“This is my one chance. And this is not like me, but basically as she was walking offstage I kind of jumped in front of her and said: ‘Iggy, hi. I’m “Weird Al”
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"Weird Al" Yankovic
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians. He also performs original songs that are style pastiches of the work of other acts, as well as polka medleys of popular songs, most of which feature his trademark accordion. Since having one o…
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I wish that everybody that I parodied enjoyed what I did.
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2026· 25 entries
“I wish that everybody that I parodied enjoyed what I did.”
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“I don’t want to be embroiled in any nastiness. That’s not how I live my life. I like everybody to be in on the joke and be happy for my success. I take pains not to burn bridges.”
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“I have to be self-aware enough to know that those are the songs that most people care about.”
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“Just random and stupid, and people were looking at us like we were from outer space. And that was the first time I felt that kind of wave of acceptance and appreciation from an audience. And it was kind of addicting, I have to say.”
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“And everybody’s looking at me with this big, stupid-ass smile on their face.”
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“He killed ‘Beat It’ when he did ‘Eat It.’”
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“I was two years younger than everybody in my school. I didn’t go through puberty at the same time. I didn’t learn to drive at the same time. I was a straight-A student, a high school valedictorian. I was always the nerdy kid.”
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“Both sides of my personality are there.”
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“Like, ‘Are you sure this is worth your time?’ Hmm. Maybe.”
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“you kind of wonder: ‘What’s wrong with me? Why don’t I like the same things other kids like? I must be broken or flawed.’ And then you see this guy who is like, ‘Yeah, me neither, and it’s okay but we can f— with these people, but in a friendly way, not in a toxic way.’”
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“s support helped to gain approval from other artists he wanted to parody. Though Jackson allowed the first two parodies to be made, he requested that Yankovic not record a parody of”
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“fans would be rioting in the streets, I think, if I didn”
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“Always fun to drop by the asylum and hang out with my friends on #StuartFailsToSaveTheUniverse”
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“LAST CHANCE! Pre-orders for the LP versions of John Du Prez’s UHF Score Soundtrack end TONIGHT at 10:59 PM ET. It’s limited edition (they’re only manufacturing enough copies for pre-orders), so if you want one, be sure to get your order in today! shop.weirdal.com”
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The Morning Call: Weird Al Yankovic, Puddles Pity Party perform at Musikfest 2026 | PHOTOS
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The Morning Call: Review: ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic brings the weird to Musikfest
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Markets Insider: Big Blue Bubble brings “Weird Al” Yankovic to the Musical World of My Singing Monsters
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“Today is the 37th anniversary of the theatrical release of UHF, and to celebrate, we’re announcing the release of John Du Prez’s wonderful score from the movie, available now for the very first time. Info and pre-orders at weirdal.com!”
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“Lin-Manuel Miranda took a roadtrip with his son to visit a 17,400-pound ball of twine in Darwin, Minn. The sculpture once held a Guinness world record and was referenced in a "Weird Al" Yankovic song.”
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“Batman/Superman/Weird Al: World’s Weirdest #1 arrives Sept. 2.”
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“UHF is coming to the Greek Theatre on October 31, live-to-screen with a full orchestra conducted by the score’s composer John Du Prez! Plus there’ll be a Q&A afterwards with me and some special guests! Tickets go on sale Thursday at 10am PT - for complete show info go to weirdal.com!”
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“Thanks for dropping by, Norfolk!”
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“I Took My AuDHD 7-Year-Old to See "Weird Al" Yankovic for his First Concert. It Was Everything I'd Hoped For and More nathanrabin.substack.com/p/i-took-my-...”
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Published video “"Weird Al" Yankovic - Banana Synthesizer”.
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2025· 8 entries
Published video “"Weird Al" Yankovic - 2026 tour announce”.
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Published video “2026 tour teaser”.
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Published video “Taking a Minute at MSG”.
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Published video “Billboard Presents 24 Hours with "Weird Al" Yankovic”.
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Published video “"Weird Al" Yankovic - Bigger & Weirder Tour - :30 ad”.
