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Why ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Censors Some of His Own Songs Now
Yankovic has excluded several early verses and even one entire track from his modern set lists due to concerns over offending people
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Why ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Once Turned Down a $5 Million Endorsement Deal
The legendary parodist walked away from a major paycheck because he said the job went against his ethics
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(Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images) Weird Al Backed Out of an Ad Spot After Being Kept in the Dark About the Company’s True Nature
A parody song made with AI will never be as good as Weird Al even on his worst day.
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(Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images For Paramount Pictures) Weird Al Said Meeting This Cultural Icon Was Like ‘Meeting an Alien’
Michael Jackson embraced Weird Al’s parodies of his songs, making him an overnight sensation.
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Peter Pakvis/Redferns Weird Al ‘Interviews’ Visibly Confused Avril Lavigne During 2003 Parody Show Made of Leftover MTV Footage
In a 2003 segment of ‘AL-TV’, Weird Al “interviewed” Avril Lavigne using leftover footage from an actual MTV interview.
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'Weird Al' Yankovic performing 'Smells Like Nirvana' (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) How ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Convinced Kurt Cobain to Let Him Parody ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
The ‘Eat It’ singer scored one of his biggest hits in years with the Nirvana singer’s blessing
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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – NOVEMBER 8: Weird Al Yankovic performing onstage during Thundergong! 2025 at the Uptown Theatre on November 8, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images) ‘Weird Al’ Announces 90-Date ‘Bigger & Weirder’ 2026 Tour
“Weird Al” Yankovic’s new tour dates will take him across North America in 2026, starting in Hollywood, FL.
