Eugene Levy Says Christopher Guest’s Mock-Docs are Done
Though it arguably started with Rob Reiner's 'This is Spinal Tap,' the mock-documentary comedy got a shot in the arm when 'Tap' co-star Christopher Guest used it again when he co-wrote and directed 1996's 'Waiting for Guffman.' Such led to three films that used the same style and much of the same cast . That format eventually took hold in television, and - as 'Guffman' co-writer Eugene Levy has recently said - it's so prevalent that they have no plans to make another.