Chevy Chase: Last News

Chevy Chase took a tumble Wednesday during a “Christmas Vacation” Q&A event at Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, New York. According to TMZ, the actor and his wife were at a screening of the National Lampoon film and he was brought onstage in a wheelchair before standing and moving around. In a video obtained by the outlet, Chase, 80, can be seen walking toward the crowd, which greeted the “Saturday Night Live” alum with screams of delight, before plummeting off the front into the orchestra pit.

they both attended the “SNL” 50th anniversary special.Chase, 81, shared photos with many of the star-studded guests at the party, including Murray, 74. Chase wrapped his arm around Murray’s shoulder as they both smiled for the camera.The original “SNL” cast member also took photos with fellow alums Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, Jon Lovitz, Martin Short and David Spade, as well as other celebs including Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, Dave Chappelle, Steven Spielberg, Natasha Lyonne, Josh Gad and more.“Jay and I went The Crane Club downtown to join the celebrations for @chrisrock’s 60th Birthday, hosted by @guyoseary,” Chase wrote, referring to his wife, Jayni Chase.

While SNL50: The Anniversary Special was not a regular episode, it ended the way every Saturday Night Live show for the last 50 years has, with a curtain call. This time, it was supersized, with the stage of Studio 8H packed by representatives of five decades of SNL casts, hosts and musical guests.

returned to Studio 8H on Sunday to headline the star-studded “Weekend Update” sketch for the show’s 50th anniversary special.The “Groundhog Day” actor, who starred on “SNL” from 1977 to 1980, capped off appearances by Seth Meyers, Cecily Strong, Fred Armisen, Vanessa Bayer and Bobby Moynihan and used his time to rank the top “Weekend Update” hosts of all time.Murray began by ranking the best Black “Update” anchors, which … was a very short list. “This is by default Michael Che,” Murray deadpanned (Che is the only Black anchor in the history of “Weekend Update”).“Now let’s move on to the regular ‘Weekend Update’ anchors,” the “Ghostbusters” star continued as Che laughed and asked, “Regular?”The list was “in no particular order,” Murray said. “So I’ve listed them from worst to best.” In typical Murray fashion, he then quipped, “I have to disqualify myself because I was on performance enhancing drugs.” “It’s what we called an ‘8H Shaker,’” he added.

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.

“Fly on the Wall” podcast hosted by “Saturday Night Live” alums Dana Carvey and David Spade and recalled Chase’s reaction to his film about the debut episode of the sketch comedy show. “So, Chevy comes in to watch the movie,” Reitman said.

Jack Dunn Director Jason Reitman received a less than glowing review of “Saturday Night” from “SNL” legend Chevy Chase. While speaking on the “Fly on the Wall” podcast, hosted by former “SNL” cast members David Spade and Dana Carvey, Reitman recalled Chase’s brash reaction to the film.

Although Jason Reitman has earned rave reviews for his depiction of the 90 minutes leading up to the first Saturday Night Live, some critiques sting a bit more than others.

Vanity Fair in a recent interview. The movie was ultimately directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik.

Choosing a Christmas film is one of the biggest seasonal decisions you will make, second only to deciding what you're going to eat on the big day itself and how long it needs to cook for lest you get the gift of festive food poisoning.

“Saturday Night Live” movies, there are two head honchos: “The Blues Brothers” and “Wayne’s World.” The 1980 crime comedy classic starring John Belushi and Dan Akroyd and the 1992 Midwestern townie adventure with Mike Myers and Dana Carvey are both terrific. To this day.And the flicks have grown far beyond their original sketches.

Chevy Chase is screening “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” at venues all over North America in November and December, Sarah Silverman has a massive stand-up tour already underway, Martin Short will take the stage with Steve Martin on their ‘Dukes of Funnytown Tour’ next month, Seth Meyers regularly co-headlines a residency at New York City’s Beacon Theatre with John Oliver and David Spade gigs all year long.Heck, even Will Ferrell‘s DJ’ing a show with Swedish House Mafia in Chicago this October.Plus, former writer Simon Rich is putting on “All In,” a Broadway play based on his short stories, starring John Mulaney, Fred Armisen, Jimmy Fallon, Aidy Bryant, Chloe Fineman, Tim Meadows and more this December.Don’t forget the rumored, star-studded Feb. 16 Radio City SNL extravaganza, either.That’s just the tip of the iceberg, too.If it’s always been your dream to catch an “SNL” hero of yours in person — regardless of which era is your favorite — here’s how you can see 39 of the 167 “SNL” alum live from wherever you may be this year and next including a Senator (Al Franken) and an Oscar winner (Robert Downey Jr.).To keep things organized, cast members are listed chronologically from when they started their tenure on the show.Screening “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” from Nov. 22 through Dec. 29Touring Oct. 10 through Feb. 3, 2025One Christmas show with Judith Owens on Dec. 17Touring with Steve Martin from Oct. 4 through Nov. 16Acting in “McNeal” on Broadway from Sept. 27 through Nov. 24One show on Oct. 4Touring from Oct. 25 through Dec. 21Touring from Sept. 27 through April 6, 2025Touring from Sept. 27 through April 12, 2025Touring from Sept. 27 through Nov. 23; co-headlining with Nikki Glaser on select datesTouri

