Chevy Chase has a reputation in Hollywood for being somewhat difficult, famously clashing with Community creator Dan Harmon on a number of occasions during his tenure on the sitcom.
However, what went down in London over the weekend can't necessarily attributed to him - but rather the person who was hosting the Q&A event, namely former radio DJ Mike Read. Read may be something of an unknown entity here in Ireland, but it seems he's pretty well known in the UK - and not terribly liked if the Twitter reactions from the event are anything to go by.
In fact, the whole event seemed to go viral after it became clear that Read had gone full Partridge, and even whipped out a guitar at one point.
Here's just a smattering of what went down, according to Twitter.
Wow. Ex-DJ Mike Read went full Partridge interviewing #ChevyChase on stage at @EventimApollo tonight! An absolute car crash of an event. Mic issues upstaged by Read wanting answers on Chevy’s Hemorroids and Drug Use 😳
— Vikram Sangar (@vsangar) January 13, 2018
Mike Read should be arrested for his ‘performance’ at the Hammersmith Apollo this evening #ChevyChase
— Ewen MacIntosh â›° (@ewenmacintosh) January 13, 2018
Mike Read: so you play soccer?
Chevy Chase: yes
Mike Read: so is that English soccer?"Mike Read is a twat" heckle saved the night
Chevy still a ledge #ChevyChase #MikeReadisaTwat
— David Shepherd (@davedachef) January 13, 2018
Imagine interviewing a founding member of Saturday Night Live and never mentioning anyone in the cast. Be like asking a Beatle about tennis.
— Jonathan Sloman (!) (@SquidyUK) January 13, 2018
If you weren’t at the Chevy Chase gig tonight with Mike Read, this pic pretty much sums it up... pic.twitter.com/pbXXom2cMn
— Pete Connors (@PRConnors) January 13, 2018
The guitar. Dear God, it isn't Partridge, it's David Brent.
Via Twitter
