Final Tomorrow Show w/ Chevy Chase attacking NBC and Rex Reed

This is the final episode of the Tomorrow show. Chevy Chase attacks Rex Reed for insulting remarks he made about John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd during a recent review of "Neighbors" and then insults NBC for cancelling the Tomorrow Show.

[@danrebeiz4598]

This is the most real I’ve ever seen Chevy in an interview. And the most confident.

[@jamespfitz]

She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie...

[@cosmicb699]

@@jamespfitz 🤣💯

[@WakaWaka2468]

@@jamespfitz **guitar riff**

[@chrisgreulich]

I loved Tom Snyder. He was the best. I watched him every night when I was younger and he was on Late Night. Tom Snyder was a class act.

[@bxr2k1]

Snyder warned him about burning bridges....and he never listened.

[@blahplayhard4092]

I saw that around the 3:30 mark. So funny Snyder talking about burning bridges and Chevy has probably burned more bridges over the last 35 years than anyone else. Unbelievable. Tom Snyder genius.

[@bxr2k1]

sad, because he truly is a funny guy...too much ego, I guess.

[@blahplayhard4092]

Chevy Chase was born into a prominent New York family (both his father and mother side). He was listed in the Social Registry. I don't even know what that is but it smells like blue blood. It's not hard to see why he thinks his s*** doesn't stink and that he's better and smarter than everyone else. Spoiled rich kid who never grew up. I loved his movies growing up but he sure seems like a pompous piece of s*** judging everyone around him yet his life is rife with coke-snorting, pill-popping, and being divorced multiple times. Get off your high horse, Cornelius.

[@brainsareus]

Sometimes, one takes a hit for STANDING up for whaT ONE BELIEVES. it's called integrity. to me; it's irrelevant, if this made sense or not, with Chevy. I talk about a larger ethical concept. If it was right, or not; or, if he regrets it; is his call, and his call alone to make.

[@gfunk63901]

wealthy people burn bridges and there are no consequences other than becoming president

[@setpunks13]

there's not a bridge left that chase hasn't burned. It's a bummer. Despite everything he is a talented guy

[@apathyguy8338]

Take note of 5:51. A person coughed and Chase said you all right so acerbically you can't miss the "be quiet you pissant!! Chase is the most egomaniacal douchebag Hollywood has ever produced.

[@aaronmunroe8912]

@jayden barnett is a pussy Do you really believe anyone is jealous of Chevy Chase. Be serious. That guy is a pariah for his horrible behavior and rightfully so. Another commentor talked about how you can't find the Roast of him anymore because it was so hate filled it was unwatchable. It sure was. They took glee in saying some of the most mean-spirited shit you've ever heard. And if you saw Nicki Glazer roast Ann Coulter thats saying alot. He treated people like crap and now he gets to finish his life with lackeys and sycophants. Nobody is jealous of Chevy Chase.

[@jaydenbarnettisapussy1757]

@@aaronmunroe8912 Everything you say about Chevy that's what you are bitch.

[@Kohntarkosz]

I read that he guest hosted SNL years after he left, maybe a couple decades later, and he was such a snot towards everyone that he was banned from ever returning. But I loved a lot of his movies, certainly Foul Play, Seems Like Old Times, National Lampoon's Vacation and Spies Like Us were all great pictures.

[@zyxwut321]

That's the tragedy of Chevy Chase. As Tom Snyder's trying to tell him you don't burn bridges. Chase's legendary temper and ego overcame him time and time again. I disagree with the idea he was a "medium talent". At his best when he was young he was one of the best comedic actors of his generation. If he had died young like Belushi before around 1980 or so he would've been remembered as an absolutely legendary performer and his early warning signs would've been dismissed as youthful passion and excess. However, his curse has been living a full long life. Between the drugs, the ego, the poor decisions and his mean-spirited tendency to point fingers and throw anyone and everyone under the bus he just withered away over the decades. People were constantly expecting him to mature as a performer and a man and it never really happened. Now he's one of the most despised people in Hollywood history with a checkered career, a sense of unfulfilled promise and a cautionary tale of wasted talent.

[@JohnFelipo]

+zyxwut321 You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain...but we all judge too quickly when it comes to Hollywood celebs, I don't know if I'd be any better living in the spotlight, constantly getting praise and hatred at the same time over and over....must suck

[@ryan49er1]

+zyxwut321 I wouldn't go as far as to think about the tragedy of his career.....He made some good films and a lot of bad films like most SNL alums...I tend to think we remember the good ones more. I never considered his ego and personal life to be something when I think about him.

[@RollingOrmond]

Total horseshit. Some of his best film work like Vacation and Fletch came well after 1980.

