"I expected that I would've been on the stage too with all of the other actors. When Garrett [Morris] and Laraine [Newman] went on the stage there, I was curious as to why I didn't. No one asked me to. Why was I left aside?"
"there were a couple of versions of Update... and we went back and forth on that. There was also a caution from somebody that I don't want to name that Chevy wasn't as focused."
"I am who I am. And I like who I am. I don't care. And it's part of me, that I don't care. And I've thought about that a lot. And I don't know what to tell you, man. I just don't care."
Chevy Chase, an 82-year-old SNL alum and Weekend Update founder, attended the SNL 50th anniversary celebrations in February 2025 but was not invited to perform in any sketches. Chase said he expected to be onstage with other former cast members and questioned why he was left aside when Garrett Morris and Laraine Newman appeared. Jayni Chase said two potential bits that might have included him were considered and then canceled. Martin Short cited logistical limits across 50 years of casts, while Lorne Michaels noted multiple Update versions and an unnamed caution about Chase's focus. Bill Hader and Dan Aykroyd also missed the event.
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