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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe fictional rock band Spinal Tap, immortalized in the 1984 “mockumentary” bearing their name, will reunite with costar Rob Reiner for a virtual fundraiser on Oct. 14.

Spinal Tap are set to stage a virtual reunion later this month.The minds behind the iconic 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap – Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean and Christopher Guest – will reprise their roles for the online event on October 14.Hosted by comedian Patton Oswalt, the event will act as a fundraiser for Pennysylvania Democrats ahead of November’s presidential election.“Every dollar raised goes directly towards ending Trumpism by winning Pennsylvania,” an official invite

This Is Spinal Tap have settled a longstanding rights despite with StudioCanal.According to The Hollywood Reporter, lawyers for Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, Michael McKean and Christopher Guest, as well as French media group Vivendi and its StudioCanal division, told a California federal court that they had finally achieved settlement.Shearer filed a suit back in 2016 alleging that despite decades of cult success, the creatives had received just $81 in merchandising income and $98 in musical sales

Riding the ever-growing sensation of “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984) and freshly inspired by a chance encounter with an amateur production of “Annie Get Your Gun,” Christopher Guest cemented his filmmaking voice in the mid-1990s. With “Waiting For Guffman” in 1996 and then “Best In Show” (20 years old this week), the “Saturday Night Live” alum strung together an unlikely wave of bone-dry ensemble comedies.

Martin Short and Seth Meyers spent some time reminiscing about “Saturday Night Live” on the most recent episode of “Late Night With Seth Meyers”.

Andy Samberg-Cristin Milioti romantic comedy Palm Springs and the latest monthly installment of the Into the Dark anthology series, The Current Occupant.

Fred Willard, a comic actor known for his scene-stealing, heavily improvised work with filmmaker Christopher Guest and his Emmy-nominated appearances on the sitcoms “Modern Family” and “Everybody Loves Raymond,” died May 15 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 86.

Rob Reiner, Steve Carell, and Ben Stiller are among the old friends and colleagues to salute Fred Willard online following the comedy icon’s death on Friday (May 15, 2020).

Beloved comedy actor, Fred Willard, passed away last week, age 86.

Jamie Lee Curtis, Rob Reiner, Steve Carell, and Ben Stiller are among the old friends and colleagues to salute Fred Willard online following the comedy icon’s death on Friday.

Rob Reiner, Steve Carell, and Ben Stiller are among the old friends and colleagues to salute Fred Willard online following the comedy icon’s death on Friday.

Fred Willard, who played Phil Dunphy’s father on Modern Family, has died at the age of 86.

Fred Willard will be missed by his family, friends and fans.

Fred Willard, a beloved actor and comedian, has passed away at the age of 86.

Fred Willard, who played Phil Dunphy’s father on Modern Family, has died at the age of 86.