Christopher Guest Brings His Mockumentary Style Back with Family Tree

Christopher Guest, who might well be considered an expert on the human condition at this point with films like Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and others under his belt. Now he’s bringing his style of sprawling casts and ad-libbed dialogue to the small screen in the comedy series Family Tree for HBO. The show starts Chris O’Dowd (the charming, accented police officer from Bridesmaids) as Tom Chadwick, a man who has just lost his job and his girlfriend, who hits the road in search of his ancestral roots after inheriting a trunk full of items from a great aunt.

Best in Show was on the not long ago and it was a perfect lazy Sunday afternoon rerun movie. Hope this Family Tree goes to 11.

And be sure to check out The IT Crowd with Chris O’Dowd if you’re looking for some Python-ish British humor. “I’ll just put it here with the rest of the fire.”

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