[@bobbypaluga4346]

zyxwut321 Stupidly his ego allowed him to get into spots his talent couldn't cover. He can't ad lib to save his life. Without a script he was intimidated way over his head. Check out his appearance on Johnny Carson, he was weak, nervous, trying too hard

[@RyanInLA]

he has a reputation for all the things you say but people who know him closely speak more kindly of him. i think he's a very flawed person who has been through a lot of anger and drug issues but your comment seems to demonize him.

[@Kohntarkosz]

And Tom is right about critics being vicious. I never understood how someone can get paid to simply trash talk whatever. "Oh this band sucks" or "This movie sucks" or whatever. I mean, that's what it comes down to most of the time. Have you ever seen Gene Siskel's review of the original Friday The 13th? He not only gives away the ending of the movie (because "People won't want to go see it if they know what the ending is", or whatever), he implores his readers to send hate mail not only to the studio that distributed, but even Betsy Palmer (who...well, if you've never seen the movie, telling you who she played would constitute a spoiler). That's not reviewing a movie, that's just being a jerk.

[@SmokeRingsPipeDreams]

I loved Tom Snyder and his show.

[@KleWdSide]

And Rex's trolling has gotten worse 30 years later..

[@dootuss83]

The Melissa McCarthy stuff was the first time that I was aware of his antics. I didn't even know that he trashed Belushi for his appearance until I saw this. Belushi's a legend. Rex Reed is a schmuck.

[@bradlafferty6076]

Gay basher

[@apathyguy8338]

Rex gave both the Blues Brothers and Ghost Busters very good reviews. Clearly he hates former SNL players. I've grown to really dislike Chevy.

[@Barot8]

Snyder was a fantastic host. He was way ahead of his time in his causal relaxed style.

[@QuarrellaDeVil]

Dan Aykroyd absolutely nailed that Tom Snyder laugh when he'd imitate Snyder on SNL.

[@Anglynn74]

tom snyder had such a great talk show, I watched him when he was on late nights and loved every single episode and the format where it was a "quiet" interview no audience. will truly miss him

[@kenfxj]

I like Chevy. He was an integral part of the funniest movie ever made (Caddyshack). I loved the Vacation movies, the Fletch movies and several others. Great TV work (SNL, Community). He created Weekend Update. He's made me laugh more often than not. It was a very stand-up move to defend Ackroyd and Belushi.

[@ggallintedtalk]

Ken Jansson You forgot to mention his ego, his temper, & his douchebag personality. You also mention his good movies & not the bad ones. Chevy Chase is an overrated piece of shit!

[@JamesBond-hy5rc]

Isay Hi and you just did the same exact thing regarding the good aspects of Chevy. He was a great comedian who had a shit personality a lot of the time

[@watchman1178]

Ken Jansson I'm pretty sure that Ackroyd & Belushi couldn't stand Chevy Chase.

[@johnnyribcage1]

I love Chevy. He really did basically stop being funny after Christmas Vacation somehow, and I'm not sure what it was. Maybe he quit doing coke and got older and the well ran dry. Who knows. He was great in the early seasons of Community though, I'll give you that. Regardless, I just have such a soft spot for Chevy. I grew up with his comedy, and when he was at the top of his game, there was nobody better in my book. Yes, he's a massive jackass. Whatever. I don't care. Many of the greatest actors and musicians are massive jackasses. The list is extremely long. That assholishness bleed through into his most iconic roles - Fletch, Ty, Griswald.

[@BrianSmith-ix3ns]

+WATCHMAN 117 listen to the Dan A. interview with Howard Stern...he heaped a ton of praise on the Chaseman

[@RollingOrmond]

Every time Fletch pops up I'm there; immortal comedy.

[@mmurray1983]

Chevy Chase: "Letterman won't work on late night" Killer instinct there, tiger.

[@Attmay]

+mmurray1983 Letterman lasted 30 years. Chevy lasted 30 days.

[@BrianSmith-ix3ns]

+Attmay 33 years of pure delight

[@allsystemsgo8678]

Thank you! Everyone keeps bringing up the bridge burning comment and not the Letterman comment that he'll never last, lol

[@ThomasHenryHoran]

He was saying that Letterman belonged on at a better time slot, brainiac.

[@atimnie]

Rewatch the clip, that is not at all what he was saying. "Now they're putting him (Letterman) in a slot that's wrong for him." (late night from early morning)

[@phibes9295]

Seems like he valued friends more than the business.Not many stars are selfless like this.

[@possum8723]

Modern Problems, and Neighbors are both, really special and funny, movies. I love letting the talent go out the deep end, and just get weird or straight. Continental Divide made me cry.

[@JSB1882]

Tom Snyder was an icon - the last of the interview shows. I would give anything to see the Tomorrow show again.

[@kevklost]

Chevy nailed it when he told Tom that putting Letterman in the late night spot was wrong for him. Oh wait...never mind.

