“I’m Chevy Chase, and you’re not.”
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While Chevy Chase initially split duties between writing and performing, he eventually became iconic for his Weekend Update skit — a format that carries on to this day — and his signature tagline, “I’m Chevy Chase, and you’re not.”
Chase’s dry comedic sensibilities and charisma led to big-budget comedy success in the decades to come, but his prickly reputation behind the scenes has limited his work in recent years.