The Beatles were their own parody right from the start. Their films were parodies of the parodies and of Beatlemania. Often they contained mockumentaries themselves. Thus The Rutles didn't have a faint chance to top that. Harrison and the other Beatles knew well that their monuments could not be scratched.

Eric Idle as a reporter is not bad, though not at his best. As McSomething he is quite horrible, doesn't even try to slap his left-handed bass. He is actually known to be quite a good musician and songwriter when he is really involved.

There is so much good comedy still alive (even if the authors are dead); we should let all those -tles rest in peace.