Surprising Facts About This Is Spinal Tap— The OG Mockumentary

The Start Of A Genre

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This Is Spinal Tap was the first of several other mockumentary films created by Christopher Guest. This Is Spinal Tap, Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, and Mascots all feature Guest’s crew of improvisational comics including Parker Posey, Fred Willard, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, and of course, Harry Shearer and Michael McKean. The crew is getting older now (Christopher Guest is 70 years old) but hopefully they still have a few more films in them.

This Is Spinal Tap also spawned projects and television shows that weren’t created by guest including The Office and Parks and Recreation.