No, but it does follow the familiar template of having its comic stars getting jobs for which they are completely unqualified and quickly making a mess of things.
Yes, indeed; it's in Berkeley, CA. Opinions differ as to whether the streets were actually named after the famed comedy team. Woolsey was born in adjacent Oakland, and there are rumors that they were once honorary mayors of the latter, but that has never been confirmed. Most likely it's a coincidence.
The one on the left (in the hat) is writer/director Michael Schlesinger, making what he calls his "Hitchcock cameo a la 'Dial "M" For Murder.'" The one on the right is veteran character actor Dick Miller; the two are friends, but Schlesinger didn't want to impose upon him for just a bit part, so he came up with the gag of using his photo. (Dick and his wife Lainie are both thanked in the end credits.) Incidentally, Miller has frequently worked with Robert Picardo, who's looking at the pictures in the scene, hence his puzzled glance at the camera.
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