Chevy Chase Falls Off Stage DuringChristmas VacationTalk — and Cracks Joke About It Immediately After

Mar. 15, 2025

Chevy Chase in Denver on July 1, 2023.Photo:Thomas Cooper/Getty Images

Thomas Cooper/Getty Images

Chevy Chaseis okay after experiencing a fall Wednesday night.

The actor, 80, took a tumble at Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, New York, ahead of a talk about his 1989 holiday classicNational Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.

A rep for Chase tells PEOPLE, “He took a fall at the part of the stage that was not lit well but thanks to all his falls onSNL,it was like riding a bike again. Just a little boo-boo. All good.”

After he was helped back up onto the stage, the actor and comedian’s wifeJayni Chaseassisted him to his seat for the conversation.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.

Jayni and Chevy Chase in 2019.Frazer Harrison/Getty

“Wait wait, my watch is talking to me,” Chase told the moderator after taking his seat, going on to joke, “It says, ‘I see you’ve taken a great fall! … Taken a hard fall.’ "

After Jayni helped her husband reconfigure his watch, she joked into her own microphone with a laugh, “Otherwise they might send an ambulance.”

While he didn’t directly address his post-appearance condition on social media, Chase did reshare videos from the event, including one ofthe moderator telling himof the fall, “We’re gonna be talking about that one for a while!”

Chevy Chase inNational Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation(1989).THA/Shutterstock

THA/Shutterstock

Chase is next slated to appear at this year’sChristmas Con, which will take place in Edison, New Jersey, from Friday to Sunday.

The four starred in the comedy classic in which Chase plays patriarch Clark Griswold, who faces a series of unlucky happenstances while trying to have a traditional Christmas with his family that includes wife Ellen (D’Angelo, 72), daughter Audrey (Lewis, 50), son Rusty (Johnny Galecki) and extended relatives like cousin Eddie (Quaid, 73).

source: people.com