Vulture: Pop Culture Trivia on set with 'Community'

[@chingizzhylkybayev8575]

It's like Chevy Chase never actually had to act while being on Community...

[@mrpicky1868]

had to. he would never be able to write that good even for himself

[@jaylonbeatty2553]

Dmytro Picky Dan Harmon said some of the writing came from things Chevy actually said

[@Krawna]

@@jaylonbeatty2553 Still doesn't invalidate that... Chevy Chase wouldn't have been able to write that good even if he was saying it in his everyday life

[@eeeeeee3245]

his dad’s name is cornelius, which is chevy’s actual name, and he was born into a rich family like pierce. they kinda just wrote a somewhat fictionalised version of him and made him play himself

[@splxderluder8024]

Chingiz Zhylkybayev it seems like dans dislike of chevy affect his role in the show. he plays an old racist character and in one episode where they act in the dean’s commercial he is incredibly hard to work with

[@qaskas]

I literally knew zero of the answers. It's not even like I had some idea, I actually had zero idea.

[@SharinganMan]

I knew one! Wyld Stallyns

[@joshdalton8064]

@@SharinganMan Yeah that was the only one I knew too lol

[@cassun603]

@@SharinganMan I should have known that one but I forgot

[@zachbozman5381]

It’s kinda silly to think about but people who are actors watch and study film and television shows, just like someone in any other field knows more about their field. I.E an electrician can explain wire gauges in depth

[@the_chandler]

@@zachbozman5381 I consider myself pretty damn good at trivia, but the only one I knew was the Sinead O'Conner half of the SNL question.

[@BinuratheDarkLord]

Chevy Chase is such a method actor. He never breaks character on set as seen from this video.

[@user-fe6ku9du5c]

Hasn’t broken character in a few decades, that’s commitment!

[@davidandersson7642]

It just became extremely obvious why Chevy Chase doesn't understand why Pierce is a funny character...

[@satellite964]

That just makes the show even more funny.

[@natvan5869]

I want to love chevy but he makes it hard

[@ChaosXTheProject]

Basically every character is some kind of over-exageration of their real life persona, except Abed and Chang.

[@eben7248]

Because he is Pierce

[@samstenner1898]

Why? Explain pls

[@marcusblixenkrone-mller7169]

Chevy is never acting. He's just saying lines

[@anastewarttamariz8650]

In which chevy chase is literal pierce

[@homosoftommorow]

In which danny pudi isnt literal abed. He doesnt know any of these references.

[@hexane360]

0:59 AAAAHHHHHOOOOO BABY!

[@no_nameyouknow]

He also shows emotion. In fact he is just a normal dude. ACTING!

[@broisopod194]

think about balls

[@SharinganMan]

@@homosoftommorow because dan harmon is abed

[@GeezMarie]

Chevy Chase was the voice of the dog in the terrible movie "Karate Dog." Hence Team Karate Dog's name.

[@vivanesca]

BLESS you this made the video 100% funnier

[@PANDORAMARKETINGPUBLICIDAD]

Fortunately for both teams Abed wasn't playing.

[@TheGreatsagegoku]

Who do you think was behind the camera? It's just another one of his films.

[@PANDORAMARKETINGPUBLICIDAD]

@@TheGreatsagegoku hahaha nice

[@qdsw]

@@PANDORAMARKETINGPUBLICIDAD wow comes back after 6 years

[@lightios7813]

@@qdsw he spent 6 years coming up with the joke lol

[@jadonsand5071]

@@lightios7813 6 years...and a movie.

[@nishitd]

This proves it. Britta lived in New York.

[@0000-r2b]

"I had no parents so t.v. taught me how to love." Oh Craig.

[@toribarlow1000]

He's actually not joking though. 😅 Him and his sister were foster kids.

[@AndersRDH]

As far as I've heard Chevy Chase is really hard to work with but Joel McHale seems to do it perfect just ripping on him in a friendly way when he rips on someone :D

[@MingtonCB]

Of course Gillian said new york, she lived there and that's how she knows what a "baggle" is

[@bobduncanvevo6969]

Chris B yes.

