Donald Glover jokes about Chevy Chase using the N-word
nme.comDonald Glover has spoken out about Chevy Chase using the N-word during his time on Community.Chase was previously accused of making “racial cracks” at Glover on the set of the series.
According to a 2018 New Yorker profile on Glover, Chase “often tried to disrupt his scenes and made racial cracks between takes”.
In response, Chase said: “I am saddened to hear that Donald perceived me in that light.”The show’s creator Dan Harmon appeared to corroborate the claims at the time, saying: “Chevy was the first to realise how immensely gifted Donald was, and the way he expressed his jealousy was to try to throw Donald off.”He added: “I remember apologising to Donald after a particularly rough night of Chevy’s non-P.C.
verbiage, and Donald said, ‘I don’t even worry about it’.”Speaking during an appearance at the 2023 Writers Guild Awards in New York last night (March 5) Glover made reference to Chase’s behaviour when he presented Atlanta executive producer Paul Simms with an honorary award.“Chevy Chase once called [Saturday Night Live writer] Herb [Sargent] one of the funniest writers working in television,” Glover said onstage [via The Hollywood Reporter] “Chevy Chase once called me.
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