Awesome Weird Al

“Weird Al” Yankovic’s popularity has outlasted most of the musicians he’s parodied over the decades, and that’s pretty awesome. YouTuber boogiehead compiled this fun 6-minute reel that plays excerpts from the songs that Al parodied, followed by his novelty versions. We forgot all about Bedrock Anthem.

Can’t get enough of Weird Al? His track Polkamania features upbeat oompah versions of songs from Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and more, all packed into four minutes. The accompanying rapid-fire music video features animations and vignettes from filmmakers including Cyriak, Liam Lynch, and Bill Plympton.

The Middle Aged Dad Jam Band is a group comprised of directors, producers, writers, and other show-biz pals. Despite their silly name, they prove they’ve got serious musical chops with this cover of Billy Joel’s Scenes from an Italian Restaurant. Actor Ken Marino shines on vocals, Jon Spurney kicks butt on the keys, and yes, that’s Weird Al on the accordion.

With hits like White and Nerdy, Amish Paradise, and Like a Surgeon to his name, “Weird Al” Yankovic is considered by many to be the greatest novelty song creator of all time. Al breaks down his most iconic tracks in this GQ interview video, which reveals a far more accurate history of his career than his biopic.

You might think “Weird Al” Yankovic was a weird guy, but he’s a pretty regular dude who likes hanging out with his friends. Al recently performed with David Wain’s Middle-Aged Garage Jam, with his pals Bo Boddie, Jon Spurney, Ken Marino, Eduardo Penna, Beth Dover, and Joe Lo Truglio, who you might know from Reno 911.

Z2 Comics offers a visual retelling of some of “Weird Al” Yankovic’s greatest hits. The book features 20+ songs, each interpreted by a famous cartoonist. An oversized Deluxe Edition includes art prints, a vinyl slipmat, and collectors cards, while the Super Deluxe Edition is signed by Weird Al and packs more bonuses.

While touring to promote his hilarious biopic Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Al stopped by The Tonight Show. While he was there, he joined musical forces with Jimmy Kimmel and The Roots to perform a medley of his hits on classroom instruments, including Another One Rides the Bus, White and Nerdy, I Want a New Duck, and Eat It.

Get ready to eat it. Daniel Radcliffe stars as “Weird Al” Yankovic in this appropriately outlandish bio-pic about the world’s greatest novelty singer’s origin story. The casting of Rainn Wilson as Dr. Demento and Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna is pure genius. Coming to the Roku Channel for free on 11.4.2022.

Donning the novelty singer’s trademark curly hair, mustache, and accordion, Daniel Radcliffe pulls out all of the stops for this unconventional biopic about the life of “Weird Al” Yankovic. We have high hopes it’s as weird as it sounds. Coming to The Roku Channel fall 2022.

Weird Al’s Museum of Natural Hilarity runs on the Multimorphic P3 pinball platform, which combines mechanical components with video screens. The game is packed with wacky levels inspired by his music. Obstacles include a hamster wheel and ball run course, and it plays 17 of Al’s novelty tunes and over 2000 voice clips.

If you haven’t seen Edgar Wright’s The Sparks Brothers yet, what are you waiting for? During production of this most excellent documentary, Wright convinced “Weird Al” to perform an accordion cover of Sparks’ track This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us from their 1974 classic album Kimono My House.

“Weird Al” Yankovic narrates this film about the enigmatic and entertaining showman known as Tiny Tim. Known by most for his falsetto voice and ambiguous appearance, Tim brought joy to millions with his ukulele and Tip Toe Through the Tulips, but also helped pave the way for other performers who refused to be pidgeonholed.

Since 1980, “Weird Al” Yankovic’s friend and drummer Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz has been documenting Al’s misadventures, capturing images of the world’s greatest novelty singer in the studio, on tour, and on video sets. Schwartz’s 208-page hardcover book is filled with never-before-seen photos shot between 1983 and 1986.

“Weird Al” Yankovic has already done a great send-up of the musical juggernaut Hamilton with “The Hamilton Polka.” As good as that is, we also love The Weird Alphabet’s parody, which is more of a prototypical novelty song, changing the lyrics to tell the origin story of the man behind “Another One Rides the Bus.”

Binging with Babish specializes in replicating, then improving upon meals that appear in TV shows and movies. In this episode, he digs into the comedy vault for Weird Al’s 1989 cult classic UHF, and serves up a dish that sounds way more disgusting than it actually tastes. Grab the recipe for Babish’s version here.

With celebrities locked down at home, we’ve had a barrage of collaborative music videos hitting our screens daily. This clip from David Cross‘ Mr. Show Zoomtacular Annual Business Call Event for Charity is our favorite so far, featuring a veritable Who’s Who of talent, including the song’s creator himself.