Chevy Chase made a notable return to 'Saturday Night Live' for the show's 50th anniversary special, stepping back into his former space at Studio 8H. The 81-year-old comedian, a key original cast member from 1975-1976, has maintained a complex relationship with the show. Director Jason Reitman recounted a comical encounter with Chase after a private screening, highlighting Chase's bluntness and humor. Reitman shared how he navigated the mix of criticism and the goal of capturing the essence of Chase in his upcoming drama about the show's origins.
Reitman, meanwhile, took the criticism in stride. "I'm trying to balance it because, in my head, I know, 'Alright, I'm getting a Chevy Chase moment that's 1,000 percent only for me right now'..."
"Chevy loves to say the thing you're not supposed to say - to the extreme," he told David Spade and Dana Carvey... "What an exact Chevy thing," Spade replied.
Chase has had a tumultuous relationship with the NBC variety show over the years... he comes up to me after, and he pats me on the shoulder and goes, 'Well, you should be embarrassed.'
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