What would a 50th anniversary be without bitter remorse?

Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary celebration will feature tons of celebrity guests, iconic cast members and the guy who bailed on the show 49 years ago.

Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Chevy Chase would be a part of this Sunday’s SNL 50: The Anniversary Special, presumably because he’s too old to get into any behind-the-scenes fistfights at this point in his life. And now Chase’s participation in the event also includes promoting it in sit-down interviews on NBC.

Chase recently spoke with Willie Geist on Morning Joe, and he took the opportunity to single out his favorite SNL cast member (Dana Carvey) other than himself, naturally. He also slammed Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night movie yet again, arguing that the chaotic film “wasn’t anything like” the real-life experience. “Lorne and I knew exactly what we were going to do. Particularly Lorne,” Chase pointed out. “We were prepared and ready.”

Of course, it would be impossible to chat with Chase about the history of SNL without addressing his premature departure following the show’s first season. Chase has previously hinted that he regretted the decision to leave, and recently admitted that he would have opted to stay at the show longer had Lorne Michaels manned up and told the comedian that he “loved” him, presumably while chasing him down at an airport terminal, rom-com-style.