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If it was at Chevy Chase, Saturday Night Live would be funnier
The star, who last appeared at NBC for her 40th birthday in 2015, has been critical of recent seasons, blaming even the designer and former boss Lorne Michaels, who has just won an Emmy for his skit series.
"I do not want to let down Lorne or the actors, but I'm just going to say … I'm surprised Lorne is so low. I had to look a little, and I could not … believe it, said Chase at Washington Post in a new interview. "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.
The 74-year-old was part of the original cast when SNL debuted in 1975 and established the Weekend update segment currently co-anchored by Michael Che and Colin Jost.
"I must say that after the first two years, the situation has dropped," said Chase, who has left the country. SNL in 1976, in the middle of the second season. "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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Chevy Chase; Lorne Michaels
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Although he praised former playmates Gilda Radner and Dan Aykroyd, whom he called "the funniest guy in the series, almost the leader," Will Ferrell said. , Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig and Eddie Murphy.
"Just not funny. Make a $ 25 million picture, "Chase said of Ferrell while admitting about Fey:" I did not see what the file was about. She was good.
On Wiig, Chase shared: "She had two things to do for her. She had sharp chops and she was pretty too. But what happened to him? Where has she gone?"
And even though he thought Murphy was "funny," Chase said Murphy's Stevie Wonder was "not so difficult, for the sake of Christ." Your skin has the same color. You just put on sunglasses and do this.
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Chase still needs to go back to SNL as a guest since 1997 – although he asked Michaels for an opportunity and was denied.
Remembering that Michaels had told him "You're too old," recalls Chase six years ago, with: "And Helen Mirren is pretty and young?"
He added, "I did not understand. You are too old? We had a lot of people older than me. What did he mean? I never understood what he meant. Because I would be fine, and it would be fun for an audience to see me do that. It's like denying that I was the guy who made this show really the first year. It's like taking all this away from me.
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Regardless of his opinions on the last seasons of SNLChase has nothing to say but to be in the living room.
"I can not tell you to be up there, on this stage, to do that kind of thing. Oh, my god, it was fun. I tell you, I'll do it again in a minute, "he said.
A representative for Saturday Night Live refused to comment.
Season 44 of Saturday Night Live will be premiered on September 29th with host Adam Driver and musical guest Kanye West.
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