[@markzappasodi]

kevklost : BUT he was correct in predicting that Tom would come back.

[@aaronmunroe8912]

@jayden barnett is a pussy Wow. Your 3rd reply in here. Someone is really butthurt about Letterman. And Letterman did much better in the ratings. For a brief period after Leno interviewed Hugh Grant after him getting busted with a hooker made big news. Letterman regained the ratings and made NBC regret letting him go. CBS crushed it in the ad revenue that his younger, hipper audience brought as opposed to Leno older demographics. All advertisers want people 18-45. CBS was very happy signing away Letterman. Gave them a ton of credibility. And you mentioned Conan in another thread. He was the new Letterman. Hip, edgy. Advertisers fucking loved him. Who liked Leno?.......older people. And maybe car guys.

[@aaronmunroe8912]

@jayden barnett is a pussy Come on. You have so much inside that I'm sure you just can't keep it inside. C'mon tough guy. Tell me. Is what I got coming to me coming anytime soon? And dude as to winning. That's why your here. You've never won anything in your life.

[@aaronmunroe8912]

@jayden barnett is a pussy Oh you poor beta male. Why have so many comments if you don't want to engage. I know its hard. But break out that See and Say and use your big boy words.

[@aaronmunroe8912]

@jayden barnett is a pussy And as for hypocrites.....so it's o.k. for you to comment on other posts but people have to get permission to reply to you? Your moms basement must be comfy. Is that why you never left?

[@steveconn]

The first Vacation, Fletch, and most of Spies Like Us are masterpieces. Foul Play is pretty good too.

[@allsystemsgo8678]

Seems like old times is hysterical

[@johnreece5540]

Foul Play??? That's not comedy, that's homicide by terrible script writing and directing.

[@RollingOrmond]

@@johnreece5540 Nah, Dudley Moore as the horny conductor alone is worth it.

[@jaliscodiss]

Christmas Vacation was pretty good too, not to mention Caddyshack

[@fungi42021]

Community

[@evagrubb]

@MolesAndEdgar He passed away. The Tomorrow show was at it's best in the 70's. It had to change quite a bit in the 80's just trying to stay on the air. In the 70's the show was pretty strange and just seemed like a breath of fresh air.

[@slipnorris5882]

I envision Ackroyd doing synder laugh in this interview

[@tw364]

Ackroyd is another one of those former funny people, that comes off today as a bore. Clearly with Belushi he would have been playing 3rd string comedy clubs.

[@slipnorris5882]

@@tw364 another jealous dumb fuck

[@lauracaskey7730]

"You never burn the bridge." Chevy would have done well to listen to that advice.

[@jaydenbarnettisapussy1757]

you mean kiss the asses of Hollywood instead of telling the truth? Not a chance!

[@rayjr62]

The early 1980s heralded an end to a time when the cigar chomping huckster / TV people ran TV. The "Suits" from Harvard, Yale, Stanford began to enter the business to cut costs, trim fat, etc...Personally, I remember this night and was totally pissed off that NBC was canceling The Tom Snyder Show and replacing him with David Letterman.

[@evagrubb]

Tysons Accosta You got to remember that the Tomorrow Show was passed it's prime and would have been cancelled without Letterman. They had added musical guests and brought in a studio audience with Tom Snider.

[@darwinblinks]

Yep. Even though at the time I wasn't aware of the factors responsible, I could see TV had "changed" in the early 1980's. Both on the local and national levels. It was no long "cheap" (I mean that with the highest regard) and instead became more corporate and controlled. 70's TV was the best.

[@Kohntarkosz]

@@evagrubb Tom hated all the changes they made to the show, he hated the studio audience, and having to cohost with Rona Barrett, etc.

[@jacktorrance2633]

​@@evagrubb Past,not passed.

[@cubswin3838]

Billy said Chevy said had "medium talent".As far as Tom and Dave goes, Dave always thought highly of Tom.He KNEW how good of an interviewer Tom was.

[@allsystemsgo8678]

I like how you call him Billy, like he is your friend.

[@JazzKeyboardist1]

+Trulysarcastic44 ,, If William James Murray thought Cornelius Crane Chase had medium talent. I am pretty sure neither one will ever be in my kitchen... Cheers jeopardy reference

[@petewillson205]

toms cbs show only happened because dave brought him over to cbs with him to be the follow up show.

[@dedbusted]

Tom is great! Back when television was intelligent!

[@wehosrmthink7510]

Chevy is worried about Letterman being at 12:30 AM time slot ,but little that he know that insomniac kids like me helped make that NBC show a pioneering powerhouse. And Dave Letterman also loved TomSnyder show- so much so that he personally brought him back with his production company once he had clout. So that’s two happy endings!

