Chevy Chase attends ‘SNL 50’ special after slamming show — and nearly coming to blows with Bill Murray

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Chevy Chase has officially returned to “Saturday Night Live.”The actor, 81, set foot in his old stomping grounds at Studio 8H for the comedy series’ 50th anniversary special at Rockefeller Center on Sunday.

He was also photographed walking the red carpet before the three-hour special with his wife, Jayni Chase.Chase, who was one of the original cast members of “Saturday Night Live” from 1975 to 1976, has had a tumultuous relationship with the NBC variety show over the years.

In fact, “Saturday Night” director Jason Reitman revealed what the comedian’s response was to his 2024 drama detailing the 90 minutes leading up to the first-ever broadcast of the late-night sketch show.“Chevy loves to say the thing you’re not supposed to say — to the extreme,” he told David Spade and Dana Carvey on their “Fly on the Wall” podcast in Dec.

2024. (Spade appeared on “SNL” from 1990 to 1996 while Carvey starred from 1986 to 1993. He kicked off Season 50 of the series by playing Joe Biden.)“I have an example for you… So Chevy comes in to watch the movie, and he is there with [his wife] Jayni, and they watch the film, and he’s in the group, and he comes up to me after, and he pats me on the shoulder and goes, ‘Well, you should be embarrassed.'”“What an exact Chevy thing,” Spade.