History Funny / ThisIsSpinalTap

** And for that matter, the actual "Stonehenge" performance. Even though the scene before pretty much announces what's coming in huge neon letters, the actual payoff (complete with dwarfs earnestly dancing around it) somehow manages to be the funniest visual gag you've ever seen. David and Nigel's look of disbelief when the set descends really sells it. Ian's smug grin is the cherry on top.

[[GilliganCut [cut to the band playing]]]\\

'''Derek''': ''[Innocently]'' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Are we gonna do "Stonehenge" tomorrow?]]\\
'''David''': ''No, we're not going [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] do "Stonehenge".''

* Nigel showing Marty around his guitar collection and demanding that Marty listen to the awesomely long sustain on his '59 Gibson Les Paul--of which there isn't any at that moment, because it's not actually being played and is resting on a guitar stand. When Marty says he can't hear anything, Nigel, after a beat, replies "You could, though, if it were plugged in."

* At the air force base
-->If I could just ask you to play some slow songs so I can dance?\\
[[GilliganCut (Cut to the band playing)]]\\

** Made all the funnier by the fact that this ''was'' a fairly slow song- by their standards, anyway!

-->"I am what God made me, sir."

** And for that matter, the actual "Stonehenge" performance. Even though the scene before pretty much announces what's coming in huge neon letters, the actual payoff (complete with dwarfs earnestly dancing around it) somehow manages to be the funniest visual gag you've ever seen. David's look of disbelief when the set descends really sells it. Ian's smug grin is the cherry on top.

** And for that matter, the actual "Stonehenge" performance. Even though the scene before pretty much announces what's coming in huge neon letters, the actual payoff (complete with dwarfs earnestly dancing around it) somehow manages to be the funniest visual gag you've ever seen. David's look of disbelief when the set descends really sells it.
* Nigel showing Marty around his guitar collection and demanding that Marty listen to the awesomely long sustain on his '59 Gibson Les Paul--of which there isn't any at that moment, because it's not actually being played and is resting on a guitar stand. When Marty says he can't hear anything, Nigel, after a beat, replies "You could, though, if it were plugged in."

** And then their audio equipment somehow manages to pick up on random radio transmissions from the base's aircraft control tower and a radio broadcast. [[spoiler: This causes Nigel [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere to quit the performance]] right then and there.]]

** The film's current score on IMDB is 8.0/'''11'''.[[note]]Although unfortunately you can't actually give it an 11.[[/note]]

* The BlackComedy of all the ridiculous ways the band's various drummers have died, including bizarre gardening accidents, spontaneous combustion, and choking on vomit (but not their OWN vomit).

* The deaths of Tap's drummers.

* The last line of the film is Nigel speculating he'd enjoy being a shoe salesman, before gormlessly asking if there was any money in it.

** What sells it is David and Nigel's laughing reaction, disputing magazines aren't allowed to say that.[[note]]Which is untrue, since Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}} has had profanity in their magazine. In addition, Music/QuietRiot claimed that one of their bad reviews was also a two word review.[[/note]]

** What sells it is David and Nigel's laughing reaction, disputing magazines aren't allowed to say that.[[note]]Which is untrue, since Music/RollingStones has had profanity in their magazine. In addition, Music/QuietRiot claimed that one of their bad reviews was also a two word review.[[/note]]

-->'''David:''' ''(when Viv grotesquely mugs at the camera)'' That was Viv's passport photo.\\
'''Derek:''' ''(laughing)'' That's cruel! ''({{beat}})'' You know he couldn't afford a passport.

** The film's current score on IMDB is 8.0/'''11'''.

** What sells it is David and Nigel's laughing reaction, disputing magazines aren't allowed to say that.[[note]]Which is untrue, since RollingStone has had profanity in their magazine. In addition, Music/QuietRiot claimed that one of their bad reviews was also a two word review.[[/note]]

'''David''': ''No, we're not going to [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] do "Stonehenge".''

* Derek mouthing "We love you" during the sitar solo in "Listen to the Flower People".

* Nigel mouthing "We love you" during the sitar solo in "Listen to the Flower People".

The humor in this film goes to eleven.

* The band manager accidentally guessing correctly that the hotel concierge is gay.