[@EarlSkakel]

I remember once playing golf at Bel Air Country Club of which my dad was a member and I’m waiting to buy something in the pro shop and Tom Snyder walks in and looks at me and says “well son just another day at a rich man’s club” and just walked off.

[@reesebrindle1809]

Chevy doesn’t know me, I don’t know him. I do know his work and Chevy is my favorite and always will be. Thanks for all the laughs Chevy

[@whochangedmyscreenname]

For those saying Chevy Chase destroyed his career... sure, his ego was huge, but he was pumping out steady quality films until the mid 90s. Looooved Nothing But Trouble, the Vacation movies, Three Amigos, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Spies Like Us, even his small role in Dirty Work was great. Did he really destroy his career?

[@sebastiangarcia901]

It’s only his haters who say his career was destroyed

[@SuperGuitarDude7]

Also, Foul Play was great, Caddyshack is a classic, Fletch is considered a classic by a lot of people, and Funny Farm is one of my personal favorites.

[@MK-qr8uw]

@@sebastiangarcia901 Just because the trendy thing to do is call people haters nowadays, doesnt make you seem smarter lmao

[@sebastiangarcia901]

@@MK-qr8uw lmfao that must’ve been your last remaining cell talking because did you just say trendy? Do you know the definition of trendy? Why did you just say that, as if people JUST started saying phrases like the one I said? I’m sure you were born not long ago and it shows. Let me ask you this, and I don’t expect you to know this answer, How long has team sports been a thing?? When was theatre invented? The irony here is that you are actually the one who wants to seem smarter by mixing sassiness with idiocy

[@officialFredDurstfanclub]

I wouldn’t say so. I think people just moved on and what people wanted in comedy films changed. By the 90s, there was a steady turn towards sex comedies and teen ones a la American Pie or goofy/screwball ones like Dumb and Dumber or Billy Madison. People wanted to see fresher faces in movies. Time marched on.

[@philmfan]

People say that Tom Snyder was a bit of a stiff as an interviewer. I know because I've said it myself. This was always the one joke of every parody of him ever done. But the thing of it is that Snyder was also always exactly who he was: a seasoned professional broadcaster. He wasn't a slick entertainer with a manufactured personally, a snark, an ideologue, or a smarmy, malleable chameleon who pretended to be everyone's friend. Tom Snyder was a man doing a job. And yes, broadcasting IS a job like any other, or anyway it was at one time (a simple concept that most people, even within the profession, such as it is these days, have difficulty grasping). He could be a stiff, awkward, even verging on embarrassing when out of his depth or too far afield, but he could also be compelling, incisive, articulate, and, yes, even funny, often within the same interview. Personally, I was never bored when watching his show in any incarnation.

[@SuperGuitarDude7]

I agree. He was a pretty nice, decent man. A lot people who never watched him on a regular basis based their opinions on him from parody skits and from a couple stories about one or two interviews that didn't go well.

[@GrassValleyGreg]

Ok.. I'm sorry, Rex. You're a great guy. LMAO Chevy's the man

[@aaronmunroe8912]

@jayden barnett is a pussy Man you are loving you some Chevy. I have to reply to all your comments. So they can't all be gold. Norm MacDonald AND Don Ohlmeyer.....name dropper.

[@lonehorseman09]

i failed grade 9 watching snyder. and it was worth it!

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

Fucking algebra.

[@rennmaxbeta]

A golden age of television. TV sucks these days.

[@r.dbergman4034]

Chevy is at his funniest when he's not trying to be funny. He's like one of the most accidentally hilarious comedians ever. It must be hard for Chevy to do an interview with this guy and not imagine him as DanAykroyd..

[@Aaliyahchannel2024]

He's not a comedian. He's an actor...who does comedy. There's a difference

[@jackmonroe5531]

Anyone else feel like a cigarette?

[@NESherv]

No, I've always felt like a human.

[@diorme7510]

yep..I 'm going out for one right now Jack.

[@madambutterfly7513]

Ogma Dagda - you don’t get it???? Lol

[@roncorless2592]

I always loved Chevy in Foul Play with Goldie Hawn. They had a beautiful love scene together. I also loved him in Caddyshack and of course the Vacation movies. I admired to stickin it NBC for ending the Tomorrow show and for Gene Shallit for bashing John Belushi. But if it wasn't for that there would be no Late Night with David Letterman which I always loved.

[@randallsmith5631]

Jimmy Fallon is unwatchable

[@hyzercreek]

Jimmy Kimmel is even worse

[@johnreece5540]

Colbert is the worst out of all of them.

[@hyzercreek]

Conan and Craig were the only good ones. Craig was AWESOME

[@johnreece5540]

They should bring Craig Ferguson back.

[@hyzercreek]

Hell to the yeah!!!

