Chevy Chase attends the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert at Radio City Music Hall last year in New York. Evan Agostini/Invision via Associated PressA former “Saturday Night Live” cast member is calling out Chevy Chase for a cruel and tasteless joke the comedian said to him 40 years ago. The 82-year-old comedian, who became a star during the show’s first season in 1975, is the subject of a new CNN documentary, “I’m Chevy Chase And You’re Not,” that recounts various aspects of his life. I don’t think he’s alive anymore.”In the documentary, “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels attempted to downplay the offensiveness of making AIDS jokes to a gay man at the height of the AIDS crisis. Buzz: 'Childish': Rock Star Unleashes Hell On GOP Lawmaker For Sharing AI Clip Of Him“I think Chevy was just being Chevy.

Source: Huffington Post January 02, 2026 00:25 UTC