i'm 69 years young, i remember back in when Led Zeppelin opened for Spinal Tap in 1969, playing a "pool side" gig @ Brian Jones' backyard. Next morning everyone woke up & parted ways for breakfast, we left Jones behind sleeping in the pool, he looked tired.
Jeez rough crowd. What kind of society are we living in where we can’t have a nice laugh over a successful young man drowning to death in his own swimming pool. 🤫
At 3:01, it went right over the audiences head that 'meconium,' which sounds like a cool name for a band, is actually the stool from a newborn baby. Spinal Tap, the gift that keeps on giving.
Meconium's first album Natus Stercore contains the hit singles:Cellulis Intestinorum, Mucus ammonium, Fluido, Bili, Aqua. Laceratione complevit perinei, and Conscidisti praecosus umbilicus, and the punultimum Canalis Nativitis.
If that's their second album Dave is holding, it's called, 'Break Like the Wind'. I remember them being interviewed and asked why it was so big. One of them said that since their fans were so environmentally conscious, they wanted to give them more cardboard to recycle.
Smell the Glove - one of the best albums ever! The only one of their's to feature Joe 'Mama' Besser on drums. Joe exploded days after recording had finished.
I love Nigel's fashion sense. Heavy metal axe god, clad in Australian surf wear. It's kind of funny how David and Derek's accents have changed over the years. Back in the day there was a kind of Scouse tinge in Derek's accent, and David's prone to the occasional roll of an r or most notably in the movie when he pronounced Cancer as KAHN-suh. Nigel of course, due to his creator's family history, has been bang on from Day One.
Derek's character is from Shrewsbury, in the midlands. The accent is slightly similar to Scouse... He's sometimes seen wearing a blue and orange striped Shrewsbury Town football shirt in the movie.... The other two have 'Mockney' accents; a slightly fake Cockney accent that a lot of rock stars from the London area used to adopt... It's these little attentions to detail that make these particular American actors such geniuses.... Most British people thought they were actually English
Michael McKean was born in NY.. he does a good brit accent. They're so funny. Micheal is a great comedian, so hilarious, he is so talented..and a great actor. Love him in Laverne & Shirley (1976-78) as Lenny & Squiggy (David Lander) and in his other band Lenny & the Squigtones LOL
Christopher Guest played on the Lennie & Squiggy album from Laverne & Shirley under the name of Nigel Tufnel. He's also listed as the inventor of the foldable wine glass in the credits there too!
When this movie was released I heard on a radio station that Uriah Heep were convinced that they were the target of the spoof and were considering legal action,making the movie even funnier in context.
There were many inspirations for the movie. Uriah Heep’s contribution was being booked to play at an Air Force base, which the movie would go on to use.
@@kasperkjrsgaard1447He sure did. Ozzy said when he first saw it in movie theater in Britain, he was tremendously sad at the bands' 'downward spiral'. He got angry with people in the theater who were laughing during the film. Lol. When I heard that, I didn't feel so bad. I, too thought that it was a real documentary. I had to wake up and 'smell the glove'. Great film!
Professional comedic actors who have been doing improv in front of crowds as well as in film for decades.....Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind, Best in Show.... and on, and on, and on. :)
These are MASTER-improvisers, I mean, Chris Guest's docs deserve their own genre (look at 'The Office', 'Parks n Rec', all those comedies that are really just parodies of documentaries. (I love 'Modern Family', but when is this 'documentary' going to be 'released', NINE years in the making, lol)
i wanted to hear what the bass player had been doing in those 8 years but they went to a break and they never went back. Typical luck of the bass player, unless he's Gene Symonds who frankly Christopher kind of channels IMAO
i'm 69 years young, i remember back in when Led Zeppelin opened for Spinal Tap in 1969, playing a "pool side" gig @ Brian Jones' backyard. Next morning everyone woke up & parted ways for breakfast, we left Jones behind sleeping in the pool, he looked tired.
