“There's different kinds of improv. There's Second City improv where you try to slowly build a nice sketch. There's stuff you do in college coffee houses where you just go joke, joke, joke. Bring another funny character with a funny hat on his head. Christopher Guest is more the line of trying to get a story out.”

American actor and comedian

Fred Willard was an American actor and comedian. He was known for a long career in film and television, and for his collaborations with Christopher Guest in mockumentary comedies. He appeared in This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, and Mascots. He also had supporting roles in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, American Wedding, and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and earned Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Everybody Loves Raymond and Modern Family.