(CNN) — Fifty years ago, weeks before the premiere of the show that would become “Saturday Night Live,” Chevy Chase had a camera test. (CNN) — Fifty years ago, weeks before the premiere of the show ...

By the end of the first season, “Weekend Update” was extended from three to nearly nine minutes, according to “Saturday Night: A Backstage History of ‘Saturday Night Live.’” Chase was the only cast ...

(CNN) — Fifty years ago, weeks before the premiere of the show that would become “Saturday Night Live,” Chevy Chase had a camera test. NBC execs wanted to see how the untested cast of the late-night ...

Chevy Chase, the iconic Saturday Night Live alum, has been vocal about his disappointment at not being involved in the milestone 50th-anniversary Saturday Night Live special, and those frustrations ...