[@TheGreatsagegoku]

Fun trivia: the actual reason she says Baggel that way is because that's the notably incorrect and funny way Dan Harmon says it.

[@abednadir8288]

Cool. Cool cool cool.

[@nightmare-nightmarenightma1147]

Abed Nadir Abed?! Where's Troy?

[@derinum]

Well that's just like, your opinion man

[@dumb2ducky]

@Ethan Chun That got taken over by Mexican pirates

[@calcradden6293]

Hey bro just so you know a show called Brooklyn nine nine stole that from you

[@localloserliv1740]

Woah

[@foxygirl1977]

I have never seen a more unique and well put together cast like the Community cast. That's the reason that I love this show so much it hurts. A great fun clip. I really want to hang with these people.

[@braggio689]

Crazy to think you made this comment 10 years ago… you probably don’t even use this account anymore and won’t ever see this reply. But it would be cool if you did… I wonder if you still watch community from time to time

[@tylarjackson7928]

​​@@braggio689I'm going through these comments and having the same thoughts man

[@bastlake]

Is anyone else slightly irritated with everyone sitting in the "wrong" seats?

[@tobi90569]

My autism didn't like it, and I'm not even autistic

[@talsteiner3610]

Toby Ali my autism didn’t like it and i am autistic

[@evergreen8600]

Its making me really uncomfortable for sure

[@bismuthcrystal9658]

Chevy really was perfect for the role of that one guy you really don't want at your D&D game who shows up and throws a tantrum because you won't let him play a ninja not based on a true story.

[@MrMario2987]

How am I just finding this vid now. Lmao one of my favorite cast ever. Yes that even includes Chevy.

[@ilvanezzo]

***** That's because Chevy is never acting.

[@georginahoyle5186]

mario lewis I

[@jamieconlon6873]

Chevy is such a douchebag tho

[@ImJustSayin2014]

I love that they call Gillian NPR queen or something. That’s literally such a Britta thing 😂

[@jc3drums916]

It's also a Gillian thing. She's admitted to not listening to music, only NPR.

[@amanpotdar]

But what's NPR 🥺

[@orangehornet1478]

Aman Vinod it’s a radio show

[@static79]

@@amanpotdar National Public Radio

[@tredlow]

“TV was my parent. I had no parents so TV taught me how to learn and love!”

[@AddamSolo]

that explains the gay.

[@PJMack068]

I can understand why people write off the fandom for this show as cultish but god dammit I have never seen the cast of a show feel like such a fun gang off camera

[@alivecoy]

Minus Chevy Chase. I heard alot of fucked up shit about him. Thats why hes on the on-set promo, but not most panels/the reunion. Hes arrogant and from what i hear very jealous and racist towards Donald Glover.

[@PJMack068]

floppy tarter sauce yeah I heard all about Chevy pretty hard not know about any community drama and not know how much of a problem he was- however I didn’t know about glover and racist stuff, I wonder if he recently opened up about it or something

[@pairot01]

@@alivecoy That's the first I've heard about Chevy being racist towards his coworker. Hard to believe he would *just* be racist to one of the black people on the cast specifically. Chevy was an ass, and Dan Harmon antagonized him brutally which probably escalated things a lot. It's not fair to single him out like that.

[@Tarik7775]

Joaquin Pirotto he made one comment about Donald back when they were filming Community, he told him something along the lines of “you’re only funny cause you’re black”. Now, I wasn’t there, so I don’t know if they’re friends, and they just give each other crap, but all I know is that sounds like a line Pierce would say. And we all know Pierce. But I agree that him and Dan not getting along just made it worse 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@govindmenon1859]

@@pairot01 I personally don't think the "racist" stuff was the reason he left/was let go. I do know that there's always been friction between him and dan Harmon, with Dan constantly white knighting for the rest of the cast and crew because Chevy was generally rude to them. I've met people like Chevy. I don't think he has any malicious intent or anything, even dan Harmon has said that he hasn't met a bigger man of the people than Chevy. I think Chevy is generally just a cocky, non polite person. And dan Harmon making fun and shitting on Chevy a lot escalated that friction after which he eventually left. But to my knowledge, Chevy was pretty friendly with the main cast and Joel would vouch for that. In the recent zoom call table read, they mentioned Chevy (even Donald did) a fair bit and no one felt awkward or off when they did.

