they don't get enough praise they truly don't man. most people don't even know what funny is. a line like that will go right over their heads but then they'll throw on a kevin hart special and kackle like a buncha hyenas lol
“The record would teeter crazily on the little spindle…” I was still gasping from my LOL when they landed the next joke, causing me to briefly lose consciousness
Oh man....this scene just cracks me up....these guys are so good playing off the cuff with each other. You really need to know the actors well personally in order to pull of this level of high improv!
Editing. Just clip in some B roll of them smiling over the audio. There's no way that when he slowly says, "annnd.... they had no hole" that they didn't start dying. I've seen the movie 1000 times and I still can't keep a straight face
This has got me thinking, it would be fun to have a folk trio where the bass singer is playing a mandolin, and the tenor/falsetto singer is playing an upright bass.
Every little nuance, & comedy reference, right down to the name of their manager - Mr Irving Steinbloom (a portmonteau of a Jewish name "Stein" and "Bloom" from Leo Bloom "The Producers") - is planned perfectly in this & all of Christopher Guest hilarious mockumentaries.
I'm pretty sure I saw a Spinal Tap TV special where The Folksmen were preparing to open for Tap (they were rehearsing "Blood on the Coals" in the dressing room) and then they were told that the crowd was too rowdy so they sent them home.
I have heard that they did a live Spinal Tap tour with the Folkmen as the opening band, making Guest, McKean, and Shearer in the unusual position of having been booed off the stage in favor of themselves.
It's my understanding that all of these Christopher Guest "Mockumentaries" are ad-libbed. The actors were given their character info and back-story, and for the most part everything is ad-libbed. I cannot remember where I heard/read this but I am 90% sure it was on one of the Jesse Thorn podcasts
Straight faced Shearer saying: “If you punched a hole in them you’d have a good time.” 🤣
Such a funny line.
"But they were still good records..."
Lmao
When Guest says "they had no hole in the center of the records" , watching McKean and Shearer hold it together is everything.
It would teeter crazily… 😂
‘If you punched a hole in them you’d have a good time’. These guys are just brilliant. Harry Shearer especially 😂
they don't get enough praise they truly don't man. most people don't even know what funny is. a line like that will go right over their heads but then they'll throw on a kevin hart special and kackle like a buncha hyenas lol
genius comedians, all 3 of them
+spacekitt3n Absolutely!!
+spacekitt3n Eugene Levy too! The whole crew are very talented.
There’s a fine line between clever and stupid.
Excellent musicians/songwriters too!
“The record would teeter crazily on the little spindle…” I was still gasping from my LOL when they landed the next joke, causing me to briefly lose consciousness
..."If you punched a hole in them, you'd have a good time........" lol
thats what she...
Oh man....this scene just cracks me up....these guys are so good playing off the cuff with each other. You really need to know the actors well personally in order to pull of this level of high improv!
Gluuuuuuuuuuuuuuutard
otherwise good frisbee, maybe coaster or just leave inside in album sleeve, frame it, hang it on the wall 😒🤔
My ex wife and I gutted ourselves in this scene at the theatre....tears running down our eyes lol
A Mighty Spinal Tap. So amazing. These guys are such fantastic musicians and all around performers.
How did they keep a straight face when he said "No hole" guaranteed completely improved ...
I know...that line about the records having no hole just KILLS me every time!
Improvised
“They were a decent label they just didn’t have good distribution.”
“They didn’t have any distribution.”
“No distribution at all.”
"It would teeter crazily" 😂
Never gets old.
I love how they're all sitting with their legs crossed
“I was a tenor singer up there”. KILLS ME!!! LOL
Wow, Spinal Tap really cleaned up!
Ask Lenny where Squiggy went...
@@martianshoestoo soon.
You can tell this is improv. These guys are pros.
How do you do a scene like this without laughing! Or even smiling for that matter!
Looks to me that at 1:41 Harry Shearer is holding back some laughter.
They cut to a shot of Michael McKean, likely to cover a smile from Shearer, before jumping back into the wide.
Editing. Just clip in some B roll of them smiling over the audio. There's no way that when he slowly says, "annnd.... they had no hole" that they didn't start dying. I've seen the movie 1000 times and I still can't keep a straight face
Here on May 21, 2020... The day the world says goodbye to Fred Willard!!!
The cover of "Wishin' is hilarious.
that's where I lost it, too. Up until then, they were pretty believable, but Wishin? They crossed the line into hilarious. :D
When the camera cuts to Michael McKean.... 🤣🤣🤣
his toupee is so intentionally bad
The gift that keeps on giving. These three. Stupendous🌟
I love the toupee Michael McKean wore for this movie
Seemed like every folk group past its prime had one guy with a bad rug.
Singin'
Wishin'
Pickin'
I love it 😂😂😂
Don't forget "Saying Something." Artistically divergent from type, yet still a masterpiece in its own right.
I'm disappointed they didn't follow up with an album called Grinnin'
Christopher need to make another movie starring these three fine looking gents.
Fun fact: In the 1980s, the British punk band Gaye Bykers on Acid put out an LP called "Drill Your Own Hole", which indeed came without a hole.
I'm not sure if good time would be had if said hole was punched, but I'll try anything once.
"It was the flash-point...it really was..."
How they did not fall all over the place laughing is beyond me. They’re unbelievable. It’s hard to tell who I love more; Spinal Tap or the Folksmen.
How the hell do these guys keep straight faces?
Good question...once he starts in about the records having no hole man...I crack up every time!
“Good product” - I quote that daily
They'd teeter crazily on the turntable!
I don't know how they keep a straight face. Great self control.
hahahaha
It's Chuck from Better Call Saul!
