i will admit that i have never see wait for guffman and 1997 critically acclaimed comedy mockumentary about a small town thats that stag a pageant . when the advertising for best in show have the tagline from the team that bring you wait for guffman and a fair number of critic out there imply in their review that only people that be familiar with the film or it filmmaker and cast would have a good time see this film . for shame and critic and for shame time two . any critic that imply something like that with any film probably doesn not want to share the film wealth with the rest of the world and but this be one film that i hope people will experience and now that it video or dvd . best in show be and without a doubt and the best comedy of 2000. the film begin with a mockumentary style and introduce the main competitor ( not to mention screwball ) of the annual mayflower best in show competition and where dog of all breed come to compete to see who be the top dog . we have the loveable and gullable harry pepper ( guest ) with his bloodhound and the simple gerry and cookie fleck ( levy and ohara ) with their terriors and nut case yuppie hamilton and meg swan ( hitchcock and posey ) and the gay dog groomers scott dolan and stefan vanderhoof ( higgins and mckean ) and and the airheaded millionare sheri ann ward cabot ( coolidge ) along with her trainer christy cummings ( lynch ) . they all have their mind on one simple object represent the blue ribbon and which will be award to the best dog . and . do i have to tell you the rest . director or writer or star guest idea of humor be one that assure me that there be comedy out there that be worth laugh at and and that the idiocy of film like american pie or other pointless teenage flick would not take over the world after all . his idea be simple represent make your comedy not just funny and but smart funny . but instead of follow in the brilliant footstep of film like zero effect and high fidelity and he use a rather unusual approach ( and a i understand and he also use this approach for guffman ) . whether you notice or not and a very large part of the film be improvisation . in other word and what the actor say and do be probably not write in the script and maybe even not even dream of by guest and co writer or star levy . but with a gentle hand from guest and he and the actor pull off a hilarious theatrical feat that probably would have flop if handle by other and less adept actor . now that smart . the cast be and of course and what make improv work the most . all of them be a ( comedic ) marvel to behold and especially guest a pepper . but the real standout have to be fred williard a buck laughlin and the clueless announcer at the competition who can spin out the most outrageously funny story and comment that no announcer would even dream of . that be and if the announcer be try to be funny . williard can go from talk about the dog to suddenly go on and on about how much he can bench press . there even a part be he give out an idea for a new marketing strategy represent have sexy woman pose in tight shirt and short with the dog and imply something like have a doggie style of a time . it priceless and a be his performance . i hope that people engage in this 90 minute dogumentary . the film deserve so much recognition . it do get nominate for best picture comedy at the golden globe and but do not win . i can not see why . i mean and in the comedy department and it be best in show . grade represent a .