To soon bro
Kind of not funny
Jeez rough crowd. What kind of society are we living in where we can’t have a nice laugh over a successful young man drowning to death in his own swimming pool. 🤫
@@cuteface4891 he was murdered
Word is that Brian had started taking drumming lessons shortly before his untimely passing...
At 3:01, it went right over the audiences head that 'meconium,' which sounds like a cool name for a band, is actually the stool from a newborn baby.
Spinal Tap, the gift that keeps on giving.
yea the brits love those meconium references
Indeed, nothing more cerebral than a poop joke
Meconium's first album Natus Stercore contains the hit singles:Cellulis Intestinorum, Mucus ammonium, Fluido, Bili, Aqua. Laceratione complevit perinei, and Conscidisti praecosus umbilicus, and the punultimum Canalis Nativitis.
@@thomasedmundrichards American here, and yeah, I got it right away. But thanks for that.
I thought that!
Nigel looks so gormless chewing gum all the time! It's the little brush strokes that bring these characters to life! Good job!
And the “deer in headlights” looks he gets.
How they've been able to play "Spinal Tap" with a straight face is amazing
They're all professional actors... They were also the first Americans to perfect British accents. British people genuinely thought they were British
The best joke in the whole bit is "Derek, can we talk with you a minute? Right after commercial break." It was the damn pods all over again
It’s amazing that no matter what they all stay in character every time. And each member is constantly adlibing trying to crack themselves up.
Love spinal tap...in actuality, they came up with some really cool tunes..BIG BOTTOMS....great
Good one. I really like Heavy Duty! 👍
As a Brit, I’d genuinely never have known that all three of them were Americans if I hadn’t already known it.
Well one of them had a British dad.
Mike Myers is Canadian
@@RevZman So is Nia Vardalos, but my plumber's Polish.
Nigel said soccer instead of football, but he has been spending time in southern California.
That is so true. If we didn't know they weren't British, we'd have no idea they weren't.
If that's their second album Dave is holding, it's called, 'Break Like the Wind'. I remember them being interviewed and asked why it was so big. One of them said that since their fans were so environmentally conscious, they wanted to give them more cardboard to recycle.
"there's no clam in the song - that was a misprint" - hilarious!
It’s taken 30 years from the time I was originally told the joke to today when I was given the punchline. 😂
The greatest rock and roll band in history.
Arguably the best band EVER!!!
Hell Yes!!
Smell the Glove - one of the best albums ever! The only one of their's to feature Joe 'Mama' Besser on drums. Joe exploded days after recording had finished.
Well, I'm kind of Old School. I prefer The Folksmen, personally.
Only band to have 11 on their amps!
Would love for these guys to do another movie. They are so great 😂😂👍🏼
I heard they were doing or have done a sequel. And with all of the original cast members, including Rob Reiner and Paul Shaffer. I can't wait! 😎👍
Nah. It was a one off.
Watch this movie at least once a year, brilliant!
I would never recognize Chuck McGill if I didn’t know he was in the band.
It's crazy how electricity didn't seem to bother him back when he was in a heavy metal band!
@@whyyoulittle4537 That was a tremendous piece of acting... It took me ages to work out who he was
Back in the day I saw Meconium live. They were the opening act. Everything that followed was crap.
Turkey Bowlwinkle - thanks only to someone else's comment, I see what you did there.
OMG, I just googled that word and had a good laugh at that definition…
Lolollol
"Long box" cd packaging from back in the day. Nice.
There's a fine line between genius and stupidity, and Spinal Tap knows which side they're on!
Happy to see this was recorded in Dubly.
I love Nigel's fashion sense. Heavy metal axe god, clad in Australian surf wear.
It's kind of funny how David and Derek's accents have changed over the years. Back in the day there was a kind of Scouse tinge in Derek's accent, and David's prone to the occasional roll of an r or most notably in the movie when he pronounced Cancer as KAHN-suh. Nigel of course, due to his creator's family history, has been bang on from Day One.
