In Community, Donald Glover and Chevy Chase played, respectively, Troy and Pierce
Despite some acclaim, Community was marked by the racist comments that Chevy Chase (pierce) did about Donald Glover (troy) in the footage. Now, a few years after the series ended, glover took the opportunity to make a joke about it. The information is from The Hollywood Reporter.
It is worth remembering how Chase was fired over creative differences with Dan Harmon, creator and producer of the series. During participation in Writers Guild Awards 2023 last Sunday, 5, Donald Glover referenced Chase’s behavior when he presented an honorary award to Paul Simmsexecutive producer of Atlantaa series starring and created by glover.
“Chevy Chase once called [o roteirista do Saturday Night Live] herb [Sargent] from one of the funniest writers working on television,” said the star onstage. “Chevy Chase called me once. You know what? this is about paul. Right away, glover remember how you heard about Yessss after working on Girls – and mentioned Chase again.
“I asked Lena [Dunham, atriz]: ‘Hey, what made you decide to work with Stick?.’ And I remember thinking two things. First, Lena used the word racist extremely liberally. Who does she think she is, Chevy Chase? And two, that’s the kind of producer I want.”
The day Donald Glover denounced Chevy Chase’s racism
In a profile published on The New Yorker in 2018, Donald Glover explained how Chevy Chase “often tried to disrupt my scenes and made racial comments between takes.” Chase responded to the allegations: “I’m saddened to hear that donald saw me in that light.”
Already Dan Harmon also commented on the controversy, and basically confirmed the version of glover of history. “Chevy was the first to realize how immensely talented donald was, and the way he expressed his jealousy was trying to demotivate donald.”
I remember apologizing to donald after a particularly difficult night of inappropriate speeches by ChevyIt is donald said, ‘I don’t even care about that.’
Source: Rollingstone
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