Steve and Charlie discuss Weird Al Yankovic's discography one song at a time.
Singles vs Albums. Which would be better for Al? We talk about it with comedy song writer Insane Ian. You can find his music at bandcamp.com/insaneian. Check out our conversation over on facebook.com/groups/wereallyankovics. Also check out our insta @wereallyankovics. FacesRead more...
On the tenth anniversary of Mandatory Fun’s release Al puts out another post album Polka medley starring all your favorite songs from the last 10 years. Check out our conversation over on facebook.com/groups/wereallyankovics. Also check out our insta @wereallyankovics andRead more...
Charlie and Steve finally got to go to the 2022 Vanity tour. Charlie even sprung for VIP tickets to Orlando, where we got picked to play Weird Al Jeopardy! We talk about our Orlando experience and what it was likeRead more...
What is this? A new episode on this long dead feed? Yep! With the arrival of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story premiere in the Toronto we thought we’d bring in local Toronto legend and friend of the podcast Polly EstherRead more...
If you’re an Al completest you’re watched his 2000 interview with Donny and Marie. If you found the longer clip you get to meet Stefanie, a young fan from California that the show brought in to introduce to Al. SheRead more...
It’s the end of Season 2, and what else could we do, but invite the guy who ended Season 1 for us back to talk. Nathan Rabin is our guest again and he talks about the update to his bookRead more...
Paul is back to discuss a song that Steve panned, Callin’ In Sick. To check out the Columbia House article go here music.avclub.com/four-columbia-house-insiders-explain-the-shady-math-beh-1798280580
Michael (from the Weird Al-Phabet podcast) joins us again to talk about his love for Al’s Frank Zappa style parody. Be sure to check out more podcasts from Michael over at pipedreampodcasts.com. Also check out his newest podcast Come OnRead more...
Our friend David (from the Weird Al-Phabet Podcast) joins us again to debate the Sparks style parody song, Virus Alert. Be sure to check out more podcasts from David over at pipedreampodcasts.com. Also check out his newest podcast How DidRead more...
Of friend Jeff from Talk Me Into is back to discuss his feelings about Skipper Dan, Al’s Weezer style parody. Check out more Jeff over at talkmeinto.com
Don’t You. Don’t YOU! Forum fan Paul joins us to follow up both our Hot Rocks and Alternative Polka episodes. Let us know what you think would make for a good polka theme. Call us at 302 72 WEIRD.
Our good friend (and fan favorite?) Polly Esther is back from Canada to discuss her favorite polka- the Alternative Polka from Bad Hair Day. During quarantine check out Polly’s facebook for daily hand outs at noon to discuss random topicsRead more...
Raquel from Fest of Al drops by again, this time to debate us on the classic TLC parody Phony Calls. Raquel also discusses the latest info on the new virtual Fest of Al coming up later this month. Check itRead more...
Our friend Taylor comes back to talk about another song we might have rated a smidge too low. We talk about one (of two, yes two) Soul Asylum songs by Al.
Our friend Zeb, who created that awesome (and short) version of Gotta Boogie based on Charlie’s complaints, is back to talk about another low ranked song. Zeb tried to spice up the horrible (on purpose) song, Girls Just Wanna HaveRead more...
Our friend Taylor joins us to debate our ranking of Al’s parody of Aerosmith’s 90s song “Livin’ on the Edge”.
Quarantine has driven Steve and Charlie mad. The lack of calls to the Weird line means that they are left to do an episode without a guest. They chose to do the song who’s ratings were the widest for them,Read more...
Michael Hunter (also from the Weird Al-Phabet podcast) joins us to talk about eBay, the song by Al not the actual website. Check out Michael’s other things, like his parody of Hamilton “Alfred Matthew Yankovic” which was on the Dr.Read more...
David (from the Weird Al-phabet podcast) joins us solo to discuss why we should be rating Jackson Park Express from Mandatory Fun higher then we did. Check out more from David at pipedreampodcasts.com.
In celebration of the New York Times article on Weird Al, we talk to one of the people in that big photo. Alison is a big fan of Al and traveled halfway across the country just to be part ofRead more...
Jeff from the podcast Talk Me Into discuses his love for Al’s marching band themed Sports Song from Mandatory Fun. Check Jeff’s podcast out at talkmeinto.com. Especially check out episode 27 and 31 which deal specifically with Weird Al Yankovic.
We dive deep into Al’s 90s stuff and review an unpublished, but leaked, version of another Star Wars song.
After seeing pictures from Nerd Prom and this week getting more then 10 thousand followers on TikTok, we had to interview Nikki, or as the TikTok community knows, @almondmoose (the animal not the food). Nikki debates Waffle King with us,Read more...
Jeff is a comedy singer who dropped by to discuss a song we rated high, Ode to a Superhero, as well as talk a little about the comedy music game. Check out his website at jeffwhitmire.bandcamp.com and check out thatRead more...