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Neighbors is a great movie with really dark comic undertones. It isn't perfect or what it was meant to be, but it's got a killer vibe. What's interesting is that Belushi and Aykroyd switched parts before filming started. Belushi was supposed to be the crazy, nutty character, but he wanted to try to play the straight man for once. He probably was inspired by his friendship with Robert De Niro and probably was going to get into more serious acting later.

[@Kohntarkosz]

I think he definitely wanted to move into different areas in acting, as evidenced by Continental Divide. Whether he'd have done dramatic work, who knows? But I think he was a guy was pushing to do different stuff. He'd already done all the crazy skits on SNL, he'd already played Bluto, he'd already played Joliet Jake, he wanted to do something new each time.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@Kohntarkosz He wanted to be a serious actor and started hanging with De Niro, who happened to be there the night he died.

[@whatevershebrings]

Neighbors isn't a great movie, but neither is it an awful one. It's an extremely dark comedy that is an anomaly for it's genuine weirdness and the strength of both the lead and supporting performances. I would say Modern Problems is in a similar league, but not quite as nihilistic.They're both worth seeing, if you can find them.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@whatevershebrings Of course it's great. You may be too simple to understand it.

[@whatevershebrings]

@@TheKitchenerLeslie The only thing to.understand about the film is cocaine, and lots of it.

[@cubswin3838]

I don't know if NBC was "dumb". It's just that they had Johnny, Dave, and Tom under contract at the same time. Tom had been offered the 1:30 slot, after Johnny and Dave, but Tom turned them down. Carson Productions had control over the 12:30 time slot after Johnny's folks negotiated for it. I loved Tom's stuff on here and when he got his show at CBS in the 90's after Dave.

[@NesconProductions]

Never saw this before but takes balls regardless how you feel about him as an actor. Classy how he stood up for his friends Dan Ackroyd, John Belushi & Tom Synder. He took special exception to Rex Reeds personal attacks on John. Should be noted he died of an overdose less than three months after this show aired.

[@seattleite6631]

Agreed. I don't understand the problems people seem to have with Chevy Chase. I can't speak for collaborators of course, but fans.

[@dannyd1572]

Say what you want about him, but there would be no SNL without him. He starred in, wrote, and even helped produce those early shows.

[@wylier]

Lorne Michaels was actually the biggest component of SNL, but Chevy did have a big hand in its inception, to be sure.

[@coreyhall6038]

While I agree with Chase that Rex Reed is a pompous, snippy little viper in a sports coat, who made a career out of outrageous bitchyness, rather than for a enlightened brand of serious critical analysis, the trouble is that Chevy is there in 1981 promoting Modern Problems, which was widley regarded as a piece of shit, and is defending the honor of Belushi and Aykroyd's Neighbors, which was kind of an unplesant mess. Critics can be cruel, but sometimes the product stinks.

[@BrianSmith-ix3ns]

I loved Neighbors! it's only sad to see John basically play himself, if he had only survived the Cathy Evelyn Smith injected speedball

[@robbybee70]

great timing because, it isn't like they could cancel the show

[@JSB1882]

God! This was the best late night show ever! I don't think that I ever missed an episode.

[@GHC3]

I didn't know that he stood up for John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. Neighbors is my favorite film and was their best movie they both did. This makes view Chevy in better light

[@vincentm614]

Im looking up articles about this guy on the internet and they all point to the same thing. He was not a likeable person.

[@maxxmann1972]

I miss Tom Snyder.

[@chasspeed]

I think there are some Tomorrow show clips with Sterling Hayden on KZbin that are amazing. I hope people keep putting Tomorrow show clips up.

[@philiphalpenny3783]

Interesting that Chevy is so hypersensitive to Rex Reed dissing his friends but he saw fit to insult Cary Grant publicly with a nasty jibe...

[@jamesanthony5681]

Cary Grant sued him and won, did he not?

[@philiphalpenny3783]

@@jamesanthony5681 I think they settled out of court...

[@philwillett9102]

Jesus. For a minute there, during the Rex Reed rant, I thought I was watching Bobby Bittman!

[@DarkGloComics]

This was a foreshadowing of where media is now. Wow.

[@josephkelley8641]

Chevy's one of the very best dudes out in Hollywood. .

[@TheaterPup]

I'm with Chevy here. There's film critique and then there's petty gossip and calling a performer a "fat slob" is the latter. At the same time, I'm glad Rex Reed recently bashed Man of Steel, hehe. :)

[@lockandloadlikehell]

Your comment is 2 years old.

[@Kohntarkosz]

Well, that might not have been an exact quote, but I think most critics, music or movie, tend to be jackasses who get paid to insult people. And that's the truth. It' snot about saying "Oh, I don't think this is a good record" or "I don't think this was good as their last record", or "This movie isn't as good as this other movie that I saw last week", it's more like being totally disrespectful toward the target most of the time.

