This Goes To 11: Spinal Tap Movie Trivia

Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnel

Spinal Tap’s lead guitarist is Nigel Tufnel, played perfectly by comedic genius Christopher Guest. Tufnel is a gum-chomping space case with a slew of memorable one-liners and a flair for muscle shirts. An eccentric character with a variety of hobbies, Tufnel owns a mint condition vintage guitar (with the tag still on it) which no one is allowed to play, touch, talk about, or even look at.

Oft-cited quotes from Tufnel include “It’s like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black” (about the cover of the band’s album) and “You can’t really dust for vomit.”