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Chevy Chase, the beloved comedian who was a monster off camera: ‘Not everyone hated him, just the people who’ve worked with him’ (english.elpais.com)

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[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 80 points 6 months ago

The long-awaited Community movie seems to have been given the green light, but Pierce Hawthorne doesn’t seem to be returning to its cast.

Well, yeah. Pierce has been dead for like 3 seasons.

[-] Agrivar@lemmy.world 60 points 6 months ago

Why is the headline, and article, talking about Chevy in the past tense? I had to do a quick DDG to verify that he was still alive because this had me thinking it was an obit!

[-] TomMasz@lemmy.world 55 points 6 months ago

I was more than surprised to see him on Community, not just his appearance but also that he was working at all. Once you know what he's really like, you can't help but see that in every role he plays.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

There is so much lore behind Community and Chevy Chase. My understanding is that Community was supposed to be his show, where he was the good guy and was the main protagonist, not Joel McHale. (You sort of see hints of this in the gas leak year.)

As the series went on, it was clear that Chevy was annoyed about their long hours, shooting schedules, etc. TBF to Chevy, Dan Harmon made every episode into a movie that required a lot of shots, something that made him disliked by network executives. It's why he got fired over Chevy in season 4.

What every executive failed to realize is that these "movies" were absolutely awesome and that's why the fans love the show. They were smart, funny, and gave you a sense that they weren't taking things seriously.

In the end, the show was better without Chevy.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 39 points 6 months ago

Belushi, for example, boycotted sketches written by women.

Finding this out about Belushi was disappointing, to say the least.

The final nail was hammered during his celebrity roast, which was strangely bereft of any actual celebrities, given that Chase had no friends.

Sad. I’m not surprised that he had no friends, but it still kinda makes me feel sorry for him.

[-] ToffeeIsForClosers@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

No major celebrities, I suppose.

Stephen Colbert’s bit was exceptionally well crafted. I recall it being one of the few that Chevy actually reacted well to.

Colbert still said all the true shit on everyone’s mind but wrapped it up nicely in the joke.

[-] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago

A true craftsman.

[-] m_f@midwest.social 31 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Sorry for the Reddit links, but somebody did a great writeup of the infamous roast:

https://old.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/xk73sy/comedy_how_to_piss_off_everyone_youve_ever_met_so/

And Yvette Nicole Brown did an AMA where she compliments all of the Community cast except for Chevy Chase:

https://old.reddit.com/r/community/comments/xgc5z/hey_guys_lets_do_this_im_yvette_nicole_brown_ama/

[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago

Holy shit. I had somehow never seen this before and, while I heard Chevy was a grade A asshole, I didn't realize he was the Japanese A5 Wagyu of assholes (that's not fair to steak). Damn.