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Big Hollywood’s Alexander Marlow has written a spot-on assessment of “Saturday Night Live’s” skit about Obama. This video clip of Chevy Chase on CNN bolsters Marlow’s claim and reveals the truth behind “SNL’s” political parodies: VIDEO: Chevy Chase Admits SNL is a Left-wing Show To paraphrase Groucho Marx, a child of five could improve on this immensely. Anyone could make these parodies of Obama funnier. Obama’s mannerisms, speech patterns, physical oddities (ears) etc. are ripe for satire. Add Michelle Obama and Joe Biden to the mix and it only gets better. The audience would be rolling in the aisles. Obama...

A fast-moving fire destroyed the Chevy Chase home of prominent society matron Tuesday. Meanwhile, the charitable ball the owner of the house, Mary-Stewart Montague Price has hosted for decades, will go on this Friday. Mary-Stewart Montague Price, affectionately known as "Studie," founded The National Debutante Cotillion and at 86 years old, remains its co-chair. Now, amidst blackened family portraits, are the charred remains of a rich family history. "This is where i grew up," said Buddy Price, the owner's brother. "This is where i went to the Naval Academy from; this is where I came back to the Marine Corps...

Chevy Chase, who has had a distinctly unfunny disposition for years, is so aggravated by Sarah Palin that he claims it was a big mistake to let her on Saturday Night Live. Chase, who also claims the biggest mistake of his life was leaving SNL after only a little over a year there, let his feelings be known in Access Hollywood: NEW YORK, New York -- As a former cast member and “Weekend Update” anchor, Chevy Chase knows something about “Saturday Night Live” – and he wasn’t impressed by what he saw this Saturday night, when Republican vice presidential candidate...

Chevy Chase said Monday he wants Tina Fey to go "even harder" on Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin than she did in her "Saturday Night Live" skit this past weekend ... and that he wants Fey to "decimate" her. "I thought it was extraordinary how well she played her and much she looked like her. I'd just like her — personally I felt we didn't need the Hillary stuff — I'd like her to go even harder," the former "SNL" star told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" show. "I want her to decimate this woman. This woman is, I can't believe...

Chevy Chase recalls the precise moment he hit bottom. It happened in front of unflinching television cameras, as he sat alone on a dais with his eyes masked by tinted sunglasses. Offered a hundred grand by Comedy Central to do a televised Friars Club roast, Chase was introduced to his place in history. And it was brutal.

Decimate: 1. to destroy a great number or proportion of: the population was decimated by a plague. 2. to select by lot and kill every tenth person of. Is that the definition of the post-partisan politics Barack Obama claims to be preaching? You know, the kind where there's no blue-state America or red-state America: just the United States of America? Maybe Chevy Chase didn't get the email. Appearing on Morning Joe today, the former Saturday Night Live star was disappointed that Tina Fey didn't go after Sarah Palin harder in her impersonation. Chase would have liked to see Fay to...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Comedian Chevy Chase, who became famous in the 1970s portraying Gerald Ford as an amiable klutz, praised the former president on Wednesday and said they later became friendly in spite of the biting comedy routines. Chase, 63, was an original cast member on the trend-setting late-night comedy television show "Saturday Night Live" and frequently opened the show pretending to be Ford stumbling and falling. The parody in 1975-6 helped reinforce a popular image about Ford's clumsiness, even though the president had been a star athlete in college. "He had never been elected period, so I never...

Drunken celebrity accuses detective of being a "Jew Cop." That sounds familiar alright - only on Law & Order. Ripped from the headlines!

NEW YORK (September 26, 2006) - Chevy Chase has done a lot of impressions over the years, but now he'll channel Mel Gibson in an upcoming episode of "Law & Order." Chase will guest star as a celebrity who is pulled over for drunk driving while wearing blood-soaked clothes, and whose religious prejudice comes out after his arrest. The idea for the "ripped from the headlines" episode appears to be loosely based upon Gibson's DUI arrest in July. Chase began filming his scenes this week, NBC announced. The episode (titled "In Vino Veritas") is slated to air on Friday, November...

