Chevy Chase has harbored some regrets about his exit from Saturday Night Live.

“It was a mistake to leave SNL,” Chase, 82, said in the Thursday, November 20, trailer for the upcoming CNN Films documentary I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not.

Chase left SNL in late 1976 in the middle of the sketch comedy show’s second season, becoming only the second original cast member to do so after George Coe left during season 1.

The National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation star had become SNL’s breakout star in its first season and won two Emmy Awards for his performance and writing during his brief time on the show. His SNL fame helped launch his career as a movie star in the ‘80s, with classic comedies like Fletch, Caddyshack, The Three Amigos and the National Lampoon’s Vacation films.

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