Chevy Chase, an entertainer, activist, and supporter of the “I am who I am” movement, recently disclosed that he has memory loss due to heart disease.
During a recent episode of the Saturday Night Live-focused podcast “Fly on the Wall,” hosted by Dana Carvey and David Spade, Chevy Chase’s speech and thought irregularities revealed that he has memory loss. Two comics hosted the show.
Chevy Chase struggles toward the end of the show to remember a joke about the first Saturday Night Live host, Richard Pryor. A stand-up comedian, Pryor.
After getting mixed up on the dates, Chase pauses and says, “I’m trying to remember why I started that [story]. My heart is giving me some discomfort. “.
Their focus was diverted when Jane, Chase’s wife, entered the room. I should have warned you about this. Chevy had heart failure in February of the previous year, so he was temporarily confused. He is therefore missing some memories, which are gradually coming back.
People who are experiencing heart failure frequently experience memory issues. According to the National Library of Medicine, heart failure “delays recall, attention, executive function, psychomotor speed, and working memory and adversely affects learning memory.”.
Chevy Chase, who is 79 years old, frequently illustrates this throughout the episode. Throughout the episode, he started stories that didn’t seem to have a conclusive ending and overlooked things that should have been obvious.
Although Hartman’s murder is widely regarded as one of the most infamous crimes ever committed to Hollywood, a good example is when Chase brought up the deceased Phil Hartman and asked, “How did he die?”.
Despite this, Chase shared some amusing anecdotes and heartfelt memories of the beginning of Saturday Night Live. He expressed his admiration for actors like Gilda Radner and Dan Aykroyd.
Regardless of the controversy, we wish him the best.
