The sequel is set to arrive in early 2024 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the original.

Veteran actor and comedian Fred Willard has passed away.

This is Spinal Tap is a cult classic that pioneered the mockumentary genre. From Christopher Guest comedies to Borat, here are similar funny movies.

This is Spinal Tap is widely regarded to be the first real mockumentary. It set the stage for Christopher Guest’s later directorial work, The Office and countless rip-offs, and Sacha Baron Cohen’s deep-cover comedy characters. The movie’s satire of the rock documentaries, pretentious musicians, and record label meddling was so pitch-perfect that U2’s The Edge said that when he first watched it, “I didn’t laugh, I wept.” But to most viewers, it’s one of the funniest movies ever made, with an infinite number of memorable quotes.