ver wonder where Nigel Tufnel came from? Turns out, not from eleven, but from a Los Angeles hotel lobby. While speaking at The A.V. Club Comedy Festival in 2017, comedy legend Christopher Guest shared the moment he witnessed a British band checking in—only to spark a hilariously awkward exchange about a missing bass guitar. That moment, he said, gave birth to the gloriously oblivious genius of Spinal Tap’s Nigel. “I don’t think I’ve ever been happier,” Guest admitted, “except for the night that I met my wife.” And now, we’re all turning the volume up on that origin story.
