He used to be one of best-looking comedians of the seventies and eighties, and often played the romantic lead, as he did with Goldie Hawn in the 1978 hit film Foul Play.

But it appears that those days are very far behind Chevy Chase as he showed off a large stomach and chubby face while heading into the Today Show in New York City on Friday morning.

Dressed very down in a puffy silver jacket and a peach-colored US Open cap, the 71-year-old star didn't look too stylish either.

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Not his best look: Chevy Chase showed off a large stomach and chubby face as he headed into the Today Show in New York City on Friday morning

He was a leading man in movies: The actor used to star in romantic comedies; here he posed for a publicity shot from 1978's Foul Play

Chase, who has been filming Vacation - a remake of his 1983 comedy with Beverly D’Angelo - sat down with Matt Lauer on the NBC morning show to discuss his seventies stint on Saturday Night Live.

After reflecting on past comedic co-stars, including Dan Aykroyd and late John Belushi and Gilda Radner, Chevy then discussed his own decision to leave the show in its second season (though he returned many times to host and make cameos).

When asked if he ever imagined SNL lasting 40 years, he said that if he had, he 'wouldn't have left!'

No suit and tie for this guy: The 71-year-old dressed down to talk to Matt Lauer about his stint on Saturday Night Live in the seventies

Not the healthiest move: Chase, who has been filming Vacation - a remake of his 1983 comedy with Beverly D’Angelo - stopped for a smoke break on the streets of Manhattan

He's live from New York: Chevy talked about his years on Saturday Night Live and said, 'I think I might have believed it [would last] because every audience is different, every generation is different over all of these years'

The success of SNL surprised him: The Community star credited show creator Lorne Michaels with skillfully 'changing with the times'

They were all ears: The Today hosts laughed during the interview; the Caddyshack star then added about SNL creator Lorne Michaels: 'He is a bright guy and knows what he's doing. He's the best'

'It was so silly of me,' the New York native said. 

'I think I might have believed it [would last] because every audience is different, every generation is different over all of these years,' the Community star said.

He credited show creator Lorne Michaels with skillfully 'changing with the times.'

He did well with blondes on screen: The icon with Goldie Hawn when shooting Foul Play

The Caddyshack star then added, 'He's a bright guy and knows what he's doing. He's the best.'

In 2013 the actor told The New York Times, 'Obviously, [Saturday Night Live] has gone on and on, and after a while, people do leave. I left after the first year, but that was mostly over a girl I wanted to marry, that everybody there had told me was the wrong girl.

'I invited them all out to the wedding, and it lasted about eight months, that marriage. [Laughs.] They were all correct. But I was off the show,' he added.

A massive role for the eighties A lister: With Beverly D'Angelo for the 1983 comedy National Lampoon's Vacation, which is currently being remade

'And I remember John trying to make out with my mother at the wedding. I think he would have made out with a cactus.'

In addition to shooting the Vacation remake, Chevy has also been filming the sequel to 2010;s Hot Tub Time Machine.

His other notable films from the eighties are Fletch and Spies Like Us from 1985, Three Amigos! from 1986 and Christmas Vacation from 1989.

He got the laughs: Chase performing on Saturday Night Live in 1982 as a guest star; he told Lauer that it was 'silly' of him to leave the show in its second season

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