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Rage. >> they called themselves the not ready for primetime players. not because they felt they weren't good enough, but because they felt they were too good. >> good evening, i'm chevy chase. and you're not. >> chevy chase became an instant star. >> our top story tonight. >> our top story tonight -- >> chevy chase was on the show for one year. >> are you sorry you left "saturday night live"? >> i'm deeply, deeply sorry. >> chevy decided he was too big for the show. so he left. in some ways, chevy leaving after the first year was a blessing. because it showed that "saturday night live" was goi...

Lester piano, which is not a very good pipiano and i was taking lessons. to what end i didn't know. >> when you look at people have a genes and genes for musical talent. your daughter is now an accomplished performer. >> alexa, yes. >> or was it the hard work of all those -- those years of the piano and later with the bands? >> i think it's a combination of the two. i think there must be something genetic which is inherent to be musical. you don't just pick up a guitar and go banging and you're an instant star. there's a lot of work involved. but there's also the background. i grew up hearing ...

Partly because you knew television was now in the hands of the television generation. ♪ >> and these were kids in quotes who just might do anything. >> yes, having sex with women, the president within these very walls. that never happened when dick nixon was in the white house. >> it was counter television. that's partly what made it attractive. >> no problem. >> every one of their episodes became worthy of talmudic study, if that's the word. >> when i hosted, loren called me into his office and said, "you realize the kids are the stars." the host wasn't nearly as impactful. >> that's not qu...

Chase and you are not. >> chevy chase became an instant star. >> chevy chase was on the show for one year. >> are you sorry you left "saturday night live"? >> i am deeply, deeply sorry. [ laughter ] >> chevy decided he was too big for the show, and so he left. in some ways, chevy leaving after the first year was a blessing because it showed that "saturday night live" was going to do much more than survive. ♪ there is some things that just aren't explainable ♪ >> hello, i am joe murray or you can call me billy but around here, everybody just calls me "the new guy." >> when chevy chase leave...

"you realize the kids are the stars." the host wasn't nearly as impactful. >> that's not quite it. uh -- >> because the thing was all the rage. >> they called themselves the not ready for primetime players. not because they felt they weren't good enough, but because they felt they were too good. >> good evening, i'm chevy chase. and you're not. >> chevy chase became an instant star. >> our top story tonight. >> our top story tonight -- [ indiscernible ] >> chevy chase was on the show for one year. >> are you sorry you left "saturday night live"? >> i'm deeply, deeply sorry. >> chevy decided he...