Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Ehirerapp Waste of time

Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

avik-basu1889 This is one of the funniest mockumentaries that you'll ever watch and I rate it right alongside 'This is Spinal Tap'. It has all the standard elements that is used in mockumentaries like ordinary people with delusions of grandeur, awkward and cringe-worthy moments, straight faced comedy,etc. and every actor carries out his/her role absolutely perfectly. Eugene Levy, Parker Posey, Christopher Guest, Catherine O'Hara and Fred Willard, they all are pretty much note perfect.The film is beautifully structured and directed by Christopher Guest. His attention to detail is noteworthy and the film contains an abundance of subtlety which actually makes the film worthy of being watched over and over again. The story revolves around a small musical stage programme being held at the town hall commemorating the 150th anniversary of the foundation of a small American town in Missouri named Blaine. This film is hysterical and pokes fun at the small town characters whose behaviours embody self importance. However underneath the sarcastic humour of showing a bunch of nobodies from a town no one knows act like they are the next big thing, there is actually an undertone of sadness because the film understands that although these people are delusional, they are still people who are sweet and have ambitions like all of us to make it big and achieve success. However unfortunately their lives won't probably amount to much and life will go on without much change.

Anthony Pittore III (Shattered_Wake) Christopher Guest is a comedic genius. It's as simple as that. His part-improv mockumentaries are some of the best comedies in recent cinematic history. 'Waiting for Guffman' is the first.The film focuses on the small-town of Blaine's sesquicentennial (that's 150th) celebration and the original play 'Red, White, and Blaine.' Blaine, MO, is, as everyone knows. . . the stool capital of the world. By 'stool,' I mean the one you sit on. Not the, well, you get it.Complications arise in the production when Broadway announces they're sending a representative (Guffman, as the title suggests) to see the show with the chance of sending it to New York City! However, Corky (Christopher Guest), the off-off-off-off Broadway director in charge of the production, (briefly) leaves the production due to financial complications between him and the town council.Things eventually start to run smooth, however, and the production goes on for the town, and it's a good one at that! Great performances by the usual cast (Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, Guest, and Parker Posey) make this film one comedy (deeper than most, I must mention). Do not 'Wait'! Final verdict: 9/10.-AP3-

tastyhotdogs "Waiting for Guffman" is another mockumentary done by Christopher Guest and co. It is set in the town of Blain and focuses on a musical being produced to honour the city's 150yr celebration.Corky (Guest) is the former off-off-off Broadway director who gathers a cast of local wannabe actors to put together a musical telling the proud town's history. Among the local "talent" are Ron & Sheila ALbertson (the awesome Fred Willard and Catherine O'Hara) and dentist Dr Alan Pearl (Eugene Levy, funny as always). Excitement builds when the cast discovers Broadway producer Guffman is coming to town to see the musical, with many hoping this could be their big break.The last 20mins of the film is the musical itself, which is pretty funny, as well as charming. The crowd acts as if they're watching Shakespeare, and the cast gives it's all in what is a pretty amateur show.Some decent gags, many of which are subtle. Not in the "Best In Show" class, but not too bad. Guest and Willard keep the thing moving, but if Levy and Willard had greater roles in what is a short film, it could have been much better.

Jonny_Numb The current climate of cinematic comedy is comparable, to an extent, to the trend in horror: everything is geared toward pull-out-all-stops excess that is more disgusting than entertaining. We should thank our lucky stars for Christopher Guest, a consistently surprising filmmaker (he directed "Best in Show" and wrote "This is Spinal Tap") who makes 'mockumentaries' that play like actual documentaries. "Waiting for Guffman" follows Corky St. Clair (Guest), a flamboyant stage director who gathers a group of 'eclectic' locals (a cross-eyed dentist; a husband-and-wife travel agent team; a Dairy Queen employee) for a production about the sleepy town in which they live (its claim to fame being home of the footstool). There is a hilarious authenticity to the behind-the-scenes footage, but the film never laughs at its subjects--as viewers, we share Corky's (admittedly delusional) passion with bittersweet good humor. The supporting cast--consisting of Guest regulars Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Fred Willard, Bob Balaban, and Larry Miller--is in top form here. "Waiting for Guffman" is a quiet comedy gem about a dull, quiet town. And it's also ridiculously rated "R" for two quick instances of F-word usage (way to call it, MPAA!).