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 like to have a VIP ticket. Check out our conversation over on facebook.com/groups/wereallyankovics. Also check out our insta @wereallyankovic…

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 Esther to give her rundown of the events of the night and maybe a little bit more. Special thanks to the community for listening to the podcas…

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. She brings gifts and does some dance moves. We tracked her down, 21 years later, and got to talk to her about her experience that day, as w…

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 book The Weird Accordion To Al. In his update he covers, The Complete Al, UHF, all of The Weird Al Show, and the last season of Comedy Bang Bang. Check out his new book …

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-1798280580Por charlie

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 On Fhqwhpods at pipedreampodcasts.com/how-did-this-not-get-madePor charlie

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 Did This NOT Get Made at pipedreampodcasts.com/how-did-this-not-get-made…

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.comPor charlie

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.Por charlie

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 topics with fans.Por charlie

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 it out at festofal.com.Por charlie

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.Por charlie

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 Have Lunch.Por charlie

Our friend Taylor joins us to debate our ranking of Al’s parody of Aerosmith’s 90s song “Livin’ on the Edge”.Por charlie

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, Hot Rocks Polka. Halfway thru madness descends and they just get into that age old fight of Rolling Stones vs the Beatles. If you would like to …

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. Demento show, and look for his album coming out in the future!Por charlie

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.Por charlie

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 of this event. We also debate the value of Isle Thing from the UHF soundtrack, and whether we should have scored it higher back in the day.…

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.Por charlie

We dive deep into Al’s 90s stuff and review an unpublished, but leaked, version of another Star Wars song.Por charlie

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, one of two Peter Gabriel style parodies on the Alapalooza album. We also talk favorite Al songs, tiktok videos, …

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 that FuMP video for his song Tickets For Weird Al in Sarasota here: youtu.be/RWkZ3fLw_yM. The Library Bards can be found at librarybards.co…

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/Por charlie

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 Colorado from June 26th-28th go to festofal.com.Por charlie

Matt is back with us to debate Al’s Police parody of King of Pain from the In 3-D album.Por charlie

Previous podcast guest Angela joins us to talk about Al’s zydeco classic My Baby’s in Love with Eddie Vedder.Por charlie

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 it as the b-side to the Eat It single. Dan brings his unique perspective, insight, and research to talk about this song we originally rated pretty low. D…

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 also get to talk about the new book and what he learned while doing it. This episode, while technically not explicit, does get into some odd topics (sta…

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.Por charlie

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 topics are covered by the book (which is more academic then a typical Al book is). Take a listen and then preorder her book over at Am…

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.Por charlie

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 including his website insaneian.com and his twitter @insaneian.Por charlie

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 Went Crazy, Now It Is the Christmas Season, and even Spatula City. Check their previous visit to our podcast on Episode 72 Li…

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 fans will enjoy learning about.Por charlie

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 dressed as Jed Clampett shows up to play guitar with Al? Also, did Dire Straits make an Al reference in one of their videos?…

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. Check out Khrysti on her other shows, especially The GR80s. Maybe check out this episode about a movie with a song you might be familia…

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 RileyPor charlie

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 UHF guys at their website uhf62nd.com. They are on a slight hiatus at the moment, but there’s a good 20 episodes up to keep you entertained.…

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 talk about how they met, their influences, their favorite songs, how Al got cast as Milo, and much more. They also reveal and Easter Egg about Mi…

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 this one, hopefully you enjoy it too. Make sure to check her out on instagram @pollywoodproductions. We’re having a contest, put up a 5 star review on iTun…

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 release of Jonah Ray’s cover of Amish Paradise we take sides and discuss. Insane Ian from the FUMP drops in to add a respectable and …

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 get tickets check out fumpfest.com. This year’s headliners are The Doubleclicks, a band we really enjoy who have done songs like “Cats a…

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 long time pod friend Polly on to talk about it. Then second, we talk about the Strings Attached tour we saw at Hard Rock Live in Orlando on Ju…

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 most and least liked songs and albums. What are yours?Por charlie

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’t around. Also check out our guest’s new kickstarter. Nathan Rabin is the co-author of Weird Al: The Book and has been blogging abou…

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 Anthony RileyPor charlie

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 Riley Charlie drawn by Bob KodzisPor charlie

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 Improvised by Anthony Riley Steve drawn by Bob KodzisPor charlie

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.Por charlie

We got the chance to talk to Grammy award winner (for the Squeezebox box set) art designer, Annie Stoll. Annie worked with Meghan Foley and Al himself on the art for the box set, so we asked her about her experience creating an award winning piece of AL history. We think you’ll enjoy the interview, I know we did. Check out the Star Wars book Annie …