Alan Cumming came out to host a screening of one of his favorite films, a quirky comedy Waiting for Guffman.

Cumming: “I think this is a work of genius. It manages to be utterly hilarious, completely tender and touching, and biting and satirical at the same time. It actually taught me a lot about America. As I saw it shortly after I moved here, I realized that if these type of situations and characters were being parodied then they must actually exist.”

“It manages to be utterly hilarious, completely tender and touching, and biting and satirical at the same time.”

Waiting for Guffman

Waiting for Guffman (1996) is a mockumentary starring, co-written and directed by Christopher Guest. Its cast included Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Ley, Fred Willard and Parker Posey.
The film is a parody of a community theatre set in the fictional small town of Blaine, Missouri. It chronicles the trials and tribulations of a handful of utterly delusional residents as they prepare to put on a community theater production led by eccentric director Corky St. Clair, played by Christopher Guest who invites a Broadway theater critic Mr. Guffman to see the opening night of the show.