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Topic: “Weird Al” Yankovic

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story first look poster (Photo courtesy of Roku)

"Weird" gets the joke about rock biopics

Melanie McFarland
Daniel Radcliffe and "Weird Al" Yankovic (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Yankovic gets "weird" biopic he deserves

Joy Saha
Weird Al Yankovic performing "Amish Paradise," a parody of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise," in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2019 (Jeff Hahne/Getty Images)

Musicians who refused a Weird Al parody

Rudie Obias - Mental Floss
Weird Al Yankovic music video "We're All Doomed" (Weird Al/Schmoyoho/YouTube)

Weird Al as "Doomed" debate moderator

Althea Legaspi - Rolling Stone
Weird Al on "The Late Late Show" (CBS)

Sarah Gray
(Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)

Prachi Gupta
(Vince Bucci/invision/ap)

Prachi Gupta
"Weird Al"” Yankovic (Casey Curry/invision/ap)

Sarah Gray
"Weird Al"” Yankovic (Casey Curry/invision/ap)

Lynn Stuart Parramore - Alternet
(WoodRocket)

Jenny Kutner
"Weird Al" Yankovich in the music video for "Foil." (YouTube)

Sarah Gray
"Weird Al" releases "Mission Statement" (screenshot)

Sarah Gray
(Screenshot)

Jenny Kutner
"Weird Al" performs "Tacky" on "Conan" (screenshot)

Sarah Gray
"Weird Al" in "Handy" (screenshot)

Sarah Gray
"Weird Al" Yankovich in the music video for "Foil." (YouTube)

Peter Finocchiaro
"Weird Al" Yankovic's "Sports Song" (screenshot)

Sarah Gray

Don't be a "moran"

Mary Elizabeth Williams
"Weird Al" Yankovic's "Word Crimes" (screenshot)

Sarah Gray
Weird Al in "Tacky" (screenshot)

Sarah Gray
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Katie McDonough
"Weird Al" Yankovic clowns around with the award he won for best comedy album for "Poodle Hat" at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) (AP/Reed Saxon)

JAMIE BLAINE - The Weeklings
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