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Displaying all articles tagged:
Mandatory Fun
Feb. 23, 2016
Weird Al Yankovic’s ‘Mandatory World Tour’ Continues in June
Weird Al’s Mandatory World Tour isn’t over yet. According to The A.V. Club, Yankovic announced a new batch of Mandatory World Tour dates that […]
By
Megh Wright
Jan. 20, 2015
Weird Al Yankovic Announces the ‘Mandatory World Tour’
Not long after getting his first-ever #1 album on the Billboard charts, Weird Al Yankovic has announced a huge five-month international tour […]
By
Megh Wright
profile
Aug. 10, 2014
The Weird Al Boom: He’s More Popular Than Ever
“There are big peaks and valleys in a career, and I try not to get too full of myself or too depressed.”
By
Jada Yuan
Aug. 6, 2014
Weird Al Fans Are Petitioning for Him to Perform at the Super Bowl […]
Between his new album, eight music videos, and #1 spot on the Billboard charts, Weird Al is definitely having a great year, and now fans want […]
By
Megh Wright
charts
July 23, 2014
Weird Al Conquers Billboard Charts After Conquering the Internet
Getting his first No. 1 record ever.
By
Jesse David Fox
July 23, 2014
Weird Al Gets His First #1 Album on the Billboard Charts with ‘Mandatory […]
After over a week of releasing music videos and an over 30-year career of parodying pop songs, Weird Al Yankovic has finally reached the #1 […]
By
Megh Wright
July 22, 2014
Weird Al on the Interconnectedness of Parody and Nostalgia
“Parody is, almost by nature, disposable. And yet, people like it so much. Especially if you hear it at a certain point in your life, and then […]
By
Megh Wright
July 22, 2014
Weird Al’s Final ‘Mandatory Fun’ Music Video ‘Mission Statement’ Is Here
Yesterday marked the final music video release for Weird Al’s new album Mandatory Fun, and via WSJ, here’s the business jargon-stuffed Crosby, […]
By
Megh Wright
July 18, 2014
Weird Al Reminds You That Your Team Sucks in ‘Sports Song’
It’s a new day, which means there’s a new Weird Al Mandatory Fun music video for your enjoyment. After “Tacky,” “Word Crimes,” “Foil,” and […]
By
Megh Wright
parody parody
July 17, 2014
12 Songs Weird Al Yankovic Should Have Parodied, and How He Could Have Done It
No “Get Lucky,” “We Can’t Stop,” “Let It Go”? Come on, Al!
By
Jesse David Fox
July 17, 2014
Weird Al’s Iggy Azalea Parody ‘Handy’ Is Quite Ridiculous
We’re halfway through Weird Al’s exciting week of music video releases for his album Mandatory Fun – watch “Tacky,” “Word Crimes,” and “Foil” […]
By
Megh Wright
July 16, 2014
Patton Oswalt, Thomas Lennon, and Ben Garant Join Weird Al in Lorde Parody […]
Back today with Mandatory Fun music video #3 after “Tacky” and “Word Crimes,” here’s Weird Al with his Lorde parody “Foil” featuring some great […]
By
Megh Wright
July 15, 2014
Weird Al’s Week of Awesomeness Continues with Robin Thicke Parody ‘Word […]
After yesterday’s “Tacky,” Weird Al just released his second music video today – a parody of “Blurred Lines” called “Word Crimes” that’s a […]
By
Megh Wright
behind the music video
July 15, 2014
The History Behind 12 Great Weird Al Videos
As told by Weird Al himself.
By
Alex Suskind
July 14, 2014
Aisha Tyler, Margaret Cho, Eric Stonestreet, Kristen Schaal, and Jack […]
Weird Al dropped his first Mandatory Fun music video today for “Tacky,” which turns out is a parody of Pharrell’s hit single “Happy.” It […]
By
Megh Wright
July 8, 2014
Behold the Full Track List for Weird Al’s ‘Mandatory Fun’
Ahead of the release of his new album Mandatory Fun next Tuesday, Weird Al recently unveiled the full track list online so fans can start […]
By
Megh Wright
new releases
July 1, 2014
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Is Releasing 8 New Videos in 8 Days
Kind of like Beyoncé!
By
Anna Silman
July 1, 2014
‘Weird Al’ Will Release Eight Music Videos Over Eight Days
“Weird Al” Yankovic announced via Twitter that he shot eight music videos for his upcoming album and that, in a couple weeks, he’s going to […]
By
Bradford Evans
June 17, 2014
Weird Al’s New Album ‘Mandatory Fun’ Out July 15th
“Weird Al” Yankovic’s 13th album, entitled Mandatory Fun, is set to come out on July 15th. There are few details about the album, his first […]
By
Bradford Evans