Roles Turned Down: Forrest Gump

Chevy reveals Forrest Gump was written for him and explains why he passed on the role.

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Hallelujah! Where’s the Tylenol? It’s a very YMH Christmas, and the studio is lit up like Clark Griswold’s house because comedy legend Chevy Chase stops by! Tom and Christina unwrap holiday trauma, German Christmas music meltdowns, Santa vs. Baby Jesúska, dangerous European elevators, and the evolution of internet weirdos. Then Chevy joins to talk SNL, Three Amigos, the making of Vacation, Forrest Gump almost being his role, improv secrets, wild celebrity encounters, and why Richard Pryor was untouchable. Grab your eggnog and your wolf coat—this one is a Christmas classic.

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Chapters

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:11 - Merry Jeans-mas!

00:06:57 - Opening Clip: Cure For A Bad Day

00:08:57 - Threads, Diddy Doc, & Day Of The Jackal

00:19:51 - Clip: Chinese Girlfriend Song

00:20:49 - Situational Awareness

00:26:05 - Chevy Chase

00:30:15 - Saturday Night Live & Studio Comedies

00:39:42 - Other Roles, Directors, & Dan Aykroyd

00:46:53 - Presidents

00:50:12 - Carlin, Pryor, & The Bomb Squad