Saturday_Night_Live Chevy_Chase

chevy chase @ private party after premiere of movie star born, december 1976

chase 1 of original cast members of saturday night live (snl), nbc s late-night comedy television show, beginning in october 1975. during first season, introduced every show except 1 with, live new york, s saturday night! remark preceded pratfall, known fall of week . chase became known skill @ physical comedy. in 1 comedy sketch, mimicked real-life incident in president gerald ford accidentally tripped while disembarking air force 1 in salzburg, austria. portrayal of president ford bumbling klutz became favorite device of chase , helped form popular concept of ford being clumsy man. in later years, chase met , became friendly president ford. chase s physical stunts led @ least 1 self-injury.

chase original anchor weekend update segment of snl, , catchphrase introduction, m chevy chase... , re not became known. trademark conclusion, night, , have pleasant tomorrow later resurrected jane curtin , tina fey. chase wrote comedy material weekend update. example, wrote , performed news hard of hearing . in skit, chase read top story of day, aided garrett morris, repeat story loudly shouting it. chase claimed version of weekend update later inspiration other news satire shows such daily show , colbert report. (weekend update later revived segment on chevy chase show, short-lived late-night talk-show produced chase , broadcast fox broadcasting company.)

chase performed in other skits on snl including recurring role land shark, parody of blockbuster movie jaws. racially charged word association skit opposite richard pryor snl s first season cited television critics 1 of funniest (and daring) skits in show s history.

chase committed contractually snl 1 year writer, , became cast member during rehearsals before show s premiere. received 2 emmy awards , golden globe award comedy writing , live comic acting on show. in rolling stone s february 2015 appraisal of 141 snl cast members date, chase ranked tenth in overall importance. strange sounds, chase might under-rated snl player, wrote. took him 1 season define franchise ... without deadpan arrogance, whole snl style of humor fall flat.

in 1975 new york magazine cover story, called him funniest man in america , nbc executives referred chase first real potential successor johnny carson , claimed begin guest-hosting tonight show starring johnny carson within 6 months of article. chase dismissed chatter next carson telling new york, d never tied down 5 years interviewing tv personalities. in fact, chase did not appear on program until may 4, 1977, when promoting prime time special nbc. carson later said of chase; couldn t ad lib fart after baked bean dinner .

chase acknowledged ernie kovacs influence on work in saturday night live, , thanked kovacs during acceptance speech emmy award. in addition, chase spoke of kovacs influence on work in appearance in 1982 documentary called ernie kovacs: television s original genius.

leaving snl

in late 1976, in middle of second season, chase became first member of original cast leave show. while landed starring roles in several films on strength of snl notoriety, asserted principal reason departure girlfriend jacqueline carlin s reluctance move new york. chase moved los angeles, married carlin, , replaced bill murray, although made few appearances on show during second season.

chase later hosted snl 8 times through 1997. appeared on show s 25th anniversary special in 1999, , interviewed 2005 nbc special on first 5 years of snl. later appearances included caddyshack skit featuring bill murray, 1997 episode guest host chris farley, land shark in weekend update segment in 2001, weekend update segment in 2007, , in justin timberlake s monologue in 2013 member of five-timers club, reunited 3 amigos co-stars steve martin , martin short. participated in 40th anniversary special in february 2015.