympathy because Belushi egged on a fight (Murray admitted this) out of jealousy and Chase said some mean things to him, how cruel! The rest is just Chase not being as funny as he thinks he is and thinking he can get away things he can't. You know Chase is friends with Geena Davis, Richard Dreyfuss and stayed friends with Harold Ramis, He also stuck by Richard Pryor, Dudley Moore and Burt Reynolds when their other Hollywood friends abandoned them before their deaths. Murray is better with fans than Chase so he gets the better press, but Murray is the one more hated by coworkers!

[@safebox36]

Chase and Murray feel similar to me, like I always hear reputations of ego and arrogance behind the scenes. So I'm not surprised they had a falling out or get along better than most of the cast.

[@bigbearkat2010]

Bill Murray usually feels like he's trolling people at least.

[@rayvenkman2087]

Bill at least has the awareness to admit he’s got his issues while Chase thinks he’s never in the wrong.

[@TorridPrime217]

In this day and age, I really have to wonder if we're only hearing one-sided accounts, when it comes to these kinds of stories, and if there was any further context

[@bigbearkat2010]

It's not like there's a single incident for Chase. There's decades worth of examples of him being an asshole.

[@TorridPrime217]

@@bigbearkat2010 I never said it was 'just one', I queried as to what more context was omitted from these claims. Furthermore, it shouldn't be a secret that practically everyone in the entertainment industry is a two-faced lying scumbag, so when one guy's name comes into the spotlight, we should all be asking about who was omitted from that spotlight. Chase was being a dick to everyone? That's entertainment culture; EVERYONE does that, its practically an open secret. I'm not saying that makes it any more acceptable, but that the only difference is that everyone else will lie or fake some kind of apology to save face, while Chase -apparently, is open and unapologetic about it

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodgh29]

@@TorridPrime217 lmao no, not every person in the entertainment industry sexually harasses coworkers, makes fun of aids, (allegedly)assaults people, or gets into huge fights behind the scenes on comedy shows…. That is literally not possible, there are millions of people in the industry and if it was true then there simply wouldn’t be an industry anymore because nobody could work with each other. I get the urge to be cynical but actually think about it. The entertainment industry is full of a bunch of normal people like you and me. Some of them do this stuff, some of them are jerks, some of them just have bad days, a lot of them are people trying to do the best they can. That’s why the assholes get called out in the first place. Not every nice person is secretly evil lol

[@JrunkJesus]

“Medium talent!” Is such a sick burn.

[@noahcooperider9834]

I had always heard murmurs that Chevy Chase was a bad person, but didn't realize what he actually did. Great video!

[@nicholashermes5023]

He thinks hes better alright. Chase's rich Manhattan family goes back generations.

[@williamwatson4354]

The thing that set Chase apart at the beginning was saying, "I'm Chevy Chase and you're not," every episode. This was at a time, the cast was listed on a single screen with no identifying pictures.

[@DuskFox14th]

Ill support anything that shits on Chevy Chase.

[@licmir3663]

The infamous “brawl” between Chevy and Murray wasn’t that violent. Both of them explained in separate occasions that they tried to punch on another, but Belushi got on the way to separate them, him being punched instead. Then Murray’s brother held Chevy and the conflict ended. It’s not like they were actually punching one another over and over.

[@Morboeatspeople]

Was that last laugh the zombaby from Dead Alive?!?

[@Thatshorrorible]

It's a shame that the beloved Clarke Griswold was actually an A-hole in real life. I had always heard this about him though.

[@AlexFlockhart]

In a couple scenes I really thought young Chevy Chase looks like more recent Christian Bale.

[@DeviTron]

MEDIUM TALENT!!!!!

[@boisvert45]

I've never heard a single positive thing about Chevy Chase, like ever

[@jamisojo]

Apparently you haven't seen any of his movies or his time on SNL. He was hilarious in all of those.

[@onetonpun]

reflexively replying, "and you are not." made me feel old.

[@thrill-zilla-0v0]

"You want to give me the pent house, and you want to kick out Chevy Chase because he's an asshole-"

[@andrewfaris9523]

SNL literally fired shane gillis for msking an offhsnd asian joke in a podcast years prior. That cant possibly compare to Chevy chase.

[@rickastley2308]

Now I want to see Chevy Chase and Steven Seagal SNL crossover episode.

[@vilod]

As a kid growing up watching Chase, I can say he was funny up until his late night show, which really changed my mind about him.

[@davidblank420]

For a guy whos name is Car Chase he needs to chill bro 😂

[@ethan_exists398]

Hi: Can you do a vs the network type video about Disney xd shows? Most shows at the time that were made from Disney XD have mostly been push down to the ground, not giving them a chance and canceling them for two seasons never giving them the chance. An examle would have to be Jimmy two shoes. It was an imported show from teletoon that was sent to XD in the U.S. with the show being constantly censored for the dumbest reasons and being put on a time schedule that no one would be able to watch at the time (3.AM in the morning). Teletoon was fine with the show though but Disney XD cancelling it for these reasons

[@HispanicToddendale]

He only takes requests through the channel Patreon.

[@ethan_exists398]

@@HispanicToddendale oh. I don’t have patreon. Does he look through comments. Even without looking for requests?

[@HispanicToddendale]

I’m sure he does. He just doesn’t reply very often these days since he’s been growing so much. It’s got to be hard to get to them all.

[@ethan_exists398]

@@HispanicToddendale ight

[@danielgudinojuarez6729]

Chevy Chase, he's a monster!!!

[@I_WANT_MY_SLAW]

Far from the worst in Hollyweird

[@sombertownds149]

if i didnt believe it, just how in character bill murry sounds i believe it

[@ottagol1985]

I still find him treating Terry Sweeney like crap one of the lowest of the low for Chevy Chase.

[@Attmay]

SNL is just as bad for firing him for Victoria Jackson.

[@rosebyanyname]

9:25 - "[Lorne Michaels] says that the reason people hate Chase is because of his comedy, how he was mostly trying for shock humor and that was OK back then, but now it's a different era where that doesn't age too well." I would believe that a lot more if *LORNE HIMSELF* had not hired Sarah Sherman, who wrote on "The Eric Andre Show," for "SNL" a few years ago and writes some of the show's best, yes, shocking material. That's just an excuse, Chase is an a-hole.

[@evilrollo]

Isn't Chevy Chase the guy who got fired from Community for calling Donald Glover the n-word

[@ncjuppiter9595]

Nobody who’s worked with him has ever had anything nice to say about him.

[@AbrasiousProductions]

Chevy Chase: basically another John K.