Christopher Guest Plays with Parody
Director, screenwriter, musician and actor Christopher Guest co-wrote the rock parody This Is Spinal Tap, as well as the mockumentaries Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. He was also a writer and regular performer on Saturday Night Live.
This interview was originally broadcast on Sept. 14, 1989.
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