{"id":41296,"date":"2023-09-26T20:14:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T20:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/26\/chevy-chase-criticizes-community-for-not-being-funny-enough\/"},"modified":"2023-09-26T20:14:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T20:14:29","slug":"chevy-chase-criticizes-community-for-not-being-funny-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/26\/chevy-chase-criticizes-community-for-not-being-funny-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Chevy Chase Criticizes &#8216;Community&#8217; for Not Being &#8216;Funny Enough&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3394716\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Chevy Chase<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">MUNAWAR HOSAIN \/startraksphoto.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/chevy-chase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Chevy Chase<\/strong><\/a> has some choice opinions about his time on the NBC sitcom <em>Community<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI honestly felt the show wasn\u2019t funny enough for me, ultimately. I felt a bit constrained,\u201d Chase, 79, confessed on the Monday, September 25, episode of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtfpod.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cWTF with Marc Maron\u201d podcast<\/a>. \u201cEverybody had their bits, and I thought they were all good. It just wasn\u2019t hard-hitting enough for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/saturday-night-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/a> alum portrayed Pierce Hawthorn in the first five seasons of the comedy series. Community followed the hijinks of a community college study group and also costarred <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/joel-mchale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Joel McHale<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Danny Pudi<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/donald-glover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Donald Glover<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/alison-brie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Alison Brie<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/yvette-nicole-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Yvette Nicole Brown<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/gillian-jacobs-reveals-connection-to-pump-rules-alum-laura-leigh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Gillian Jacobs<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Jim Rash<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ken-jeong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ken Jeong<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The series, which premiered in 2009, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/community-canceled-nbc-nixes-joel-mchale-comedy-after-five-seasons-201495\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">canceled after five seasons<\/a> on NBC and was revived for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/community-season-6-premieres-on-yahoo-nsfw-language-and-more-changes-2015173\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sixth and final season<\/a> on the short-lived streaming platform Yahoo! Screen in 2015.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/community-cast-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Cast-Where-Are-They-Now-006.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Donald Glover (Troy Barnes) Community Cast Where Are They Now\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Community-Cast-Where-Are-They-Now-006.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/community-cast-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span>6 Seasons and a Movie! See the &#8216;Community&#8217; Cast Then and Now<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\u201cTV\u2019s the best dad there is.\u201d Community has a complicated history, but its dedicated fan base has turned the series into a cult favorite. The sitcom, created by Dan Harmon, aired its first five seasons on NBC from 2009 to 2014. The broadcast network later declined to renew the show for a sixth season, leaving [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chase went on to state that although he \u201cdidn\u2019t mind\u201d his character, he \u201cfelt happier being alone.\u201d He explained: \u201cI just didn\u2019t want to be surrounded by that table, every day, with those people. It was too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The comedian exited the series in 2012 after he allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/chevy-chase-apologizes-for-using-n-word-on-community-set-20122210\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">using a racial slur on set<\/a>, after which he \u201capologized immediately\u201d to his costars, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/chevy-chase-uses-n-word-381441\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a> reported at the time. Show creator <strong>Dan Harmon<\/strong> eventually killed off Pierce at the beginning of season 5 in 2014.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/saturday-night-live-stars-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SNL-Saturday-Night-Live-Stars-Where-Are-They-Now.jpg?crop=123px%2C0px%2C1746px%2C986px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"SNL Saturday Night Live Stars Where Are They Now\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SNL-Saturday-Night-Live-Stars-Where-Are-They-Now.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/saturday-night-live-stars-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span>Former &#8216;Saturday Night Live&#8217; Stars: Where Are They Now?<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tNo longer live from New York! Saturday Night Live has catapulted the careers of many of today\u2019s most popular comedians, including Will Ferrell, Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey and Adam Sandler. In fact, the NBC sketch comedy series has become a launching pad for hit talk shows, films, sitcoms and game shows since its 1975 premiere. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI have no idea if we\u2019re OK,\u201d Chase said of his relationship with Harmon, 50, noting that he has not seen him since his 2012 firing. \u201cI\u2019ve never been not OK. He\u2019s kind of a pisser. He\u2019s angry. He called and said he was sorry. I love him now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chase\u2019s former costar Brown, 52, reacted to his podcast quotes via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YNB\/status\/1706625387856621938?