A couple who bought and renovated an 82-year-old house in Chevy Chase must tear it down because Montgomery County officials erred in approving the project. Marianne and Marc Duffy said the oversight was pointed out by some high-powered neighbors who pressured the officials into rescinding approval, which will force the Duffys into bankruptcy and to demolish their $725,000 home in the 3700 block of Thornapple Street. "Our neighbors complained, then county officials informed us that they issued our building permits in error and that we'd have to seek a variance," Mrs. Duffy said. "This is after a county official testified...

Those who are long of tooth recall Chevy Chase’s news routine on Saturday Night Live, especially his weekly riff, “Generalissimo Franco is still dead.” That was based on true stories of the removal of assorted organs from the dying General, with doctors’ assurances he was still alive. That also led to Don Henley’s classic, “Dirty Laundry,” with the lines, “Is the head dead yet? Get the widow on the set....” This is ancient news, but it’s relevant to the Democrats. Like the Generalissimo, that Party has had major organs removed, but is allegedly still alive. As a student of US...

Author: Hollywood's Castro Collaborators Revealed What do Jesse Jackson, Danny Glover, Chevy Chase, Norman Mailer and Naomi Campbell have in common? They're all charter members of the Fidel Castro fan club. Appearing on the Fox News Channel's "O'Reilly Factor" Tuesday night, author Humberto Fontova detailed the Castro-loving proclivities of America's literati-glitterati class, as described in his new book, "Fidel: Hollywood's Favorite Tyrant." Fontova laid the groundwork for why the "Hollywood pinheads," as O'Reilly called them, think Castro is so great: because Castro is "the cool anti-American." And, as we all know, Hollywood is a firm protectorate of the 'blame America...

1. CHEVY CHASE Have you heard the one about the garbage-mouthed left-wing comedian who hosted a fancy mid-December awards ceremony in Washington and managed to gross out even the Hollywood liberal socialites in the audience with a string of hysterical anti-Bush obscenities? The distinguished speaker was Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase, the distinguished venue was the toney Kennedy Center on the banks of the Potomac, and the distinguished audience consisted largely of well-dressed members and supporters of "People for the American Way" -- a grotesquely misnamed leftist advocacy group that had engaged the 61-year-old washed-up comic to host its annual fundraiser...

It may have all started with James Carville’s infamous political phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid.” The phrase was not intended to insult the American public. Certainly, they were not stupid. It was the sitting president that was stupid, of course. In his presidency, he had won a war in the Middle East, chased the Iraqi army out of Kuwait, and generally enjoyed overwhelming approval ratings until America began to focus on the economy…because they were told it was bad, bad, bad. Lets see, was it a recession…..or was it a depression? Whatever. Of course, the economy in 1992 was not...

We have received the following letter from a Mr. Katz, a graduate of Bard College, Class of 1971: Matt May, in his recent article, erroneously states that Cornelius "Chevy"Chase, is a graduate of Bard College. This error may be due to Chase himself falsely claiming to having graduated from Bard. The ONLY degree that Chase has ever received from Bard, is an honorary degree, reputedly after donating a large sum of money to the college. I challenge Chase to offer documentation to refute this statement of fact. Chase, who called President Bush "a dumb [obscenity]" is remined that the object...

Nobles: The Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation, for making the world a better place, starting here. The Marine Corps has a motto: No better friend, no worse enemy. The latter half is being experienced by the world's terrorists, the former is being felt right here at home. For 57 years, the Marines Corps Reserves have sponsored their Toys for Tots drive, which operates in all 50 states, and the District and Puerto Rico. The inspiration behind the Marines' efforts starts with the very spirit of Christmas: [snip]For giving Americans one more reason to be thankful for our servicemen and...

But they won't be talking about those stories around the watercooler today. Instead, chances are good that many more will discussing Christmas plans, this weekend's football games, and former "Saturday Night Live" star Chevy Chase's tirade at the Kennedy Center. But it was Mr. Chase who lost control of just about everything this side of his bowels when he delivered a broadside against President Bush. He started by calling the President a "dumb f_ _ _."

