Most celebrity musicians are tickled to get the “Weird Al” Yankovic experience, watching their most popular songs become goofy parodies such as “Eat It” or “Like A Surgeon.” But as “Weird Al” (hey, Al ...
Why did Weird Al Yankovic abandon musical parodies for a decade before his bigger, weirder comeback?
"Weird Al" Yankovic returns to the Kia Forum on Saturday for his "Bigger & Weirder" tour. (Roger Kisby / For The Times) A decade ago, "Weird Al" Yankovic launched his 12th concert tour, which covered ...
Hilarious but never mean. Eccentric but easily accessible. Weird Al Yankovic has made a career of parody and pastiche while remaining true to his own idiosyncratic style for more than four decades.
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio - If you ask the average music fan for the type of people who attend Weird Al Yankovic concerts, they would likely say 12-year-old boys and 30-year-old men. They wouldn’t be ...
Since Dr. Demento began playing his parodies on his syndicated radio nearly 50 years ago, “Weird Al” Yankovic has become a king of all media — from hit and Grammy Award-winning songs to platinum ...
Reviewing a “Weird Al” Yankovic concert (and yes, “Weird Al” is stylistically always in quotation marks) presents said reviewer with something of a challenge: Which part of the show do you focus on?
While stopping by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 9, "Weird Al" Yankovic revealed that the one singer who would "never" approve a parody — Prince He said that he even pitched the late ...
Why did Weird Al Yankovic abandon musical parodies for a decade before his bigger, weirder comeback?
A decade ago, “Weird Al” Yankovic launched his 12th concert tour, which covered 200 shows over two years. Somewhere along the line, the pop world’s foremost parodist was backstage putting on a fat ...
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