Joel McHale asked. people magazine In response to Chevy Chase’s recent criticism of the NBC comedy Community, on which he co-starred for four seasons as a series regular (McHale went on to appear for two more seasons), McHale said: Ta. 2009.
talk Marc Maron’s “WTF” Podcast, Chase said that “Ultimately, it just wasn’t interesting enough for me”, adding: Everyone has their own unique characteristics and I thought they were all good. That wasn’t shocking enough for me. ”
When asked about his character, multimillionaire Pierce Hawthorne, Chase added: He just felt…he felt happier being alone. I didn’t want to be surrounded by that table and spend every day with those people. It was too much. ”
McHale told People magazine that her first thought after hearing Chase’s criticism was, “No one was holding you there.”
“So we weren’t punished for that show,” McHale added. “I was like, ‘Okay, you can quit if you really want to do that.’ But yeah, you know Chevrolet, right? That’s what Chevrolet is Chevrolet…I write about this in my book, too. But I thought, ‘Hey, the feeling is mutual, bud.’
Chase was fired from Community after making a racist comment on set. Cast members such as Donald Glover have spoken out in the past about Chase’s problematic on-set behavior. Chase said on his WTF podcast that he holds no ill will toward Harmon, who was kicked off the show.
“I have no idea if we’re going to be OK,” said Chase, who hasn’t seen Harmon since 2012. He’s a bit of an annoying guy. he is angry He called and said he was sorry. I love him now. ”
Glover said. new yorker In 2018, Chase repeatedly made racist jokes on the set of “Community.” According to her profile, Chase “often tried to disrupt” her scenes with Glover by putting in “racial rifts between takes,” one of which was “People don’t think you’re black because you’re black.” I think it’s interesting.”
“Chevrolet was the first to realize how immensely gifted Donald was, and his way of expressing his jealousy was to try to shake Donald off,” Harmon said at the time. . “I remember him apologizing to Donald after a particularly bad night with Chevy’s non-PC language, and Donald said, ‘I don’t care about that.'”
Was it difficult to work with Chase? “I don’t think people really feel that way,” Chase told Maron. “I don’t know what my reputation is among people. I always thought I was okay.”
Harmon and the “Community” cast are currently gearing up to reunite for the highly anticipated film version of the sitcom. McHale said. variety In June, Harmon and co-writer Andrew Guest announced that they had nearly completed the film’s script before the Writers Guild of America strike halted development. The movie is set in Peacock.