Derek's character is from Shrewsbury, in the midlands. The accent is slightly similar to Scouse... He's sometimes seen wearing a blue and orange striped Shrewsbury Town football shirt in the movie.... The other two have 'Mockney' accents; a slightly fake Cockney accent that a lot of rock stars from the London area used to adopt... It's these little attentions to detail that make these particular American actors such geniuses.... Most British people thought they were actually English
No mention of shellfish of any kind
Yes, they're very generous.
Michael McKean was born in NY.. he does a good brit accent. They're so funny. Micheal is a great comedian, so hilarious, he is so talented..and a great actor. Love him in Laverne & Shirley (1976-78) as Lenny & Squiggy (David Lander) and in his other band Lenny & the Squigtones LOL
And in Better Call Saul
Also a classically trained opera singer.
He's also a cheesemonger and fully qualified kangaroo wrestler
And Light of Day with Joan Jett and Michael J Fox
@@comanchio1976 He also teaches children how to swear and the elderly how to skateboard.
“On the coroner’s report it said “embezzlement” holy shit that’s a killer joke
Christopher Guest played on the Lennie & Squiggy album from Laverne & Shirley under the name of Nigel Tufnel. He's also listed as the inventor of the foldable wine glass in the credits there too!
the idea was stewing for a long time
Oh boy. Pure Gold. Should have been longer.
Glad this was in Dolby, it sounds great
You mean Dubly?
Dubly?
A reference from the movie. (see David St. Hubbins and Jeanine Pettybone.
Dublin? The show was taped in New York, mate! You'll not recover from this one any time soon.
It sounds better turned up to eleven
Thank goodness for Dave! lol He's one of the few interviewers that actually got them. =)
' we negotiated up from no songs' xD xD xD
When this movie was released I heard on a radio station that Uriah Heep were convinced that they were the target of the spoof and were considering legal action,making the movie even funnier in context.
There were many inspirations for the movie. Uriah Heep’s contribution was being booked to play at an Air Force base, which the movie would go on to use.
@@Statsy10 Didn't know that. Interesting.
Ozzy Osbourne thought it was an actual documentary 😅
@@kasperkjrsgaard1447He sure did. Ozzy said when he first saw it in movie theater in Britain, he was tremendously sad at the bands' 'downward spiral'. He got angry with people in the theater who were laughing during the film. Lol.
When I heard that, I didn't feel so bad. I, too thought that it was a real documentary. I had to wake up and 'smell the glove'. Great film!
how the fuck do they not break character
It's called "acting".
Because they are professional actors
Professional comedic actors who have been doing improv in front of crowds as well as in film for decades.....Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind, Best in Show.... and on, and on, and on. :)
These are MASTER-improvisers, I mean, Chris Guest's docs deserve their own genre (look at 'The Office', 'Parks n Rec', all those comedies that are really just parodies of documentaries. (I love 'Modern Family', but when is this 'documentary' going to be 'released', NINE years in the making, lol)
Chris almost did right when he was getting into the nose flicking part. Dave was very amused very frequently.
Manager died of embezzlement :D
You all know that the guy in the back is Mr. Burns, yes?
I was saying Boo-Urns!
It's a rock concert, not the bleeding splish splash show!
Kent brockman too.
Principal Skinner
and Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, Reverend Lovejoy, Kent Brockman and Dr. Herbert.
Thanx David for hosting Spinal Tap ^_^ !_!
Now I need a link to the Sharon stone/Dennis miller interview. God damn the Internet. It never wants me to sleep.
I've known this "band" for years, it just now hit me that David St HUBBINS is Chuck McGill from better call Saul...
Can't wait for the new movie!
Undoubtedly the greatest band in history!
LOL. I have yet to see that movie. Will have to watch later.
C'mon, Letterman had Artie Fufkin himself (Paul Shaffer) at the keyboards and he wan't included in the reunion? What a wasted opportunity!
Just kick me in the ass! Just kick it!
kick this ass for a man
Yes but Shaffer was no Viv Savage
I'm not asking you, I''m telling you. Kick my ass!
He wasn’t in the band
Meconium is baby's first shit. TOO funny!