HOLLYWOOD has-been Chevy Chase lashed out at President Bush at a liberal love-in Tuesday night, calling the commander-in-chief a "dumb f - - k." Chase was master of ceremonies at People for the American Way's Defender of Democracy awards gala at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. But the organization got more than it bargained for when Chase went off the rails in a potty-mouthed rant, the Washington Post reports. "This guy in office is an uneducated, real schmuck," Chase fumed, "and we still couldn't beat him with a bore like [John] Kerry." He then joked about Cabinet changes,...

Since his little F bomb tirade on Bush the other night, I've looked over his list of movies. It's amazing. This guy has done absolutley nothing in the last 14 years. The only movie that you could say he starred in was National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation. He had brief forgetable cameos in Orange County and Last Action Hero. And a lot of the movies he's been in, I've never even heard of. This is a guy who's carrer has stunk. If it wasn't for the Vacation Movies, nobody would even know who he is. And this little temper tantrum he...

At an awards ceremony put on by the "People for the American Way" (directions to the "American Way" involve a sharp left turn off a cliff), host of the event Chevy Chase spouted off against President Bush. That's not surprising, but what Chase had to say was comical in an unintentional sort of way. After some other expletive filled tripe, Chase said, "This guy in office is an uneducated, real lying schmuck...and we still couldn't beat him with a bore like Kerry." Credit where credit is due-- He's half right. I managed to learn that Chase was the Valedictorian of...

Even certified Hollywood liberals were reeling after Chevy Chase's potty-mouthed Bush-bashing Tuesday night at the Kennedy Center, where the actor hosted an awards ceremony staged by People for the American Way.For most of the evening, Chase was his usual comedic self, delivering lines like "This just in -- resignations in the upper echelon of the Bush administration. The Bush sisters have resigned and are being replaced by Paris and Nicky Hilton. Back for more news later."After actors Alec Baldwin and Susan Sarandon delivered speeches accepting their Defender of Democracy awards, Chase took the stage a final time and unleashed a...

Hollywood has-been Chevy Chase needs a boost for his lagging career, so to get some much-needed publicity he's launching another attack on our president. "Even certified Hollywood liberals were reeling after Chevy Chase's potty-mouthed Bush-bashing Tuesday night at the Kennedy Center," the Washington Post reported today. After fellow travelers Alec Baldwin and Susan Sarandon accepted some cheesy little awards from the hate group that calls itself People for the American Way, Chase, PAW's master of ceremonies, "took the stage a final time and unleashed a rant against President Bush that stunned the crowd. He deployed the four-letter word that got...

MIDI - FROSTY THE SNOWMAN - 2nd version Chevy the has-been is a very troubled soul F-bombs he had thrown but he stood alone And then crawled into a hole Chevy the has-been for our president has hate With his potty mouth his career heads south He is mocked in the red states I guess he thought the PFA would love the things he says Results of the election had taught them lessons by our Prez Oh, Chevy the has-been must have been high on pain pills Perhaps he was drunk...oh, well who'd a thunk Norman and his gang...

Even Hollywood liberals were left reeling after Chevy Chase's potty-mouthed Bush-bashing Tuesday night at the Kennedy Center, where the actor hosted an awards ceremony staged by People for the American Way. The WASHINGTON POST on Thursday claims Chase unleashed a rant against President Bush that stunned the crowd. He deployed the four-letter word that got Vice President Dick Cheney in hot water, using it as a noun. Chase called the prez a "dumb (expletive)." He also used it as an adjective, assuring the audience, "I'm no (expletive) clown either. ... This guy started a jihad." Chase also said: "This guy...

New York City — "I'm scared. I'm f***ing scared out of my pants right now, and if you're not, wake up." The actress Rosie Perez was pouring out her heart Saturday night to a crowd of artists, performers, activists, and partygoers gathered at the Chelsea nightclub Crobar. "My heart is broken," Perez continued. "My heart is broken by this administration. I'm f***ing scared, and I'm mad as hell." Perez never explained precisely what she was scared of. She even confused the audience a bit when she said, "I really don't care who wins the election." But she said she was...

