Sonia Recchia/Getty; Silver Screen Collection/Getty Cory Michael Smith intensely studied Chevy Chase before starring in ...

"I wanted to speak to him," Smith said of Chase. But director Jason Reitman questioned, "What do you want to get out of that?

Recounting the 90 minutes before the first 'Saturday Night Live' broadcast in 1975, 'Saturday Night' premiered Friday on the ...

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When an arrogant, aging, iconic comedian of yesteryear met an overly confident, young up-and-coming comic beginning to make ...

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Cory Michael Smith intensely studied Chevy Chase before starring in Saturday Night. The actor, 37, tells PEOPLE about how focused he was on nailing his portrayal of Chase, now 81, for the upcoming ...

"I wanted to speak to him," Smith ... Chevy for a long time and I really trusted Jason's guidance here. But for me, it was acknowledging that there's so much material out there of Chevy Chase.

Cory Michael Smith had some big shoes to fill with his latest role. The Saturday Night actor recently opened up about the “terror” of mastering his portrayal of Chevy Chase and his “very ...

So I really dove in, and for about two months I would only let myself watch Chevy Chase." Sony Pictures Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase in 'Saturday Night' Smith continues, "I just was like ...

Chevy Chase was the breakout star of Saturday Night Live's first season in 1975, so it's only fitting that the actor playing him, Cory Michael Smith, delivers one of the most memorable ...