Overview
- I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not premieres Jan. 1 at 8 p.m. ET on CNN, offering a career-spanning portrait made with the comedian’s participation.
- In a new interview tied to the release, Chase says he is not racist, calls his 2012 Community departure “too great a misunderstanding,” and dismisses the show as “not that good.”
- The film revisits the 2012 on‑set confrontation linked to a ‘blackface’ puppet bit and an alleged use of the N‑word, with director Jay Chandrasekhar describing a subsequent meltdown and exit as most Community cast declined to be interviewed.
- An SNL‑era dispute is reexamined as the documentary recounts an AIDS‑related joke directed at Terry Sweeney; Chase disputes the account, while Sweeney condemns him and Chase’s daughter notes his memory has been affected by health problems.
- Yvette Nicole Brown posts that no one should speak for her regarding Community, underscoring that several figures central to the controversies did not participate in the film.