What's Up With Chevy Chase Not Being on ‘Only Murders in the Building’?

I was watching Only Murders in the Building the other day and this thought crossed my mind. To my surprise (because I'm out of touch with the broader populace, you see) is that some people have actually been talking about it.

This article is about 2 weeks old but "Why is Chevy Chase not on some TV show?" isn't exactly a breaking news sort of thing.

The easy answer is, "He's an asshole." And he is, and that's part of his charm. But Chase is still amazingly quick-witted on the podcast circuit and CNN is doing a documentary about him, in which Martin Short will appear.

As for casting him on the show, I doubt it would be the Three Amigos reunion boomers like me are hoping for. But surely they could find a doddering old fool character he could play for a brief cameo. Throw this old chunk of a coal a bone, because I doubt he has much time left.