Nige's expression at 1.40 - priceless 😂😂😂😂😂
Still just the best after all these years
Very little compares
Meconium: "Next years Nirvana"
meconium is a baby's first poo....well done St. Hubbins...well done
Hayden F lmao seriously
I think the audience missed that one
Great catch! I totally missed it!
Hayden F These guys are comic geniouses!
SniffyPoo Prob thought it was another form of titanium!
We need a Spinal Tap/Steel Panther tour
Steel Panther aren't near as funny or Ironic as Tap, it's a totally different kind of act really.
I watched this the night it aired!
4:09 - "Dubly surround"
Shark Sandwich was merely a two word review."Shit Sandwich"🤣
Thumbs up if you saw them live in their prime.
They have yet to peak. They just need to find that perfect drummer.
❤😎awesome
Hilarious! Embezzlement!
Nigel looked so much like a young Ozzy
His character always reminded me of a cross between Ozzy and Jeff Beck.
RIP Tony Hendra -- aka Ian Faith.
Genius... pure genius
“…cause it leaks.”🤣🤣🤣
Ah.. I was hoping for a little nod at the end that they would have spelled it "Dobly"
"he died from exploded blood vessel, some where around his face" oooh funniest thing i heard in a while!
That mention of "soccer" gave the American away :D
Dave stepped on Nigel's folding wine glass joke.
Piping Hot spring suit. Classic!
this guys dont even break character lol
OMG, it's about dogs! = Best In Show!!!
Plowing through her beanfield, poking her hay, legends
Was kinda hoping for some 80s commercials
video starts at 0:31
"....Exploded blood vessels somewhere near his face..." I lost my shit on that, lol!
"Right, well if we start, well, if we stop treating, aah, if you"
We're on the road to....Spinal Something....;-)
It's got perfect for anything because it leaks😂😂😂😂
Dennis Miller Reminds me of that guy we all hate from Die Hard. You know the guy!
Classic! 😂
According to the closing credits, they did it in Dubly!
I suppose we should be thankful that the tape over which you recorded this segment was only an old Dennis Miller interview ...
Handsome Dan in the background.
Masters of dead pan
Is that a wig the blond guy is wearing?
yes
They should get an Oskar for that. 👍
No
No, he was born with synthetic hair.
“Hey look, Artie Fufkin’s playing keyboards over there!”
Initially the blonde started as Lenny on Laverne and Shirley.
Spinal Tap reminds me of the Blues Brothers, they're both fictional bands with real songs.
Tap aren't fictional
@@marknewbold2583 really?
Good girl
Love the Sharon Stone intro clip.
Essa banda e brincadeira
was Chris doing Ozzy ? I always thought that.
What are they wearing?
So tell me about #11 Clam Caravan. ......no that's a misprint it's supposed to be Calm Caravan. .....there are no clams,i n the song........classic.
Oi! What happened to Derek's moment?
Derek really got the shaft here.
Notice how men in audience were much louder back then. While the women weren’t doing the loud obnoxious woo-sound they do today.
Coroner report said, "embezzlement" ha ha ha
Dave forgot to ask Derek after the commercial 😢
It's a cd actually..no clams in the song...
i wanted to hear what the bass player had been doing in those 8 years but they went to a break and they never went back. Typical luck of the bass player, unless he's Gene Symonds who frankly Christopher kind of channels IMAO
Derek was working with his father cleaning telephones.
Apparently, he joined a Christian heavy metal band called Lambs-Blood and they played at the Monsters of Jesus festival every year
Tom Jordan Was that the one started by his ex-wife?
So what about Derek? How could Letterman not ask about Saniphone?
Nigel is Michael Angelo Batio.
VHS... GOOD RIDDANCE.
Palle Karlson forever ! the orig drummer of the tap !
Wasn't that the one played by Ed Begley Jr?
Is that Spinal Tap?
If you were British and had been in a band you know that ST were totally authentic and English. In the music biz failure is success!!!!😅
Chewing gum raises your IQ, but only during the time of chewing.
Only 2 chairs....LOLOLOL