Chevy Chase
‘The Godfather’ Turns 50: Film and TV Homages Likely Seen Before the Francis Ford Coppola Masterpiece
The Godfather is arguably the greatest film ever made. But at 50 years old, it’s a good bet today a decent portion of viewers saw an homage to the Francis Ford Coppola masterpiece before watching the actual masterpiece. And that makes perfect sense. The film, based on the best-selling novel by the late Mario Puzo, […]
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Chevy Chase Opens Up About “Near-Fatal Heart Failure,” Claims of “Jerk”-Like Behavior: “I Am Who I Am”
Chevy Chase has opened up about the diagnosis behind his five-week hospital stay last year and has addressed past statements about his behavior and on-set clashes on projects like Community. In a sitdown with CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Jim Axelrod, it was confirmed that the 78-year-old Saturday Night Live alum and Caddyshack star had a […]
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Dan Aykroyd Supports Hurtful Comedy Getting the Cancel-Culture Ax
Dan Aykroyd is back in action reprising one of his most iconic characters, Ray Stantz, for Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which Sony is set to release Nov. 19. And while he’s thrilled to be involved in the new baton-passing franchise chapter — directed by Jason Reitman and produced by Ivan Reitman, who helmed the first two Ghostbusters […]
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John Slattery Reteams With Jon Hamm for Miramax’s ‘Fletch’ Comedy Reboot
John Slattery, Ayden Mayeri, Lorenza Izzo and Annie Mumolo have joined the cast of Confess, Fletch, starring Jon Hamm and are now in production. Mad Men alum Slattery is reteaming with Hamm for the reboot that closely follows the plot of the classic Gregory McDonald mystery novel series that inspired the 1980’s Chevy Chase films. […]
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‘The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee’: Film Review
'Crocodile Dundee' star Paul Hogan plays a hapless version of himself in Dean Murphy's meta-style Hollywood satire 'The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee.'
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‘Caddyshack’ Star Michael O’Keefe Volunteers to Caddie at U.S. Open
Caddyshack star Michael O'Keefe, who played Danny Noonan in the beloved 1980 comedy classic on Thursday volunteered his caddying services for the U.S. Open.
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‘The Last Laugh’: Film Review
Retirees Chevy Chase and Richard Dreyfuss hit the road in the senile Netflix comedy 'The Last Laugh.'
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Chevy Chase Slams ‘Saturday Night Live’: “Worst F—king Humor in the World”
Chevy Chase slammed 'Saturday Night Live' in a new interview with The Washington Post, calling it the "worst f—ing humor in the world."
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Critic’s Notebook: Benedict Cumberbatch and an All-Star Cast Bring Rich Texture to ‘Letters Live’
The 'Sherlock' and 'Doctor Strange' star headlined the NYC debut of this British event featuring acting luminaries reciting missives both moving and hilarious.
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National Lampoon’s ‘Vacation’ Heads to Broadway
Clark Griswold's maiden trip to NYC "is guaranteed to be outrageous, unique, hilarious — and well choreographed.”
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‘A Futile and Stupid Gesture’: Film Review | Sundance 2018
Will Forte stars as Doug Kenney, one of the founders of National Lampoon and co-writer of 'Animal House' and 'Caddyshack,' in 'A Futile and Stupid Gesture,' a new biopic now on Netflix.
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Ken Shapiro, Writer, Director and Star of ‘The Groove Tube,’ Dies at 76
The influential and hilarious 1974 spoof of television marked the movie debuts of Chevy Chase and Richard Belzer.
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