[@hamsandwichson]

He was spot on about Letterman. He took that late night slot and then......nothing. Absolute obscurity.

[@chrisgreulich]

I've heard a lot of bad things about Chevy. I did love him in the 4 Vacation films. He was also great in Under the Rainbow, a guilty pleasure of mine. I love that film.

[@Kohntarkosz]

Chevy did one interview in the 90's where he said that every movie he's done there was always something in the character or the script or whatever that drew him and made him want to do it. The interviewer asks what it was about Under The Rainbow that made him interested in it, and Chevy says "I have no idea".

[@-Ricky_Spanish-]

I've heard exactly 3 bad things about Chevy, and they all seem a little skewed. 1) The fight at SNL, where by all accounts it was Bill Murray and his brother that started it. 2) Dan Harmon saying he was an asshole. Dan Harmon is a drunk who can't run a show, and Chevy was pissed about the unprofessionalism and unnecessarily having to work into the night. 3) Danny Glover apparently believing that Chevy's racist character on Community was actually authentically him. Compare him to Bill Murray, the internet darling who has been accused by more than a few women of assault and inappropriate behavior. He gets a pass and endless praise while people love to shit on Chevy for some hearsay stuff they didn't even bother to look into.

[@hecraigg]

I loved Rex Reed. He was honest and usually right when he panned a film. He reminded me of a villain in pro wrestling. He didn't suck up to anyone.

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

I MASSIVELY admire Chevy Chase for his brutal honesty & logic & courage from this clip!!

[@seattleite6631]

He seems to be misunderstood by many people.

[@aaronmunroe8912]

@jayden barnett is a pussy You really like you some Chevy. And everybody's a jackass right Archie?

[@randallsmith5631]

Tom's Charles Manson interview is a all-time great.

[@madambutterfly7513]

Randall Smith - it sure was!! Tom showed no fear, I would have been scared to death to be in the same room with that monster, even with guards there

[@Kohntarkosz]

@@madambutterfly7513 Though, interestingly, Snyder himself wasn't too fond of it, because he said it revealed nothing we didn't already know about Manson.

[@jonathanc4166]

It's funny how agenda driven yellow journalism was frowned a upon in the past and now it's 70 80 percent of the media and we all have just gotten used to it. Sad if you think about it.

[@BrianSmith-ix3ns]

shut the fuck up, you deeply closeted Trumpeon

[@alex-qd6of]

Dennis. You know Obama hasn't run for anything in 6 years, right? Another hypocrite talking about how other people don't love America, while at the same time saying that America was once great, and now no longer is.

[@aviduser1961]

Over the years I have used a simple method for gauging a Rex Reed review. If he liked a movie, it sucked. Don't see it. If there was a movie he didn't like, it was usually good.

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

That’s been my method too

[@tomada36]

Thanks for posting this. This is fascinating, and probably a conversation which wouldn't take place today.

[@michellecalling]

Rex Reed had a stick up in his behind. He didn't like anything he reviewed!

[@PRenard2012]

If he liked it I wouldnt go see it.. If he DIDN'T like it... I would probably consider it

[@michellecalling]

Yeah, quite true.

[@paystarbuzzy]

No. There was no stick up there. He had to keep it empty because he very probably wanted to keep it open to allow for the occasional visitation of other men's talleywhackers. And dude negative reviews are what keeps a critic in his job. If he likes everything, he is just a sap. But if he (she) hates everything then he is doing what he is supposed to as a GALLDURNED CRITIC!

[@Scyllax]

Of course, he enjoyed it!

[@markzappasodi]

michellecalling : Not sure if it was a stick up there.😂

[@TonyDanger]

Chevy rocks, and Neighbors kicks ass!

[@MrGSfan]

It's good to see Chevy Chase criticizing NBC for giving Letterman the 12:30 slot, and saying that he doesn't fit in that timeslot.

[@BlanketMan]

+MrGSfan A visionary, that Chevy!

[@wavelengthrecords-1]

He meant that they should have put Letterman on EARLIER for more viewership. Which they eventually did. Dumbass.

[@marcoantoniomarquezperez2652]

Best part of Modern Problems was that song by The Tubes, but Chevy Chase is hysterical when he picks the right roles.

[@butcherboy2008]

1:38 Chevy is right. I don't see how Letterman will ever have success following Carson.

[@Lexiloser]

@MolesAndEdgar Sadly, Tom Snyder died back in '007. I started to watch the "Late Late Show with Tom Snyder" the last year that he hosted it. He was very classy and after he retired was replaced by Craig Kilborn. Kilborn really kept things classy and yet hilarious. They sure don't make shows like this anymore. Especially the smoking.

[@jeffersonianideal]

"Alright, sir. I'll buy that."

