Chevy Chase Quotes

As a kid, I was always inspired by the comedy of Carol Burnett. I loved Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon's 'Mama's Family'.

I love doing comedy. One of my favorite things in the world is to do 'Parks and Recreation'; a big fun character.

I'd like to do a comedy, actually. I think it would be great to do a sitcom or something like that. I'm pretty much open to anything.

People ask me about my influences and I say all the comedians in the 1970s and Dave Allen was a massive influence and a very big influence on a lot of modern comics.

'Mad TV' is one of my most favorite shows of all time and is a huge part of my obsession with sketch comedy.

I wrote on the fourth season of 'Arrested Development.'

I love '30 Rock.' It's one of my favorite shows. It's certainly the gold standard of comedy writing.

The one that was most fun was That's My Bush; the part that I did for Comedy Central. That was a hoot. That was more fun that one should be allowed to have.

Well, usually, when you're doing a sitcom, you get a script and every word or for the most part, is written. So, you know, if it's a 30-minute sitcom, then it's a 35-page script or something like that.

I would love to do a really stupid character on 'The Office'. I'm so an 'Office' fan.

I tend to think that there is a sophistication to everything at 'Saturday Night Live,' including the sketches.

There are a couple of ideas for features that I would love to do. They happen to be comedies.

I'd love to do a comedy. Umm, I don't know when that will happen - maybe when I'm, like, 80 or something. But yeah, I'd love to. I'm just waiting for the right person to see my hilarious nature and offer me a comedy.

I love 'Saturday Night Live,' and it's such a funny show. I don't know if I'm funny enough to be on it but definitely would be interested in doing it.

Well, I loved variety in television, I loved sketch comedy. At 'Saturday Night Live,' I stayed almost seven years.

'30 Rock' is probably one of my favorite shows. It's just joke after joke after joke.

I would never turn down a movie, but at the same time, but my ideal job would be a half-hour sitcom.

A lot of the traditional sitcom stuff I did - I think I could have gone that route when I was younger as a staff writer, and I just didn't want to.

It's nice when I get offered small parts. But I really think that 'SNL' is what my skill set is best designed for.

Before you get to 'SNL,' you have your own sensibility. And when you get to 'SNL,' it's the show's sensibility.

'30 Rock' is the holy grail of comedy in my opinion.

I'd love to do situation comedy - it's the best job in show business.

In television, a sitcom is probably the closest thing to what it's like working in the theater.

My parents are both super funny, and I always knew I wanted to be on 'SNL.' My mom and I would watch it a lot.

Seeing the energy of 'SNL' made me want to be a part of it. If that was a job, I thought, that was the job I wanted. That was my plan. Comedy.