the host wasn t nearly as impactful. that s not quite it. uh because the thing was all the rage. they called themselves the not ready for primetime players. not because they felt they weren t good enough, but because they felt they were too good. good evening, i m chevy chase. and you re not. chevy chase became an instant star. our top story tonight. our top story tonight! [ yelling ] chevy chase was on the show for one year. are you sorry you left saturday night live ? i m deeply, deeply sorry. chevy decided he was too big for the show. and so he left. in some ways chevy leaving after the first year was a blessing. because it showed that saturday night live was going to do much more than survive. there are some things that just aren t explainable hello, i m bill murray. you can call me billy.
you re an instant star. there s a lot of work involved. but there s also the background. i grew up hearing all kinds of music. i was exposed to classical music at a young age, broadway shows, folk music. what was the first tune that you ever played? the first tune i ever played, wait a minute, i ll show you this. my daughter has the same book, i think i m plugging this shamelessly. the john thompson. the john thompson piano course. book 1, first-grade book. john thompson used it for piano. the first piece i learned was called, believe it or not, off we go to music land. do you remember it? yes. can you play it without looking at it? here it is, okay. and it goes like this. and even has words.
weren t good enough, but because they felt they were too good. good evening, i m chevy chase. and you re not. chevy chase became an instant star. our top story tonight. our top story tonight chevy chase was on the show for one year. are you sorry you left saturday night live ? i m deeply, deeply sorry. chevy decided that he was too big for the show. so he left. in some ways, chevy leaving after the first year was a blessing. because it showed that saturday night live was going to do much more than survive. there are some things that just aren t explainable hello, i m bill murray. you can call me billy. but around here everybody calls me the new guy. when chevy chase leaves. bill murray comes in. come on, pop! when chevy c. bill murray comes in. come on, pop! cut, cut cut! makeup, can we get in here, please. sorry, fellows. that just opened up other doors.
rage. they called themselves the not ready for primetime players. not because they felt they weren t good enough, but because they felt they were too good. good evening, i m chevy chase. and you re not. chevy chase became an instant star. our top story tonight. our top story tonight chevy chase was on the show for one year. are you sorry you left saturday night live ? i m deeply, deeply sorry. chevy decided he was too big for the show. so he left. in some ways, chevy leaving after the first year was a blessing. because it showed that saturday night live was going to do much more than survive. there are some things that just aren t explainable hello, i m bill murray. you can call me billy. but around here everybody calls me the new guy. when chevy chase leaves. bill murray comes in. come on, pop!