Instagram to share a slew of car selfies of herself and Chase, 80.“Vacation is always over too soon! @chevychase,” Brinkley captioned her post.In one picture, the duo smiled together, while another showed Chase waving to the camera. In a third snap, the supermodel wrapped her arms around the “Fletch Lives” actor in a standing shot.Rounding out the carousel was a video of them waving once more.Fans flocked to the comments section to share their delight in the mini reunion.One follower wrote, “Ahh yes! This is greatness.

trailer for the upcoming “Saturday Night” film, Chevy Chase (played by Cory Michael Smith) takes one of his trademark tumbles backstage.“Sorry, I tripped over my p—-,” the character smirks.In that brief, humorous moment, it’s hard not to flash back to the deadpan comic’s legendary career. For us, we immediately conjured up images of Chase in “Caddyshack,” “Three Amigos” and, of course, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.”Thankfully, Chevy hasn’t forgotten his most famous holiday film either.From Nov.

The trailer for director Jason Reitman’s movie about the 90 minutes leading up to the first-ever episode of “Saturday Night Live” in October 1975 was released Thursday.It shows the original cast of the sketch comedy series racing against the clock to put on the first show at Studio 8H.At the start of the trailer, an NBC page played by “Stranger Things” star Finn Wolfhard struggles to give out free tickets to the show.Gabriel LaBelle’s Lorne Michaels, the creator of “SNL,” tries to get past security at 30 Rock.The original cast — which includes Cory Michael Smith’s Chevy Chase, Dylan O’Brien’s Dan Aykroyd, Ella Hunt’s Gilda Radner, Lamorne Morris’ Garrett Morris, Matt Wood’s John Belushi, Emily Fairn’s Laraine Newman and Kim Matula’s Jane Curtin — are also dealing with conflict and disaster as they prepare to tape their first episode.NBC exec Dick Ebersol, played by Cooper Hoffman, tells Michaels that he doesn’t think the show is “ready.”“It doesn’t matter that we’re ready, it matters that it’s 11:30. That’s when we go on,” LaBelle’s Michaels responds.The cast of “Saturday Night” also includes Rachel Sennott as Rosie Schuster, Matthew Rhys as George Carlin, Jon Batiste as Billy Preston, Nicholas Braun as Jim Henson, Kaia Gerber as Jacqueline Carlin, Willem Dafoe as David Tebet, J.K.

The cast of the upcoming SNL 1975 movie has just added three young stars to it’s ensemble!

Fox workplace sitcom “Animal Control,” was a guest on a recent episode of Michael Rosenbaum’s “Inside of You” podcast, where he was asked if incidents with Chase ever got physical or verbal.“It would get a little contentious. It would get to this point where I’m like, ‘Okay…’ I got in trouble one time because I injured him. I dislocated his shoulder,” said McHale.

The Chevy Chase Show” premiered Sept. 7, 1993, on Fox — a week after “The Late Show With David Letterman” dropped on CBS — and was canned six weeks (and 29 episodes) into its run.Chase, whose movie career was on the skids after a string of flops (“Nothing But Trouble,” “Memoirs of Invisible Man”) was not Fox’s first choice to host its first foray into late-night following “The Joan Rivers Show” — which lasted seven months from October 1986 to May 1997 — and “The Wilton-North Report,” a hybrid sketch-comedy/talk show that aired for four weeks.Fox wanted Dolly Parton as its late-night star but her manager, who also represented Chase, recommended him. Chase, who was 18 years past his initial “Saturday Night Live” fame, was reportedly paid $3 million, and Fox spent another $1 million renovating the Aquarius Theater in LA — renaming it The Chevy Chase Theater.

chase, this actor is not always about keeping it politically correctChevy Chase cemented himself as a pioneer of the TV comedy world — starring in programs like “Saturday Night Live,” “Community” and the “National Lampoon’s Vacation” film series.However, the 79-year-old comedian has made a reputation for himself for being quite difficult in Hollywood — with several controversies and feuds erupting throughout his career.Chase made headlines when he fought with fellow “SNL” member Bill Murray while filming an episode in 1978 and the two came to blows in costar John Belushi’s dressing room.The issue occurred when the “Lost in Translation” star, 73, reportedly made a rude comment about Chase’s tumultuous marriage to Jacqueline Carlin.The “Caddyshack” actor then bashed Murray’s physical appearance and the duo got into a brawl.“Billy Murray and I came to fisticuffs, but we never really ended up hitting each other,” Chase said when asked about Murray in a 2010 interview with Esquire. “We tried, but Belushi got in the middle and we both ended up hitting John.

WTF” podcast recently and revealed “Community” wasn’t “funny enough” for him.When Maron, 59, mentioned the 2009 series, Chase replied: “Oh. I kinda forgot about that.”“They wanted me. So I said, ‘OK,’ ” Chase said about the show’s bigwigs.“I felt the show wasn’t funny enough for me, ultimately,” the comedian went on.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Chevy Chase appeared on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast (via Rolling Stone) and claimed that “Community,” the NBC sitcom he starred on for 83 episodes, was “not funny enough for me.” Chase played millionaire Pierce Hawthorne on “Community” for four seasons. His co-stars on the Dan Harmon-created comedy included Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Donald Glover and Ken Jeong. “I honestly felt the show wasn’t funny enough for me, ultimately.