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Published video “Let's Get L.Aid - a benefit for L.A. wildfire relief”.
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With the Bigger and Weirder Tour, with 65 different shows, including his first ever performance at Madison Square Garden
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Yankovic announced the Bigger & Weirder Tour, a concert tour featuring performances at large venues such as Madison Square Garden and the Kia Forum
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2024· 14 entries
Published video “Pardo Blooper”.
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Published video “"Weird Al" Yankovic - Tacky (4 takes)”.
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Published video “"Weird Al" Yankovic - Bigger & Weirder 2025 Tour :30 promo”.
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Published video “"Weird Al" Yankovic - Ricky (HD Version)”.
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Published video “"Weird Al" Yankovic - The Saga Begins (HD Version)”.
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Published video “"Weird Al" Yankovic - Do I Creep You Out (HD Version)”.
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Published video “"Weird Al" Yankovic - Virus Alert (4K Version)”.
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Published video “"Weird Al" Yankovic - I'll Sue Ya (4K Version)”.
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Published video “"Weird Al" Yankovic - Fat (HD Version)”.
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Published video “"Weird Al" Yankovic - Dare to Be Stupid (HD Version)”.
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Published video “"Weird Al" Yankovic - Pancreas (HD Version)”.
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Published video “"Weird Al" Yankovic - One More Minute (HD Version)”.
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Published video “"Weird Al" Yankovic - Trapped In The Drive-Thru (4K Version)”.
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Featuring his take on "Flowers", "Bad Guy", and "Old Town Road", among others
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2023· 2 entries
Awarded Astra TV Awards (2023).
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2023).
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2022· 4 entries
Awarded Hollywood Music in Media Awards (2022).
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Awarded Producers Guild of America Award for Best Streamed or Televised Movie for Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic (2022).
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That he wished he had given Yankovic permission, saying "I think it would have been an amazing video, I'm actually really sad it didn't happen
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Following up from his 2018 tour with the Unfortunate Return Of The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, focusing on his lesser-known songs
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2020· 2 entries
Collaborated with the band on their single "Who's Gonna Stop Me", which was released for Indigenous Peoples' Day
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Mark Riedl, a researcher at Georgia Tech, created an algorithm that generates lyrics to match the rhyme and syllable schemes of preexisting songs
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2018· 3 entries
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package for Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic (2018).
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Lead Stories rated the claim “‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Polarizes Fans with Childish Gambino Parody ‘This Is My Hair I Cut’” False.
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Yankovic created a medley of songs from the musical Hamilton, "The Hamilton Polka"
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2017· 1 entry
Yankovic made a guest appearance on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, performing a new song "The North Korea Polka", as part of an episode about the political state of North Korea
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2016· 1 entry
That he had "approached him every few years [to] see if he's lightened up"
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2014· 7 entries
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for Mandatory Fun (2014).
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Awarded Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award (2014).
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Used social media websites to hint at a July 15 release of the new album
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Yankovic became the third musical artist after Michael Jackson and Madonna to have a song in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 over each decade since the 1980s, his other Top 40 songs being "Eat It", "Smells Like Nirva
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Coolio extended his apology for refusing his permission, stating that at the time "I was being cocky and shit and being stupid and I was wrong and I should've embraced that shit and went with it", and that he considered
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Performed at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, singing a comedic medley of songs based on the themes of several Emmy-nominated shows, including Mad Men and Game of Thrones
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Yankovic has released limited new music, but the tour has seen strong ticket sales, marking it as one of his most commercially successful to date
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2012· 1 entry
Yankovic extensively featured in the sixth-season episode of 30 Rock, "Kidnapped by Danger", in which Jenna Maroney desperately tries to come up with a "'Weird Al'-proof" song
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2011· 4 entries
And was released on Blu-ray and DVD three days later
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“s book released on February 1, 2011, and published by HarperCollins. The book features 8-year-old Billy presenting to his class the wide variety of imaginative career possibilities that he is considering. Yankovic stated that the idea for the book was based on his own”
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Yankovic completed his thirteenth studio album, titled Alpocalypse, which was released on June 21, 2011
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Yankovic was initially denied permission to parody Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" for his song "Perform This Way" for release on a new album, but through his release of the song on YouTube and subsequent spread via Twitter,
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2010· 1 entry
Eric Appel produced a Funny or Die trailer for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, a fictional biographical film that parodies other films based on musicians; Yankovic (played by Aaron Paul) is seen hiding his "weirdness" from
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2009· 1 entry
Yankovic released four more songs: "Craigslist" on June 16, "Skipper Dan" on July 14, "CNR" on August 4, and "Ringtone" on August 25
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2008· 2 entries
Yankovic released to the iTunes Store "Whatever You Like", a parody of the T
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Yankovic directed the music video for their song "Mixed Up S
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2007· 2 entries
Yankovic performed his 1,000th live show at Idaho Falls, Idaho
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To support the Straight Outta Lynwood album
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2006· 2 entries
Yankovic gained James Blunt's permission to record a parody of "You're Beautiful"
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Which featured the single "White & Nerdy", a parody of "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire
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2004· 1 entry
Yankovic's parents were found dead at their home in Fallbrook, California, the victims of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning from their fireplace
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2003· 3 entries
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for Poodle Hat (2003).
