In “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not”, the new CNN Films documentary, actor Chevy Chase reflects on his career and reveals that one of his biggest regrets was leaving “Saturday Night Live”.
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In the trailer for the program, the legendary comedian admits that leaving the comedy show was not a good idea; “It was a mistake to leave SNL,” Chase says.
Chase, 82, took part in the show’s first season in 1975: he presented the “Weekend Update,” a segment that still remains a core element of the program, and left the show in 1976 to invest in a film career, where he starred in movies such as “Caddyshack” (1980) and “National Lampoon’s Vacations” (1983).
In an interview for the documentary, Lorne Michaels, 81, who created and still runs SNL, commented on Chase’s departure from the show: “The forces that pulled him were money, power and everything else. And when Hollywood wants you, they are very good at it,” he said.
“I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not” features interviews with many of Chase’s most important collaborators in film and television, such as Dan Aykroyd, Goldie Hawn and Martin Short, who acted alongside the comedian in “Three Amigos” (1986).
The documentary’s trailer, which premieres in January 2026, shows many excerpts from home videos of Chase’s family and also discusses his controversial reputation, with a text describing him as “a complex comedy legend.”
“I don’t think many people have the happiness that I have. I am who I am, and I like who I am,” Chase says in the clip.
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