[@katiehough2499]

I didn't even have the tiniest idea for any of these questions.

[@Ksu_]

chevy chase is literally like pierce here xD

[@rickycarrillo7821]

I love how the first thing Gillian says is New York

[@chengvang2126]

Chevy: Why do I get stuck with the uneducated ones *Whoa Chevy, relax brah, you're not in character right now -_-;

[@jamieconlon6873]

Cheng Vang he is actually a dick in real life

[@xandertrejo]

Cheng Vang Jokes -------------- Your head

[@NealJett]

@@jamieconlon6873 But.... he was right though.. they knew like NO answers. 😂

[@NealJett]

But.... he was right though.. he wasn't being mean, it was just a true fact, they knew like NO answers and lost the game. 😂 You snowflakes always need an A+ for effort sticker don't you? 😅 You can never just swallow the cold hard truth of life. Haha

[@seopark7467]

@@NealJett why are you so bitter? Are you ok? Do you want someone to talk to?

[@scorpio1644]

2:28 "One piece of chi- chicken...turkey burger." Whatever process Chevy is going through out loud, I want to understand it. Is it the lead up for a joke? Is he trying to sabotage the other team? Whatever it is, I feel like if I knew what it was, I would have an actual stroke if I used it.

[@KillerCLbee]

Yes, sabotage. He's trying to make a funny :)

[@jellofan1578]

I think he's trying to read lips

[@fleury150]

Jesse Camp. That's because I follow him on Twitter, cause its very sad. That had me on the floor.

[@TheRealMrSnickers]

fleury onefifty lol me too

[@nosfx22]

@monokhem yoU LoOK LiKe a MoROn

[@crepezzzzz]

@monokhem you look like an asshole.

[@WasaboDuckBoy]

@monokhem using capitalization and punctuation in informal text makes you look pretentious

[@shutupleonard]

There's not many TV shows that have a creator and cast that would be this interesting to watch playing a trivia game.

[@theadamblock]

Karate Dog... bet Donald named that group. Poor Chevy haha

[@smarkslowplay3512]

Joel

[@jordanne229]

I love this it’s great, also Jim Rash 2:16 amazing

[@alco1069]

i love the complete silence after "i'm playing with the least educated people in the room"

[@Dconquist]

The best part of this is that Chevy Chase is just the fucking weight of the universe, bringing everything down in the most awkward and depressing way.

[@eolsunder]

And I think they put up with him just because his character is good on the show. Really I think if no one even liked his character he wouldn't have been on the show long. Who wants to put up with that droll dolt.

[@serenevil]

@@eolsunder well no, i think they put up with him because it follows the template of a lot of hollywood/studio projects where they insist on having a star to pull in viewers and chevy was that star for community. so in essence, he's part of the reason the show even got made in the first place. just look at the good place and ted danson. it does suck that everything went south the way it did.

[@Simonporter89]

@@serenevil yeah, sometimes you get Danny Devito embracing the absurdity of IASIP Sometimes you get Chevy Chase collecting a paycheck and hurting the product

[@Simonporter89]

@John Thomas it did help believe it or not. Even though he's my least favorite cast member, I checked out community out of curiosity because he was in it

[@xboxgamerhr]

@@Simonporter89 he's literally many people's favourite character

[@natisfreezing]

I wish I had a job this fun

[@MaxwellSmartOddy]

Me too.

[@ghostemane3209]

3:02 seriously Gillian was ghosted in every question with that arm move by Joel McHale lol I'm gonna do that

[@Onigirli]

That fucking look from her LOL POOR BRITTA

[@GhostWriter520]

Chevy really got mad that his team couldn't carry him harder

[@Jushwa]

Chevy was the lightning rod of community and I was so sad to see him go. Brilliant writing casting and improv.

