
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 are laid bare in CNN’s recent documentary, I’m Chevy Chase, And You’re Not. But, while the former Community actor’s reaction has reignited long-running debates about his legacy and temperament, not everyone sees the decision as a slight. In fact, fellow castmate Martin Short offered a measured defense of why his absence may have been unavoidable.