Christopher Guest to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Washington
Last updated on August 13, 2025

Guest created a stir on Tuesday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Guest fans. Speculation had been rife that the American screenwriter best known for his roles in Best in Show or Waiting for Guffman, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 77, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 13/08/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a screenwriter isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a screenwriter-musician-composer-actor-comedian just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouChristopher

For a little while on Tuesday evening, #ThankYouChristopher was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.