... The most talked about Democratic fund-raiser before the convention was at Radio City Music Hall, featuring Whoopi Goldberg, the comedian and former Slim-Fast pitch person. ... Linda Ronstadt stopped an innocent gig in Vegas to make a demented pitch for "Fahrenheit 9/11." Hollywood's become a town of Demophiliacs. ... Hyper-politicized Hollywood is the new bed Bill Clinton made for the Democrats, and now the party is going to have to lie in it.... Mr. Kerry has raised $47.5 million in California. Al Gore raised only $5 million. Isn't it becoming harder by the day to take the Democrats seriously...

The pathological behaviour of Hollywood celebrities, particularly Whoopi Goldberg and Chevy Chase, at a Hollywood sponsored Bush-bashing fund raiser at Radio City Music Hall reminded me of a hate session from Orwell's 1984, with President George Bush in the role of the detested Emmanuel Goldstein. That Whoopi Goldberg acted as a cheerleader for this Hollywood anti-Bush hate team is not at all surprising. After all, this is the same Whoopi Goldberg who praised the vicious East German communist regime. "What a country!" she exclaimed. A barbed wire enclosed prison state that murdered those who tried to escape its clutches. What...

In the Deborah Orin article "Jerky Jokester Whoopi in Dirty Diss at Dubya," (article linked above, FR threaded here) she describes this occurance at last night's star-studded Kerry fundraiser: Also on the Bush-bashing team was comedian Chevy Chase, who claimed the president is dumb as "an egg-timer" and said Edwards will make Vice President Dick Cheney look "as bright as a bundt cake" when they debate next fall. On ABC Radio News at the top of the hour, a sound bite from Chase was used: "I don't like George [W.] Bush. I want him out, and I want Kerry in."...

turkey: Cola war erupts as Turkey sizzlesThe new ‘Cola Turka’ is challenging Coca-Cola in the wake of growing Turkish anger against the US Everyone is drinking it, everyone is speaking of it -- the new ‘Cola Turka’ launched in the midst of Turkey’s sizzling summer has been an overnight success with some suggesting that a diplomatic spat between Ankara and Washington has helped the new cola take on its better-known US rivals. “We didn’t choose to take advantage of the political situation”, says Eda Gokkan, in charge of the new soda’s advertising campaign at Young and Rubicam. “We’re just trying...

Hollywood actors often appear in foreign commercials, but the spot featuring Mr. Chase has the unusual twist of promoting a local cola brand, Cola Turka, over its American rivals at a politically charged moment. Attempts to reach Mr. Chase or his agent for comment were unsuccessful on Friday. 'Drinking America' "You are drinking America, you are not drinking a soda," said Serdar Erener, referring to the U.S. cola giants Coke and Pepsi. Mr. Erener is the CEO and creative director of WPP Group's Young & Rubicam, Istanbul, the advertising agency that created the spots. Mr. Erener said the brand's launch...

LONDON (AdAge.com) -- U.S. actor Chevy Chase is starring in a TV advertising campaign for a new Turkish cola that competes with Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola at a In one commercial for Cola Turka, Chevy Chase walks through Times Square. In another spot, an American family drinks Cola Turka and begins speaking Turkish.Related Stories: QIBLA COLA CALLS FOR BOYCOTT OF U.S. BRANDS Muslim Beverage Company Asks Consumers to 'Liberate Your Taste' ASIAN CONSUMER SURVEY FINDS 24% SHUN U.S. BRANDSBut Majority in Five Countries Ignore Calls for Boycotts WAR SPARKS GROWING BOYCOTTS OF U.S. PRODUCTS Marketers Meet in Cairo to Plot Brand-Protection...

<p>Chevy Chase tells grads: 'I have no idea what to say'</p> <p>POMFRET -- Actor and comedian Chevy Chase assured the more than 90 graduates at Pomfret School Saturday that many of them would go on to higher education or the military.</p>