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Chevy Chase has broken his silence on being excluded from the Saturday Night Live 50-year 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
She stressed that she made Chase aware that she was thinking about improvising the gesture, which wasn't in the screenplay. D'Angelo noted that Chase agreed to the move, but reportedly told her, "You can't do that" and became convinced that director Jeremiah S. Chechik wouldn't allow her to do it.
In the upcoming CNN documentary, I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not, the legendary eponymous comedian, actor, and writer shared being “hurt” by his exclusion from SNL50: The Anniversary Special, which air
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Beverly D’Angelo Reveals She and Chevy Chase Improvised Lewd Hand Gesture in Christmas Vacation
Beverly D’Angelo and Chevy Chase starred in 1989's 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.' D’Angelo said in an interview that a moment involving her character freezing with her hand on Chase’s crotch was improvised and the filmmakers "didn’t have a choice" but to include that "subtle" gesture.
Beverly D’Angelo is recalling the hand scene from the 1989 slapstick National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. In a recent interview, the 74-year-old shared how that scene with Chevy Chase was actually improvised.
Chevy Chase has said he was “hurt” by not being given a speaking role in the Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary celebrations. The three-hour special SNL50: The Anniversary Special aired on NBC in February.