Corky St. Clair, played by Christopher Guest (Best in Show, A Mighty Wind), holds auditions and a handful of the town's "finest" actors come out of the woodwork to perform in the show; however, their hopes get high when Corky invites a Broadway producer named Mort Guffman to the one-time only production of "Red, White and Blaine."

Guest is a writing/directing comedic genius in the mockumentary genre. Eugene Levy, who also appears in "Guffman," is credited as Guest's co-writer on the screenplay, but honestly, the writing for these kinds of pictures is all cerebral and story.

Most of the strong characters and comedy of the movie comes from within the actors as Guest relies heavily on quality improvisation.

Levy was hilarious as the Jewish dentist Dr. Allen Pearl, while Guest was a riot as Corky. Other solid comedic ingredients came from Fred Willard (Anchorman) and Catherine O'Hara (Surviving Christmas) as Ron and Sheila Albertson. Parker Posey (The House of Yes) also chimes in for eye candy and a few laughs.

Guest's cast playing the Blaine town council members were also very amusing, especially Larry Miller (The Nutty Professor) and Michael Hitchcock (Heartbreakers).

I love how the movie examines how small town people, when involved in something unusual for their community, can take themselves way too seriously. Guest's grasp on what makes small town life and community theatre funny is very firm, while not making fun of the lifestyle...too much.

The cast in this movie followed Guest on two succeeding mockumentaries, which I think adds to the appeal of each of them. Just watching "Waiting for Guffman," you really get the feeling of a repertory company.

Overall, "Waiting for Guffman" is a benchmark for its genre. I think Guest's work on this should be studied by film schools for not only approaches to comedy, but definitely approaching a mockumentary production. This film makes me holler in laughter constantly, each and every time I watch it.