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a> (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, September 26. \u201cHe seems nice,\u201d she captioned a repost of an article about the podcast. She also responded to a fan reply asking if she would ever address her working relationship with Chase, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YNB\/status\/1706641768756965829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writing<\/a>, \u201cNever have. Probably never will.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3394693\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:69.571428571429%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3394693 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Chevy-Chase-Says-He-Felt-Constrained-on-Community-the-Show-Wasnt-Funny-Enough-for-Him-2.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Chevy Chase Says He Felt Constrained on Community the Show Wasnt Funny Enough for Him\" width=\"700\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Chevy-Chase-Says-He-Felt-Constrained-on-Community-the-Show-Wasnt-Funny-Enough-for-Him-2.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Chevy-Chase-Says-He-Felt-Constrained-on-Community-the-Show-Wasnt-Funny-Enough-for-Him-2.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Chevy-Chase-Says-He-Felt-Constrained-on-Community-the-Show-Wasnt-Funny-Enough-for-Him-2.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Chevy-Chase-Says-He-Felt-Constrained-on-Community-the-Show-Wasnt-Funny-Enough-for-Him-2.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Chevy-Chase-Says-He-Felt-Constrained-on-Community-the-Show-Wasnt-Funny-Enough-for-Him-2.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Chevy-Chase-Says-He-Felt-Constrained-on-Community-the-Show-Wasnt-Funny-Enough-for-Him-2.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Chevy-Chase-Says-He-Felt-Constrained-on-Community-the-Show-Wasnt-Funny-Enough-for-Him-2.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Chevy-Chase-Says-He-Felt-Constrained-on-Community-the-Show-Wasnt-Funny-Enough-for-Him-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Chevy-Chase-Says-He-Felt-Constrained-on-Community-the-Show-Wasnt-Funny-Enough-for-Him-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Chevy-Chase-Says-He-Felt-Constrained-on-Community-the-Show-Wasnt-Funny-Enough-for-Him-2.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Chevy-Chase-Says-He-Felt-Constrained-on-Community-the-Show-Wasnt-Funny-Enough-for-Him-2.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Chevy-Chase-Says-He-Felt-Constrained-on-Community-the-Show-Wasnt-Funny-Enough-for-Him-2.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), 660px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Cast members Ken Jeong, Yvette Nicole Brown, Danny Pudi, Chevy Chase, Gillian Jacobs, Joel McHale, Jim Rash, of \u201cCommunity\u201d pose at the Paley Center For Media\u2019s Paleyfest 2011 event honoring \u201cCommunity\u201d at the Saban Theater on March 15, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chase\u2019s on-set behavior has made headlines several times over the years. In 2018, Glover, 40 \u2014 who also left <em>Community<\/em> in season 5 \u2014 accused Chase of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/donald-glover-chevy-chase-allegedly-made-racist-remarks-on-community-set\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">making racially insensitive comments<\/a> directed toward him on set. \u201cI just saw Chevy as fighting time \u2014 a true artist has to be OK with his reign being over,\u201d he claimed in a profile for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2018\/03\/05\/donald-glover-cant-save-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The New Yorker<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI can\u2019t help him if he\u2019s thrashing in the water. But I know there\u2019s a human in there somewhere \u2014 he\u2019s almost too human.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/every-cast-reunion-at-sag-strike-picket-line-this-is-us-and-more\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Every-Cast-Reunion-at-the-SAG-AFTRA-Strike-Picket-Line-From-This-Is-Us-to-Shameless-413.jpg?crop=0px%2C174px%2C1359px%2C767px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Every Cast Reunion at the SAG-AFTRA Strike Picket Line From This Is Us to Shameless 413\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Every-Cast-Reunion-at-the-SAG-AFTRA-Strike-Picket-Line-From-This-Is-Us-to-Shameless-413.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/every-cast-reunion-at-sag-strike-picket-line-this-is-us-and-more\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span>Every Cast Reunion at the SAG-AFTRA Strike Picket Line<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tActors and writers of Us Weekly\u2018s favorite shows and movies have been reuniting on the picket lines amid the historic WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike. The labor dispute originally made headlines in May 2023 when the Writers Guild of America announced that their contract negotiation with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers had stalled. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the article, Harmon recalled \u201capologizing to Donald after a particularly rough night of Chevy\u2019s non-P.C. verbiage, and Donald said, \u2018I don\u2019t even worry about it.\u2019\u201d Chase, for his part, responded to the piece via a statement at the time, telling the outlet he was \u201csaddened to hear that Donald perceived me in that light.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Four years later, he responded to claims that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/chevy-chase-reacts-to-reports-hes-difficult-to-work-with\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he is difficult to work with<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t give a crap!\u201d he said in a 2022 interview on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/im-still-chevy-chase-and-youre-not\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>CBS Sunday Morning<\/em><\/a>, adding, \u201cI am who I am. And I like where \u2013 who I am. I don\u2019t care. And it\u2019s part of me that I don\u2019t care. And I\u2019ve thought about that a lot. And I don\u2019t know what to tell you, man. I just don\u2019t care.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/chevy-chase-criticizes-community-for-not-being-funny-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chevy Chase MUNAWAR HOSAIN \/startraksphoto.com Chevy Chase has some choice opinions about his time on the NBC sitcom Community. \u201cI honestly felt the show wasn\u2019t funny enough for me, ultimately. I felt a bit constrained,\u201d Chase, 79, confessed on the Monday, September 25, episode of the \u201cWTF with Marc Maron\u201d podcast. \u201cEverybody had their bits, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-41296","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}