[@williamgriffith6061]

"I know that because I follow him on Twitter, because it is sad." Goddamn Donald is funny. I kno the music thing is prolific, but goddamn he's a great comic.

[@GlennBRust]

Chevy Chase: Jesus Fucking Christ! Also Chevy Chase within two minutes: Gosh darnit!

[@poemedufeu]

danny said pogchamp at 1:28

[@opennoise]

this might actually be one of my favorite videos

[@HarryPotter812970]

The only one I knew was the Wyld Stallyns :)

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

Really? That's the ONLY one I didn't know. Incidentally, I was gonna watch that first movie this weekend, since I've never seen it, but I'm on a kick involving '80s/early '90s movies.

[@emirinobambino]

Same dude, but I'm 10 years younger that the youngest member of the Community cast so the questions were probably not aimed at me.

[@justintimeleave1360]

it is interesting how youtubers now have so much better quality cameras than tv shows last time.

[@wholesomerecreationalconte7948]

1:27 Danny Pudi says pogchamp. I don't know what to do with this information.

[@thebigeasyyy]

"Walking NPR, that's why they call her that!"

[@iamwalrus9519]

Lol they hate Chevy and he hates them

[@buttonpunks8998]

he sucks man

[@antred11]

Iamwalrus 95 What?? He doesn't hate them, nor do they hate him. Where are you getting that?

[@calicazy]

If you look into it he caused a LOT of drama and the cast and crew did end up resenting him for it. You can see the way they treat him and act around him visibly change in the later seasons in the background footage and stuff. He's actually a pretty huge ass.

[@adamchristensen2648]

Fuck that guy.

[@xandertrejo]

Pretty sure only Chevy and Dan had any animosity towards each other and that was only because both were acting like unprofessional children.

[@livingjoke3083]

Really feels like the cast obviously exludes Chevy Chase just like they literally do with Pierce on the show

[@someonefromsomewhere1009]

He hated being on set and was a massive arsehole a lot of the time so it's not like the resentment is uncalled for also most of them did put up with his shit

[@markus_k]

@@someonefromsomewhere1009 I always hear that. But what rotten things did you do that everybody says he's acted like a prick

[@djinnsbetpools]