One of the funniest movies ever---my 2 fav's--"M P & The Holy Grail"- "A Mighty Wind"!!! How did anybody keep a straight face!!!:-)
If you can keep straight when the title is a fart joke you've got a good chance.
Every time I read the name "Mark Shubb"...I laugh...every single detail hysterical.
Shearer had the best names, Derek Smalls and Mark Shubb.
What's funny about the name Mark Shubb?
"Mr Steinbloom" 😂😂
please Chris one more
"Mr. Irving Steinblum came down . . ." Omg I can't stop laughing at that name!!!
What's funny about the name Irving Steinbloom?
Guest comes through again with the signature joke of his movie. Spinal Tap 11 and No hole in the album.
How about the bread eating gorillas?
"if you punched a hole in them youd have a good time"....michael scott, calling michael scott
One of the best movie quotes ever 😹😹😹
THATS WHAT SHE SAID
Love to see The Folksmen open for Spinal Tap. 😄🎤
So brilliant
“They were still good records.”
punch a hole in it and you'd have a real good time
This has got me thinking, it would be fun to have a folk trio where the bass singer is playing a mandolin, and the tenor/falsetto singer is playing an upright bass.
Singin' Wishin' Pickin'
Dropping the G's was their trademark. Genius.
could that possibly have been ad libbed ? incredible
Every little nuance, & comedy reference, right down to the name of their manager - Mr Irving Steinbloom (a portmonteau of a Jewish name "Stein" and "Bloom" from Leo Bloom "The Producers") - is planned perfectly in this & all of Christopher Guest hilarious mockumentaries.
These Folksmen are awesome. They ought to do a duet with Spinal Tap. :)
I'm pretty sure I saw a Spinal Tap TV special where The Folksmen were preparing to open for Tap (they were rehearsing "Blood on the Coals" in the dressing room) and then they were told that the crowd was too rowdy so they sent them home.
Duet?
I have heard that they did a live Spinal Tap tour with the Folkmen as the opening band, making Guest, McKean, and Shearer in the unusual position of having been booed off the stage in favor of themselves.
They were supposed to but spinal tap got lost back stage and were never heard from again.
"If you punched a hole in em, you'd have a good time"
At 1:55 it looks like Christopher Guest is a bit exasperated at being constantly interrupted.
He always looks annoyed.
I keep hearing Skinner whenever Harry Shearer speaks...
You are hearing armand tanzarian
Are you serious? That is the same guy from Betterr Call Saul AND Spinal Tap? A nd he won an oscar? Bloody Hell!!
Sheer's character, his visual look is pitch perfect. Every aspect is tilted offcentre of cohesion.
Michael McKean’s hairpiece
Shorts, socks, Birkenstocks. LOL.
Hilarious. Everyone in the movie was briilliant. Genius
14 people must have had no way to punch a hole in their records....
They had very little distribution
They had no distribution at all. 😂😂😂
Not a bad looking gent to boot............
How do they keep from bursting out laughing?
"It would teeter crazily on the little spindle.."
too awesome
Comic genius. I make improv comedy myself, and I'm pretty good at holding it together, but no hole in the record? I don't know. I might have cracked.
They look a whole lot closer to this IRL than they do to 'Spinal Tap.'
So dry. so funny. Their mockumentary movies are worth seeking out.
(a funny quote from above video)
I literally would have probably peed myself and spat out my drink😅😅😅😅. "If you punched a hole in it, you'd have a real good time"😅😅😅😅
it would teeter crazily on the center spindle.
Today, a Thamesmen record with no hole is worth a lot of money.
2 best comedy actors. Bill Murray and These guys.
That would be 4 people, but okay........
I preferred Spinal Tap when they were on drugs.
no tubas? i thought you meant tubadours. a band playing tubas
I'm a tuba player and habe an idea...
I bet this is completely ad-libbed.
It's my understanding that all of these Christopher Guest "Mockumentaries" are ad-libbed. The actors were given their character info and back-story, and for the most part everything is ad-libbed. I cannot remember where I heard/read this but I am 90% sure it was on one of the Jesse Thorn podcasts
@@kcmurphy72 You're absolutely right. All ad-libbed. No written dialogue.
@@kcmurphy72 Guest actually said this himself in a Reddit AMA as well.
I'm trying to decide if Guest is for-real irritated that Shearer keeps interrupting & talking over his lines in this scene.
Yes. All of the Christopher Guest mockumentaries are completely improvised.
And Mr. Irving Steinbloom came down…
If you punched a hole in it, you'd have a good time.
I heard several of their vocalists died from mysterious circumstances.
The Old New Originals
SO FUNNY!
Funniest damn thing!!
20th anniversary
Those Fenders have to be blue, to be a surf king.
Apparently there were STILL not able to keep a drummer. 😉
They were good records, though
Guffman, Best in Show, and Mighty Wind are Guest's best films. I wasn't a big fan of For Your Consideration or the others that followed.
Improvised.
Such a funny movie. Contains the most subtle, hilarious masturbation joke you're ever likely to see.
SkaterRingo when?
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This movie was a comedy. The real folk singers did not really care for this movie of fictional characters.
I cared. I laughed.
You didn't laugh? My condolences that the comedy didn't work for you.
Congrats, captain obvious. Did you think Spinal Tap was a documentary too?
I play bluegrass and folk and everyone I know thought it was pretty funny.
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No volume, you cannot make out a word of it hardly. Terrible upload. Down vote.
Your speakers are junk old man. I could hear it fine. DOWNVOTE!!!!!!! ARRRRRRRGGGGGG