By My Guest

Happy birthday, Christopher Guest.  He first came to notice in the world of comedy working on The National Lampoon Radio Hour and in their stage show National Lampoon's Lemmings.  He was not only a fine musician, but a master musical impressionist. (He did a Neil Young that's never been topped, though I can't seem to find an example.)

Here he is in Lemmings doing Dylan (both voices), introduced by a pre-fame John Belushi and Chevy Chase.



He's now most famous for the improvisational films he made, started with Rob Reiner's This Is Spinal Tap in 1984.



He later took over the reins and made such great stuff as Waiting For Guffman and A Mighty Wind, both of which took advantage of his musical talents.