Spinal Tap II’ will star the original cast, including McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Fran Drescher

This Is Spinal Tap might just be the funniest mockumentary ever made, but no one said it was going to be easy. In fact, Michael McKean told People, “It was such a struggle to get it done.”Part of the problem,

The fictional band Spinal Tap may be a few years past their prime, but that won't stop them from performing when the sequel arrives next spring.

In the years since the film’s premiere, McKean has had an expansive career in film and TV with roles on Saturday Night Live and Better Call Saul, and in 2004 was nominated for Best Original Song at the Oscars for a song he wrote with his wife Annette O’Toole. More recently he stars as President William Rayburn on The Diplomat.

"If you think those guys were sad when they were young…" The upcoming sequel to This Is Spinal Tap will be turning the pathetic knobs all the way to 11. Michael McKean talked up