'The Simpsons'' Harry Shearer to be artist in residence at Loyola Harry Shearer's long-running radio show "Le Show" is no longer being broadcast on KCRW, and his similarly long-running job voicing multiple characters on "The Simpsons" doesn't take up all that much time, so the actor, writer and sometime "Spinal Tap" bass player is decamping for New Orleans.
June 20, 2013 - Los Angeles Times
Going To 11: Why 'Spinal Tap' is the Hardest Rocking Comedy Ever The Merciless Book of Heavy Metal Lists ranks 1984’s This Is Spinal Tap as second in a list of “5 Awesome Heavy Metal Movies” (after Heavy Metal Parking Lot ). I completely disagree, and this goes beyond heavy metal: This Is Spinal Tap is the best rock ’n’ roll comedy ever made. “I was approached by Harry Shearer [who plays bassist Derek Smalls] and a producer named David Jablin [to direct This ...
June 19, 2013 - San Antonio Current