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Jan 2024

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That One Scene From...Terminator 2: Judg...

Adam Palcher and Adam Sherlock

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In honor of the late great Catherine O'Hara we break down the audition scene in 1996's Waiting For Guffman. Starring Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy and the late Fred Willard. We discuss how hilarious this scene is and the importance of Guest's mockumentaries had on the comedy of ... Show More

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