The original cast of Saturday Night Live included some heavy hitters in the comedic world, and the strength of Jason Reitman's new movie lies in the cast he found to portray these icons in their early stages. Succession star Nicholas Braun - hilarious as Cousin Greg - all but steals the show playing both Jim Henson and Andy Kauffman. I thought Lamorne Morris and Ella Hunt were spectacular as Garrett Morris and Gilda Radner, respectively. But the standout is Cory Michael Smith as a young Chevy Chase. He's cocky. He's confident. He's so damn good as young Chevy Chase, I basically want him to start remaking old Chase movies so he can keep doing this impersonation.
But Saturday Night will show you where Chase, and several others, got their start when the movie opens wide in theaters on October 11.