Chevy Chase Upset About SNL50 Exclusion
Chevy Chase says being left out of NBC's SNL50 special hurt him. He talks about his feelings in a CNN documentary that airs on Thursday, January 1.
Chevy Chase is disappointed because he was excluded from the SNL 50th anniversary special. He was one of the original cast members and created the 'Weekend Update' segment, but he was not invited to perform with other original members. He watched from the audience and wondered why Bill Murray was there.
He tried to talk to SNL creator Lorne Michaels about it, but felt he didn't explain himself well. His wife said he was supposed to be in two segments, but they were canceled. Chase left SNL in 1976 to be with a woman from Los Angeles.
He had a physical fight with Bill Murray in 1978. He returned to host the show eight times. SNL helped start his successful movie career in films like Fletch and Caddyshack.
He won two Emmy Awards for his work on SNL. His documentary 'I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not' airs on CNN on January 1st.
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