Chevy Chase created “Saturday Night Live’s” most enduring segment. Here’s how the original “SNL” cast member turned the news into nonsense — and must-watch TV.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chevy Chase, seen here with Gilda Radner as Emily Litella. - NBC/Getty Images Fifty years ago, weeks before the premiere of the ...

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 series ...

(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 ...

This didn’t quite hit the funny bone for Chevy Chase. The comedian, 82, revealed that being excluded from “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” was a hurtful moment. “Well, it was kind of upsetting ...

This didn’t quite hit the funny bone for Chevy Chase. The comedian, 82, revealed that being excluded from “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” was a hurtful moment. “Well, it was kind of upsetting ...