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Yankovic toured overseas for the first time
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Yankovic was denied permission to make a video for "Couch Potato", his parody of Eminem's "Lose Yourself"
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1999· 1 entry
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea told Behind the Music that he was unimpressed and disappointed by Yankovic's 1993 song "Bedrock Anthem", which parodied the band's songs "Under the Bridge" and "Give It Away"
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1998· 3 entries
Yankovic had LASIK eye surgery to correct his extreme myopia
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Yankovic underwent LASIK eye surgery to correct his near-sightedness
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In 1998, Yankovic underwent LASIK eye surgery to correct his near-sightedness.
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1996· 1 entry
Headlined with "Amish Paradise", a parody of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise"
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1993· 1 entry
And led with "Jurassic Park", a spoof of "MacArthur Park" by Richard Harris while mocking the 1993 film of the same name
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1992· 1 entry
When his girlfriend gave him a copy of the 1987 John Robbins book Diet for a New America, which he said "made a very compelling argument for a strict vegetarian diet"
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1991· 1 entry
Allowing Yankovic to concentrate more on singing and increasing his use of the stage space during concerts
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1989· 1 entry
Yankovic starred in a feature film called UHF, co-written by himself and manager Jay Levey and filmed in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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1988· 2 entries
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video (1988).
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Yankovic was the narrator on the Wendy Carlos recording of Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf
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1985· 1 entry
Yankovic co-wrote and starred in a mockumentary of his own life titled The Compleat Al (the title being a parody of the 1982 documentary The Compleat Beatles), which intertwined the facts of his life up to that point wit
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1984· 3 entries
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for Eat It (1984).
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"Eat It" remained Yankovic's highest-charting single until "White & Nerdy" placed at No
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The network looking to Yankovic's rising popularity to help fill its programming time
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1983· 2 entries
For the video of "Ricky" to resemble Desi Arnaz, in 1989 for segments of the "UHF" music video and in 1996 for the "Amish Paradise" video
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Yankovic's first self-titled album was released on Scotti Bros
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1981· 1 entry
Yankovic went on tour for the first time as part of Dr
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1980· 1 entry
Yankovic was a guest on The Dr
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1978· 1 entry
Released his first recording (as Alfred Yankovic), "Take Me Down", on the LP Slo Grown, as a benefit for the Economic Opportunity Commission of San Luis Obispo County
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1976· 2 entries
At age 16, Yankovic has sold more than 12 million albums (as of 2025), recorded more than 150 parodies and original songs, and performed more than 2,000 live shows
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And was valedictorian of his senior class
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1959· 3 entries
Born 1959-10-23.
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The only child of Mary Elizabeth (née Vivalda, 1923–2004) and Nick Yankovic (1917–2004)
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“s My New Teacher and Me!. Yankovic became the first guest editor for Mad magazine for their 533rd issue, published in April 2015. Yankovic partnered with Z2 Comics to produce The Illustrated Al: The Songs of”
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