The most telling indication of how the cast of Community feel towards Chevy post-departure came when Dan Harmon and the main cast (minus Chevy) held a quarantine reunion table read back at the beginning of the pandemic. The group chose to act out the episode “Cooperative Polygraphy”, which focused entirely around Pierce Hawthorne’s death and the bitter aftermath of his passing. Not only was Chevy Chase absent from the guest list for the virtual event, but the cast specifically chose to celebrate his fictional death in order to bring themselves and their fans joy in a ravaged plague world:
As we eagerly anticipate updates on the Community movie, we can find comfort in the knowledge that every extra, every production assistant, every sound guy, and every janitor who swept the floors of Greendale will, at some point, provide us with a never-before-heard story about Chevy’s on-set awfulness. And we will listen to every single one.
Top Image: Dan Harmon Productions
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