With the words, “Good evening – I’m Chevy Chase, and you’re not,” Cornelius Crane Chase struck a chord with 1970’s era television audiences who delighted each week as the handsome yet accident-prone goofball stumbled his way through sketches on the new late night sensation, “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975- ). With his aloof wit and detached demeanor, he represented a radical departure from angry comics of the day like George Carlin and Richard Pryor. Leaving “S.N.L.” at the height of his fame, Chase segued smoothly from behind the Weekend Update desk to superstardom on the big screen in such
Co-founded the underground comedy ensemble called Channel One
1968
Played drums and keyboards for the rock band, Chamaeleon Church, which recorded one album for MGM Records
1970
Wrote a one-page spoof on "Mission: Impossible" for MAD magazine
1972
Joined National Lampoon's off-Broadway production of "Lemmings"; also wrote and played the drums for the musical numbers
1973
Became a cast member of "The National Lampoon Radio Hour," a syndicated satirical series, which also featured John Belushi, Bill Murray and Gilda Radner
