(CNN) — Fifty years ago, weeks before the premiere of the show that would become “Saturday Night Live,” Chevy Chase had a camera test. (CNN) — Fifty years ago, weeks before the premiere of the show ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chevy Chase, seen here with Gilda Radner as Emily Litella. - NBC/Getty Images Fifty years ago, weeks before the premiere of the ...

(CNN) — Fifty years ago, weeks before the premiere of the show that would become “Saturday Night Live,” Chevy Chase had a camera test. NBC execs wanted to see how the untested cast of the late-night ...

Chase ridiculed President Gerald Ford regularly in "Weekend Update" segments. Later in the season, he'd play Ford in political sketches. (CNN) — Fifty years ago, weeks before the premiere of the show ...