Bob Balaban
as Jonathan Steinbloom

Christopher Guest
as Alan Barrows

John Michael Higgins
as Terry Bohner

Eugene Levy
as Mitch Cohen

Jane Lynch
as Laurie Bohner

Michael McKean
as Jerry Palter

Catherine O'Hara
as Mickey Crabbe

Parker Posey
as Sissy Knox

Harry Shearer
as Mark Shubb

Fred Willard
as Mike LaFontaine

Larry Miller
as Wally Fenton

Ed Begley Jr.
as Lars Olfen

Rachael Harris
as Steinbloom's Assistant

Jennifer Coolidge
as Amber Cole

Paul Dooley
as George Menschell

Don Lake
as Elliott Steinbloom

Deborah Theaker
as Naomi Steinbloom

Bill Cobbs
as Blues Musician

Michael Mantell
as Deputy Mayor

Paul Benedict
as Martin Berg

Michael Hitchcock
as Lawrence E. Turpin

Mary Gross
as Ma Klapper

Jim Moret
as Newscaster

Marty Belafsky
as Ramblin' Sandy Pitnik

Ryan Raddatz
as Bill Weyburn

Laura Harris
as Girl Klapper

Diane Baker
as Supreme Folk Defense Lawyer

Freda Foh Shen
as Melinda Barrows

Jim Piddock
as Leonard Crabbe

Mina Kolb
as Dr. Mildred Wickes

LeShay N. Tomlinson
as Steinbloom's Secretary

Christopher Moynihan
as Sean Halloran

Jim Ortlieb
as David Kantor

Michael S. Baser
as Pa Klapper