christopher guest is considered the master of the mock yumt mockumentary. he comes up with characters that are profoundly silly. >> when we were on "snl" together, chris did the movie with marty and harryng." >> i've been directing regional theater. if i don't get out of that, i'm going to just kill myself with a vegemmatic. >> that's where the character in "waiting for guffin" was born. me right out of the navy with a dance belt and a tube of chap stick, not much to call my own and then basically being slammed down for ten or so years, you know, off-off-off-broadway and then enough is enough, okay, i get the joke. >> chris surrounds himself with great funny people. eugene, fred willard, catherine o'hara. >> i'm so nervous tonight. >> you're going to be great. if there's an empty space, just say a line, that's what i like to do, even if it's from another show. >> chris works in miniature. he's very much like peter sellars, such fine taste. when it hits right, it's amazing. >> and that's the way it is? then i just hate you and i hate your ass face. ♪ ah sugar, ♪ ah honey honey ♪ ♪ you are my candy girl ♪ and you've got me wanting you ♪ applebee's 2 for $20. it's date night in the neighb