People often say that, but that only comes from the Dan Harmon-Chevy Chase rift. And that rift happened because both Dan and Chevy had been childish and unprofessional on the show, and they were both dicks. Joel McHale said Chevy didn't want to be in the show. But that was the worst I've ever heard said about him by the cast. Donald Glover said that it seemed Chevy was fighting time, which for him shouldn't be the case for an artist. Danny Pudi said that Chevy probably doesn't even know his name, which is a bit, because there are panels wherein Chevy calls Danny by his full name. Chevy Chase didn't connect often with the cast and writers, which is why Joel says he was very negative on the set. He couldn't stand nor understand the ungodly hours (16-17 hours a day, 5 days a week) for a 30-minute episode. He didn't understand meta humor, because of the gap in generational comedy. He didn't feel like he was being heard by the staff and the cast. He couldn't always follow the script, because there was something bound to be changed frequently and quickly. The show relies and adlibs heavily on our pop culture, which is not something his generation is knowledgeable with. And he didn't like where his character was being taken, because Pierce was becoming more and more dislikeable. You'll understand what he said about the character, because Pierce became extremely villainous and slapstick. The sabotage happened with Chang and Britta, too. Dan Harmon even apologized to Gillian Jacobs publicly for what happened to Britta. Dan Harmon thought Chevy was an asshole. And he was, because Chevy did tend toward empty, arrogant humor, even cursing unnecessarily. He also liked non-PC humor. Which is not to say that he was the only one on the set who did. You wouldn't think non-PC humor is funny as satire if you didn't have a little non-PC humor in you. Dan Harmon had been quoted saying Chevy Chase told Donald Glover that he was only funnier cause he was black. I recall watching an earlier interview of this long ago, wherein Donald said he told Dan Harmon that he was over whatever Chevy said. Joel said in another interview that Chevy said some things that "could be deemed racist”. Dan Harmon, because of Chevy's dickishness, thought it would be funny to call him out by having people chant "Fuck you” to him in a wrap party that Chevy's family attended. In response, Chevy left him an irate voicemail, which Dan again thought was hilarious enough to share with staff and fans on meets and cons. Whatever Dan thought about Chevy though, he was an executive producer who felt entitled to humiliate a cast member by having groups of people rise up against him. His answer to Chevy being an ass was to become an even bigger ass. He estranged Chevy farther from the cast, because he was the type of person to take things too far. He took jokes and whatever to the extreme with both staff and executives, like "push now, apologize later". He made Megan Ganz miserable on the set, because she wouldn't reciprocate his attentions, because she felt that his attentions as her boss ran over her confidence in her talents and career. He also suffered from alcoholism and obsession, hence their long hours on set. His toxicity on the set eventually got him fired. I mean, Dan Harmon is an awesome creator, but he can really be a difficult person. He got his job back because Joel and the other staff lobbied for his return. Chevy resigned mid-Season 4. There's something to be said in lasting that long with a producer he didn't like and who didn't like him; scripts he didn't understand often; writers and co-cast members he didn't connect with; and a character he liked less and less. He tried very hard. But he did his job very well. Like most of the people behind Community, he really saw the show as a labor of love. There is one panel wherein he says that the audience couldn't have nor wish for a better cast for the show, and that his co-workers were a step-up for him. Joel McHale still keeps communication with him. He has stories about Chevy in his stand-ups. He even played young Chevy in a movie, with Chevy's blessing. He also said that it wasn't always bad with Chevy. The rest of the cast have respectful things to say about him and Dan Harmon, because they treat each other like regular co-workers. They have stories about each other. Barring Dan Harmon, 'cause he still roasts Chevy when he can. So, it really is quite sad to read comments by fans who still resent Chevy Chase.

[@ElNoobWithinV5321]

@@djinnsbetpools Wow, thank you for this super insightful, well-written summary.

[@nicanornunez9787]

@@djinnsbetpools Yes Harmon is allways put like a hero, but you can see how he made things even worst, how he was shitty and hatefull, chevy is worst I know, but Harmon is a really manipulative human. He made pierce in to a chevye revange, just like the scrubs zack braff bit with Donald. The show could be better but he had so much ego.

[@georgewilliamsiii4677]

Damn Pierce was sundowning halfway through forreal lol just started naming food

[@DespairsAi]

Rofl "That's because I follow him on Twitter, because it's very sad!"

[@Teebiscuit12345]

I entered this video thinking I was pop culture literate. I ended up only knowing the question they got wrong: Wyld Stallyns

[@benimaru06]

Abed was surprisingly useless in this

[@KJ-je9pm]

Danny Pudi is the exact opposite of Abed lol

[@pairot01]

@@KJ-je9pm Yeah, it's uncanny watching him smile. Such an emotive person

[@Sphexler]

They should have had magnitude say "CHOP CHOP!"

[@opennoise]

i've watched this more times than i care to admit

[@jozz2248]

"Jesse Camp, I know this because I follow him on Twitter, because it's very sad." said Donald Glover with glee.

[@derekkim593]

Donald forgetting the encyclopedia brown question was so hard to watch as mystery team, he said, was inspired by it

[@Bamx333]

How am I seeing this for the first time in 2020?!??!!

[@DEFINEPROG]

Today I was screaming "Wild Stallions" at my computer, but my parents are as weird as me so they didn't need to ask why.

[@Wisdumb12]

Pause at 3:39 for adorable Gillian.

[@Wisdumb12]

4:50 Alison: "Nooooooooo..." lmao

[@8mmkyle865]

Honestly I'd be doing exactly what Chevy was doing, spouting random shit because I don't understand any of the references... I guess boomers and millennials aren't so different after all.