[@JC_wonderland]

It’s no surprise he’s the way he is at his age now, it’s not that he’s bitter he’s Chevy chase

[@970blues]

Chevy keeps it real! Chevy rules in my opinion!

[@creates100]

he's hilarious on community on NBC

[@mahon200837]

Lemmings, SNL, Caddyshack, Vacation, Fletch, Spies Like us, The Three Amigo's, Christmas Vacation is more than enough to make Chevy a living legend. His accomplishments by far outweigh his failures! Is he a prick yes! Is he a living legend Yes!

[@Scyllax]

He plays the same character, and the most recent movie in that list was almost 30 years ago (unlike Bill Murray).

[@kong9332]

Murray's reputation isn't the greatest either. In fact a case could be made that it is worse. Whereas Chase was known in general to act like a complete jerk , Murray was known to act like a complete jerk and get into physical confrontations with people on the set of multiple of his movies. If we're being honest Wes Anderson a good chunk of credit for Murray's staying power over the past twenty years.

[@johndoe-bw8wx]

ed mahon "Foul Play" was his best movie ever!

[@waynej2608]

Spies like us? The Three Amigos? Hmmm. I'd give him Caddyshack, Animal Farm and The Vacation films. Thought he was terrific on snl. He didn't really live up to it. Imho.

[@cyberbri6899]

Got to love Chevy Chase! They just don't make em like this anymore. I loved him on Sat. Night Live and love his movies! :)

[@MADWORLD1427]

@evagrubb Ironically Rex Reed gave chase's first movie Foul Play a terrific review!

[@PC4USE1]

I am that odd person that like both Letterman and Tom Snyder. 2 different approaches but both excellent.

[@waynej2608]

Me too, although I'd give Letterman a slight edge with the humor.

[@SouthOCmixdown]

I'm torn on the issue of Tom Snyder being replaced by Letterman. Snyder's show to me, was a more intimate, streamlined version of Dick Cavett's show which was actually ahead of its time in the 1970's. Fernwood Tonight with Mull/Willard even in failure, foreshadowed the lampooning of talk show format that Letterman would make so famous some years later and literally revolutionize comedy and television forever. In all honesty, shows like Tomorrow Show and Later with B. Costas, really didn't break much new ground in an 80's decade that had no use for sincerity but plenty of use for lawsuits, and a coming 90's decade with a dwindling supply of innovative talents and personalities worth interviewing. Re-watching a few VHS-taped episodes of Costas feigning sincerity with vapid, arrogant MTV/Viacom creations like Carson Daly and fading stars like Jerry Lewis, really drove that point home for me. In short, Chevy Chase for all his savvy as a comedic talent, was dead wrong here about NBC's decision to replace Snyder with Letterman. That if nothing else, is indisputable.

[@evagrubb]

The Tomorrow show was going off the air. If they hadn't hired Letterman they would have brought in someone else.

[@warrenpierce5542]

David Letterman was an acquired taste. Still looking at what's out their now he was good. Anyway Dave and Tom both went to CBS.

[@Kohntarkosz]

@@BarnabasCollinsXIII Well, the thing was, the contract they negotiated with Johnny Carson stipulated Johnny got to pick the show that came on at 12:30, and he chose Dave.

[@chasspeed]

I agree. Critics have often missed the boat on classic comedies even going back as far as the 1930's. Classics like "Duck Soup", W.C. Fields "It's a Gift" and even Buster Keaton's "The General" got horrible reviews when they were released and now critics say they're great.

[@jamesanthony5681]

Tom always had a story at the beginning of his show...."I was walking up 5th Avenue this afternoon with my line producer, Dave Katz, enjoying the bright New York sunshine, talking about this that or the other, but who do I happen to see walking down the street but Wilford Brimley. You remember him....the Quaker Oats guy.."

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

NBC has "The Today Show" and "The Tonight Show" - and yes (!) there was "The Tomorrow Show"! _(4/26/2023)_

[@chasspeed]

He ended up later working for NBC radio, so it was a smart move on his part.

[@davidmitchell6873]

He said they are putting letterman on at a time that was wrong for him. Forty years later that comment didn't age well.

[@Kohntarkosz]

Well, Chevy was wrong about one thing: that "12:30 is the wrong time slot for Letterman". Johnny Carson thought Dave coudl work in that timeslot, because they had to get him to sign off on it (he had a deal with NBC where he got to pick the show that followed The Tonight Show, after the Tomorrow Show ended, and he chose Dave). And obviously, Dave made that timeslot work for him. Also, I think Chevy is wrong when he says that "9:00am was the perfect timeslot for Letterman". The reason the morning show failed was because the people who are watching TV at 9:00am, i.e. housewives and kids who are home from school, didn't "get it". But he was right that the way NBC treated Tom Snyder those last couple years wasn't right.

