Chevy Chase declares "Saturday Night Live" is the "worst" humor in the world – Variety

The report by Colin Jost and Michael Che on "Saturday Night Live" "Weekend Update" may have marked the 70th Emmy Awards, but the two can not count on their predecessor "SNL" Chevy Chase.

Chase was part of the original cast of "SNL" that started in 1975 and created the "Update" segment, but he did not have a good word for the current show, which is now approaching its 44th season.

"I'm amazed that Lorne [Michaels] went so low. I had to look a little, and I could not believe it, "Chase told the Washington Post. "It means that a whole generation of s-heads laughs at the worst humor in the world. You know what I mean? How could you dare to give this generation a worse worse than it already has in his life? It drives me crazy.

It's not just the current cast that Chase has criticized – he did not like most of SNL's seasons.

"I must say that after the first two years, the situation has deteriorated," said Chase. "Why am I saying that? Because I was in it? J & # 39; imagine. It's a horrible thing to say. But I certainly have never had more fun. I really liked and appreciated. The following year, I did not see the same fun thing for the actors.

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This is the second time that Chase criticized the show recently. In an episode of Netflix's "Norm Macdonald Has a Show," the 74-year-old specifically called the show's slogan "Live from New York is Saturday night."

"I mean it's getting so bad," Chase said of the delivery. "It seems like some guys are here to be the guy who says" Live from New York, "and then hurts. Anyway, it's not nice of me to say it, but …

Some former colleagues of the star of the classic films like "Caddyshack" and "National Lampoon's Vacation" did not have any more eloquent things to say about Chase. SNL cast member Terry Sweeney called him a "monster", while his former teammate "Community" Donald Glover said Chase told him, "People think you're more funny because you are black.

Despite all the animosity towards the show that launched his career, Chase still hopes to return to Studio 8H.

He appeared in the special 40th anniversary of the series in 2015 and even asked the creator and producer of "SNL", Michaels, if he could accommodate. And last November, Chase had only good things to say about former co-detainees John Belushi and Gilda Radner, and his memories at "SNL".

"I can not tell you to be up there on this stage doing that kind of thing," Chase said. "Oh, my god, it was fun. I tell you, I'll do it again in a minute.