Christopher Guest

Do you guys have heroes?

I do. I have lots of them. My heroes are the people who make me laugh with consistently smart, satisfying comedy. They deliver punch lines that I don’t see coming. On screen, they portray characters that I recognize from real life. They flat out inspire me.

Do you have any heroes like that?

If so, would your opinion of them change if you saw them appearing in the hackiest, shlockiest, and most mundane television shows on the air?

Would your opinion of Bruce Springsteen change if he started regularly appearing on The Wiggles show?

Would you lose a tad of respect for Conan if he used his (new found) free time to start doing the Home Shopping thing like Joan Rivers?

Would you want to blow your brains out if Chris Rock gave up his stand up career in order to host a gardening show on PBS?

Well, I am experiencing such a sadness these days, and I blame Christopher Guest!

Hey Christopher, it’s time to get the “band” back together and make another movie.

Here’s the deal. Christopher Guest is the driving force behind several of the funniest movies ever made. He is responsible for Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration. In all four films, he used the same stable of brilliant improv actors and none of these actors has ever done better work.

Sadly, for some reason, Guest hasn’t made a movie in a few years and his actors are appearing all over, gulp, the ABC Family network. Aaaaacccckkk.

Now, listen, I have nothing against the ABC Family network. There is clearly a market for wholesome, sweet, unforgivably boring television, and ABC Family does what it can to fill that need. However, when I see some of the edgiest comic geniuses in show business settling for roles in these hokey, mindless shows, I just go berserk.

The trouble is, I don’t know where to place my anger. I can’t blame ABC Family for poaching good talent, and I have trouble blaming the talent for wanting a paycheck (even geniuses gotta eat).

So, I’m choosing to blame Christopher Guest.

Let’s go Christopher. It’s time to put pen to paper again and rescue your brethren from themselves. I’m not asking for much, just one new movie per year. Just enough to keep Larry Miller off channel 64.

Larry Miller belongs on the big screen, Mr. Guest. You know that. Or maybe he could be on HBO. I could live with that. But channel 64? That’s not right. Don’t let your friends be on channel 64. After all, he’s not just your friend. He’s also somebody’s hero.