[@ringbolt9]

i agree so much. Tom was quirky lovable professional so many things rolled into one. Now every late night host is a stand up comic. Tom was the master of the one on one interview. I feel like I really knew himwhich I cant say about any other host

[@sandwichestime]

Yeah moving Letterman to late night, what a disaster that was.

[@GunnyPhillips]

I came here expecting Chevy to be his usual enigmatic self. I was pleasantly surprised.

[@garymcaleer6112]

Critical thinking without moral explanation has a long history. Being in music since age 4, one book worthy to read, expounding on this critical temperament is Slominsky's "Lexicon of Musical Invective." You think critics are bad today? Check that out! Same in politics. Slander and sin against the 9th Commandment forbidding bearing false witness "has a long and storied career" as they say today.

[@Ericotheriault]

I love that Chevy Chase,.....man I love that sarcasm....he gets some things wrong but hes kinda right

[@chomsky88]

That's an excellent point, though Peter Sellers did make up for all of the bad films with Dr. Strangelove, Lolita, Being There and his portrayal of Inspector Clousseau. Richard Pryor--well, it's a good thing we have his concert films. Your point applies to dramatic actors as well--if Tarantino hadn't rescued him John Travolta would be making Look Who's Talking 7 with a bloated Kirstie Alley. At the height of his fame he perversely chose the worst scripts.

[@brianb8830]

The best is when Waylon had to wait to go on, said fuck it and left. Snyder's reaction was classic.

[@rongravy]

I like Chevy. Fuck all the naysayers.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Thomas James Snyder (May 12, 1936 - July 29, 2007) was an American television personality, news anchor, and radio personality best known for his late night talk shows Tomorrow, on the NBC television network in the 1970s and 1980s, and The Late Late Show, on the CBS Television Network in the 1990s. Snyder was also the pioneer anchor of the prime time NBC News Update, in the 1970s and early 1980s, which was a one-minute capsule of news updates in prime time.

[@evagrubb]

@MarkChapeau I wouldn't argue with that, but I would throw "Funny Farm" (despite the horrible title) in there too.

[@DW-nb2zc]

Chevy has always danced to the beat of his own drum and doesn't give two shits about what critics think.He knows his strengths and weaknesses and has usually been right as far as career choices go(I know I know the talkshow) One of the greatest comedians EVER

[@Kk-fc5jw]

Love these two legends....

[@DungeonStudio]

It's funny to see Chevy on Tom's last episode for NBC talking about SNL, Rex Reed,, and Modern Problems. (Which I'll check Rex's review after writing this. LOL) Because Chevy was in Ken Shapiro's The Groove Tube before SNL. So yeah, Chevy had been around sometime with National Lampoon Radio Show, and Ken Shapiro long before SNL, and the ZAZ bros et al. Modern Problems though was a pretty lame flick I must admit. But Chevy snorting the white powder potion is still hysterical and worth the ticket!

[@Kohntarkosz]

There was a great documentary about National Lampoon a few years ago, and one of the best bits is Chevy talking about doing the National Lampoon live show, where he and Belushi played two guys carrying on a conversation at a couple urinals. And Belushi was able to get the audience to laugh hysterically without saying a single word. Chevy's explanation of what Belushi was doing is almost as funny as the piece itself.

[@calchick82]

This was when David Letterman was going to begin Late Night With David Letterman in Tom Snyder's soon-to-be-former spot at 12:30, and it seems so comical now to hear Chevy Chase say that putting Letterman in Snyder's time slot didn't make sense because late night was wrong time for Letterman to be on. LOL! It turned out that Letterman's type of show turned out to be in EXACTLY the right time slot. Chevy made a dumb decision to leave SNL early on, and his talk show bombed, so what did he know?

[@SRSOS]

Chevy Chase is brilliant. A national treasure. And stuck up for his buds John and Danny. Good for him.

[@glennmarshall4693]

I love many of the movies that SNL people put out, I liked Neighbours and Modern Problems, I don't mind Rex Reed, but I don't agree with what all critics say, I like what I like, Tom did come back a few years on CBS, I liked his show, sometimes I like those one on one interview shows and sometimes I like the comedy talk shows. I don't agree with Chevy about Dave, I loved Dave's late night show. I liked Bob Costas talk show too. I liked many of Chevy's movies, Caddyshack of course.

[@redcat10]

"you never burn the bridge" and chase wonders why NOBODY showed up to his roast

[@chasspeed]

I agree with you. Chevy isn't Hitler for God's sake. While I know that Chevy and John Belushi had times where they didn't get along, but the two of them had worked together since 1973 when they both starred in National Lampoon's Lemmings. John kept Chevy in the National Lampoon Radio Hour after he took over as producer and Chevy urged Lorne to hire him for SNL. I know that Chase had suggested Dudley Moore for the swinger part in Foul Play when Tim Conway turned it down, so he's not all bad.