Check out Khrysti on her other shows, especially The GR80s. Maybe check out this episode about a movie with a song you might be familiar with. neozaz.com/the-gr80s-ruthless-people/
We were lucky enough to have Raquel from Fest of Al on to debate the Lady Gaga Perform this Way parody. We also got to talk about this year’s Fest of Al. For more info on the festival in ColoradoRead more...
Matt is back with us to debate Al’s Police parody of King of Pain from the In 3-D album.
Previous podcast guest Angela joins us to talk about Al’s zydeco classic My Baby’s in Love with Eddie Vedder.
Dan (from the Weird Al-phabet Podcast) ditches the rest of the guys and joins us to talk about a song from Al’s second album- That Boy Could Dance. A song that Al seems to have liked enough to add itRead more...
Author of Weird Al: The Book, the new The Weird Accordion To Al, and AV Club writer- Nathan Rabin joins us again to debate Al’s first? love song One More Minute from the Dare to Be Stupid album. We alsoRead more...
A while ago we got to hear David from uhf62nd.com and podcast debate with us. Now we have Jonathan’s interesting take on Al’s parody of Lorde’s Royals. David and Jonathan, please bring UHF back, we’ve missed it.
We were fortunate enough to have author Lily Hirsch drop by the studios and talk about her upcoming work, Weird Al Seriously. We talk to her about the process of researching and then interviewing Al, as well as what topicsRead more...
Charlie has to confront his choice for worst Al song ever when fan Zeb drops by the studio to discuss Gotta Boogie off Al’s very first album Weird Al Yankovic.
Happy New Year! Charlie and Steve are joined by comedy singer, the host of last year’s FuMPfest, Insane Ian to discuss the Beach Boys style parody, Pancreas. Ian is part of thefump as well as all over social media includingRead more...
What’s Al Yankovic’s best holiday song? Well fellow Weird Al podcasts, the Weird Al-phabet guys, dropped by to help us decide that very issue. Some of the songs on the table include: Christmas at Ground Zero, The Night Santa WentRead more...
Podcast fan Angela joined us recently to help settle the debate over which Star Wars song by Al was the best. She also shares her unique experience with Al on stage with her friends in the 501st. Something most fansRead more...
Pod fan Margie drops by the podcast to debate our rating of the UHF (but super oddly named) classic Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*. We discover a little bit about the song for ourselves, including the part where a guy dressedRead more...
Our good friend Khrysti from neozaz.com is back, this time to debate with us over our rating of the B-52s style parody, Mr. Popeil. After the most recent tour, Steve has more to apologize for then just the ratings. CheckRead more...
Allan (from orlandopodcast.net and more recently from Flash Diaries) is back to defend this straight parody song. We gave it a 4.25, Allan thinks it should be higher! Themes by Anthony Riley
David and Jonathan from the UHF 62nd podcast drop by and debate with Steve over the value of Let Me Be Your Hog, a song we didn’t deem worthy of even including in our original season. Check out the UHFRead more...
Steve and Charlie get a chance to talk to Jeff Swampy Marsh and Dan Povenmire the creators of Milo Murphy’s Law (as well as Phineas and Ferb and who also worked on Rock’s Modern Life and the Simpsons). We talkRead more...
Polly Esther, the writer and star of one woman shows Dammit, Jim! I’m a Comedienne, Not a Doctor!; Weird Al Saved My Life, and Pollywood is back to debate CNR with us. We had a lot of fun making thisRead more...
Steve and Charlie are back for season 2! This season will feature debates that we have with ourselves as well as fans over various things (plus a few surprises). First up- Should Al’s songs be covered? Sparked by the releaseRead more...
Hiatus Episode 2- We talk to Insane Ian from the theFuMP.com about the upcoming FuMPfest in Chicago. The show is August 9th thru the 11th and includes lots of funny music performers and events. For more info or to getRead more...
We’re taking a break from our break to come to you with two reviews of two different tours we saw recently. First, Pollywood, the one woman show by Polly Ester we saw at the Orlando Fringe Festival. We bring longRead more...
Steve took the time to tabulate the entire podcast’s worth of ratings for each song and then used a computer to spit out the results and averages. On this short podcast we talk about the results, find out our mostRead more...
We finish up the season with Al’s longest song ever, Albuquerque from Running with Scissors. This song is a style parody of Dick’s Automotive by the Rugburns. Make sure to check that song out, as long as the kids aren’tRead more...
Well, what do we say about this one. We try to stay on the topic of the original song and Al’s parody, and we do a pretty good job. Wait til the end for a special surprise.Theme Improvised by AnthonyRead more...
Jackson Park Express, Al’s new favorite song. We discuss what we think about it, and if nostalgia would change how we feel about this.Theme Improvised by Anthony RileyCharlie drawn by Bob Kodzis
Steve and Charlie talk about Al and Frank. Plus a little bit of Dweezil Zappa.We’re coming up on the end real soon folks, so if you have something to say, call the weird line at 302 72 WEIRD. Thanks!Theme ImprovisedRead more...
Getting to the end. Here’s a tale of a man and his family who go to visit one of the happiest places on earth, Darwin, Minnesota.