Is Chris Guest still funny? He used to be funny, right?

Posted by Maximum Fun on 29th November 2006

As many of you have noticed, I’m hosting the Slate.com Daily Podcast this week. It’s a fun job, and I’m grateful to the regular host, Andy Bowers, for picking me to fill in.

Today’s ‘cast is a quick interview with Slate’s “Middlebrow” columnist, Bryan Curtis. His most recent piece is “Christopher Guest: A Mighty Whimper.” He’s saying the emperor of mockumentaries has no clothes, in essence. I think he’s right, in part at least. The returns have been diminishing for me in the laughs department since Guffman, and by all accounts “For Your Consideration” is the spottiest yet.

Check out the piece, then listen to the podcast.