[@PileOfStones]

It's a war crime to not have Danny and Allison on the same side.

[@87linceed]

you are just having a stroke right on camera jajajajajjajaja

[@jillybeanc]

I knew the Fraggle Rock question, it has been a goal of mine to one day have a dog named Sprocket.

[@danielcropp8553]

Donald Glover knows a great deal about pop culture stuff.

[@duckhouser]

Legendary show.

[@LaserDISCplayer]

This segment would work as it’s own tv show. Not possible anymore but I thought you should know lol

[@einbogey]

haha Gillian Jacobs is walking NPR. Hilarious

[@Ethan-de3we]

"All I can think of is fletch" 😂

[@nietsnik]

chevy chase has done zero acting on community

[@MURDR63]

the Bill and Ted one was by far the easiest questions. It's the only one I got right, LOL

[@interrobang98]

Literally everyone is sitting in the wrong chairs

[@shutupleonard]

Gillian's face at 3:39 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@amirightPeter]

Chevy Chase with the quick cost of Julia Roberts.

[@zarlg]

I didn't know a single one of those things, and only knew what two of the questions were even about.

[@someotherguy86]

I love that about 60% of this is just them dunking on Chevy (had to make myself not write Pierce).

[@TheAwesome45]

It seems that the only member who doesn't love the others, have great chemistry with his fellow cast , get along with them or love the show is Chevy Chase.

[@fisch723]

Dan does the “baby dance” at the end!

[@Pat4ever.]

2:51 Sigh.. *_unzips pants_*

[@HazelEyedErica]

I know right!!! *sobs uncontrollably*

[@TheLaurenkent]

BRING BACK DAN HARMON!!!!!!!!! HE'S WHAT REALLY MADE THE SHOW SO SPECIAL!

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

This was fun to watch. The only one I didn't know was the Bill & Ted one. I wish I could've joined them. Playing trivia games is my forte. I love getting together with friends and playing Trivial Pursuit, though lately it's been Scene It!, a game Abed would excel in, since it's mainly about film/TV references and you get to watch clips.

[@ZergRushJohnny]

1:27 Did Danny Pudi just say PogChamp?

[@wackmidi]

The fucking chad predicted it in 2011. Danny is a prophet

[@drewdonahue123]

Lol when Chevy said turkey burger

[@flippeditude1170]

This is a show!!!

[@forgearturo]

Chop - Chop!

[@usernothere900]

Community Easter Eggs and Details: kzbin.info/aero/PLfBt5gG2lF1GuW2bx5Tz08U9ZxKBA5IXo

[@homosoftommorow]

2011 was a simpler time.

[@Keivz]

Wait 'til you see 2020.

[@marcolopez8449]

Keivz what I find weird is all this started after my ex broke up with me lol

[@R34V0R]

Danny called Chevy eldritch Lmfao

[@omerZauber]

Surprisingly she didn't britta'd it!

[@Buxenwolf]

Haven't seen bill and ted 2 (only one I've seen) since I was a kid but I did remember the name of the band! Yay me

[@soulhunter91]

rofl, i didnt know any of them except the Bill and Ted one, i kept yelling it at the computer. lol

[@alexanderforbes1452]

Oh my goodness, I only got two of these and one was a guess, I feel so ashamed.

[@user-cq1hz7pi2d]

Im in love with gillian

[@jasonroyer9870]

My favorite part of this video was having absolutely no idea what they were saying the entire time. Not a single clue.

[@whitetiger091]

LOL DONALD! 2:24 'Shhhhhiiiiiiiit!'

[@PrudhviRaj12]

This could be an episode of the show .

[@jonnahhhhhh]

walking npr lololol

[@jimmybonez8928]

Chevy looks like he doesn’t want to be there!!!!!!!

[@foxygirl1977]

So true. Still love this clip.

[@Trey-Jae]

I knew one lol, THE WILD STALLIONS

[@miguelmiranda233]

Why is every cast member of this TV show my spirit animal human being? (exept Chevy)

[@NYRAPPERFULL]

quote of the century