US EditionChevy Chase Is Under the Spotlight in a New Documentary, Warts and All — and He’s OK with It
- CNN Films' new documentary `I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not` premieres on CNN on Jan. 1, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, exploring Chevy Chase's life from childhood through SNL to `Community`.
- Director Marina Zenovich, a two-time Emmy-winner, interviewed Chevy Chase twice and followed him for days, centering the film on childhood trauma as explanatory context.
- Interviews include Dan Aykroyd, Beverly D'Angelo, Goldie Hawn, Lorne Michaels, Ryan Reynolds, Martin Short, wife Jayni Chase, three daughters, and brother Ned Chase, while archival footage shows intimate moments like cuddling a cat and reading fan mail including a birthday card from Bill Clinton.
- Controversies tied to his `Community` tenure have dominated Chase's career and the film humanizes him while risking renewed criticism despite his endorsement.
- Production faced participation challenges as several Community cast members declined interviews and Dan Harmon, Community creator, opted out, while Jay Chandrasekhar contributed key insights; the movie lacks a big theatrical or streaming release.
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Chevy Chase says he felt 'hurt' being left out of 'SNL' 50th anniversary special
Chevy Chase is breaking his silence about how “hurt” he was to be left out of the televised “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” earlier this year. Chase, 82, was an original cast member of NBC’s live sketch comedy show in 1975 before leaving the show in its second season to focus on a successful movie career. Now, the comedy legend reveals in the upcoming CNN Films documentary “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not,” out Jan. 1, 2026, that not being inclu…
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