"Weird Al" Yankovic

FLUB RANDOM

Grammy Winner Reveals How Bill Maher, 70, Creeped Him Out

The musician said their interaction had a “weird vibe.”

Dana Herrnstadt

FACE THE MUSIC

Comedy Icon Reveals He Turned Down Huge Sum for ‘Icky’ Gig

The Grammy winner said he would have turned down “any amount of money.”

Dana Herrnstadt

Satirist Tom Lehrer passed away at 97-years-old.

JACK OF ALL TRADES

Influential Musical Satirist Tom Lehrer Dies at 97

The mathematics professor’s satirical songs inspired the likes of “Weird Al” Yankovic and Randy Newman.

Jasmine Venet

Rock and roll singer Rick Derringer passed away at 77.

ICON GONE

Grammy-Winning Rocker Has Died at 77

The “Hang on Sloopy” singer died “peacefully” on Monday.

Jasmine Venet

DARE TO BE STUPID

What Is a Weird Al Song Doing in Amy Adams’ Dog Mom Movie?

“Nightbitch,” in which Adams plays a mom who turns into a dog, was already strange and bizarre. Then a Weird Al Yankovic needledrop really turned up the volume on the oddity.

Barry Levitt

LIKE A SURGEON

The Bonkers Story Behind the Wild ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Biopic

How a decade-old “Funny or Die” sketch led to Daniel Radcliffe being cast as the world’s preeminent parody songwriter in the most outlandish biopic of the year. (Spoilers!)

Kevin Fallon