Pete Davidson Rips Chevy Chase Over br 'SNL' Diss Old and new stars from br 'Saturday Night Live' have br begun to feud. It started after Chase, one of the production’s original cast members, slammed the current iteration of br the show. In a 'Washington Post' profile, Chase said he was shocked that 'SNL' co-creator Lorne Michaels had "gone so low." Davidson, one of the current 'SNL' br cast members, has not taken kindly to br the criticism. Pete Davidson on Chevy Chase, via br 'The Howard Stern Show' Davidson went on to say that Chase hasn’t landed any major gigs since the 1980s because “everybody realized br he’s a jerk." Chase originally left in the middle of the show's second season, but has returned to host eight times. The 74-year-old hasn't emceed the longtime sketch comedy show since 1997.