Overview
- The feature premieres Jan. 1 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CNN and centers on extensive new interviews with the 82-year-old comedian.
- Zenovich includes an early exchange in which Chase tells her, “You’re not bright enough,” a moment she and reviewers cite as emblematic of his on-camera abrasiveness.
- The film revisits disputed incidents involving Terry Sweeney and the Community production, while noting notable on-record gaps as Sweeney and most Community figures declined interviews.
- Chase’s family discusses a traumatic childhood and health-related memory gaps after a hospital stay and induced coma, with his daughter saying his recall is affected.
- The documentary captures flashes of vulnerability, including an on-camera apology in which Chase says he is sorry “just for being who I am.”