"Weird Al" Yankovic Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/weird-al-yankovic/ The proven voice in music since 2013 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:22:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redefined.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/31135224/cropped-V-SOCIAL-2023-32x32.png "Weird Al" Yankovic Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/weird-al-yankovic/ 32 32 ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic plots huge 2026 tour, including TD Garden date https://vanyaland.com/2025/11/17/weird-al-yankovic-plots-huge-2026-tour-including-td-garden-date/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:18:30 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042670 After going ‘Bigger and Weirder’ in 2025, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic is revving back up for an even more eventful 2026 – and he looks to be going the biggest and weirdest he’s ever gone. As announced today (November 17), the accordion-wielding parody icon will return to the stage for an arena-heavy run of his Bigger & Weirder tour in the new year, once again joined by Puddles Pity Party, adding an astounding 90 new dates to his schedule to capitalize […]

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]]> ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic announces massive Bigger & Weirder Tour https://vanyaland.com/2024/09/24/weird-al-yankovic-announces-massive-bigger-weirder-tour/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:38:34 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10039663 The creative genius of “Weird Al” Yankovic has never been one stifled by limitations, but as he sets out to return to the stage in the coming year, the California native is bringing things back bigger — and weirder — than ever before. Per an announcement to kick off the work week, Yankovic has set the coordinates for his return to the live stage in 2025 with the Bigger & Weirder Tour, which welcomes back all of the multimedia offerings, […]

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]]> Interview: ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic talks ‘Polkamania!’, big milestones, and what’s next https://vanyaland.com/2024/07/19/weird-al-yankovic-talks-polkamania-big-milestones-and-whats-next/ Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:01:41 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10039017 Over the course of more than 40 years in the industry, “Weird Al” Yankovic has put the work in to cement himself in the entertainment landscape as much more than just a guy who plays an accordion and makes parodies about food. Instead, he’s become a pop culture icon in many ways, and an inspiration to comedians and musicians around the globe. So, it’s no stretch to say that his extended break from the airwaves over the course of the […]

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]]> Watch ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic ‘celebrate’ his Emmy win at In-N-Out Burger https://vanyaland.com/2024/01/08/watch-weird-al-yankovic-celebrate-his-emmy-win-at-in-n-out-burger/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:44:00 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10036853 It’s certainly taken some time to get there, but now it’s official: ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic is the owner of his very own Emmy Award. As part of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony on Saturday (January 6), Yankovic scratched off a new letter on his EGOT bingo card, after scoring the hardware for “Outstanding Television Movie” as a result of the 2022 Daniel Radcliffe-led Roku parody biopic Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, which he wrote alongside the film’s director, Eric […]

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]]> New ‘Weird Al’ photobook ‘Lights, Camera, Accordion!’ has an infomercial https://vanyaland.com/2022/09/14/new-weird-al-photobook-lights-camera-accordion-has-an-infomercial/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 17:30:00 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10031911 Following the release of his first photobook chronicling the quiet times and loud moments of Weird Al Yankovic’s career, Black & White & Weird All Over, Jon Bermuda Schwartz is bringing more of the behind the scenes magic to us in a new book that’s even colorful (and color-filled) than the parody king’s already vivid personality. As the color-photo companion to its black-and white predecessor, Lights, Camera, Accordion! delivers an all-new slate of photos spanning Yankovic’s entire career from the […]

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]]> Our 14 favorite ‘Weird Al’ original songs, from the beginning to the now https://vanyaland.com/2022/05/06/our-14-favorite-weird-al-original-songs-from-the-beginning-to-the-now/ Fri, 06 May 2022 20:25:00 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10030249 The driving force behind the legendary career of “Weird Al” Yankovic has obviously been his titanic catalog of lyrical and stylistic parodies. But behind classics like “Eat It,”’ “Smells Like Nirvana,” and “Amish Paradise,” among dozens of other time-tested tracks are a myriad of tunes penned and composed by Yankovic himself, and while some of which may not have achieved the level of success of his parody works, there are a number of true gems that have churned out of […]

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]]> Check out the new trailer for ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ https://vanyaland.com/2022/05/04/check-out-the-new-trailer-for-weird-the-al-yankovic-story/ Wed, 04 May 2022 19:45:00 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10030222 It’s just about time for you to break out your favorite Hawaiian shirt, brush up on your accordion skills, and perfect your jelly bean-and-pickle sandwich recipe, because “Weird Al” Yankovic’s arrival on the big screen is nearly here. And just as we suspected, things are already looking delightfully weird. Judging by some of the clips included in the trailer for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, which dropped on Tuesday (May 3), the Daniel Radcliffe-led biopic will surely be an entertaining […]

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]]> Mic’d Up: Doughboys deliver in Boston, ‘Weird Al’ strips down in Medford https://vanyaland.com/2022/05/02/micd-up-doughboys-deliver-boston-weird-al-strips-down-in-medford/ Mon, 02 May 2022 17:45:00 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10030177 Editor’s Note: As the temps begin to rise and the flowers begin to blossom, the top-tier selection of comedy shows to check out around Boston are also in full bloom as homegrown talent, national headliners, and open mics galore highlight the calendar. Live entertainment continues to make its way back into our social lives — mask up! stay safe! — and so we always want to make sure you know about cool stuff going on in the world of comedy. […]

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]]> Daniel Radcliffe will ‘Eat It’ as ‘Weird Al’ in a new biopic https://vanyaland.com/2022/01/18/daniel-radcliffe-will-eat-it-as-weird-al-in-new-biopic/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:35:12 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10029070 At some point, we’re going to just have to accept that whatever Gods above us controlling our simulation get some small amount of joy from tormenting us with the absurdity of modern life. They can be cruel, ironic, just, whatever you think, but at the heart of it, they’re just deeply goofy. Case in point: Deadline broke the news on Tuesday morning that Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe (who will probably be mad at us for saying that), will play […]

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]]> ‘Weird’ Al Yankovic’s ‘unfortunate return’ is a big deal for diehard fans https://vanyaland.com/2021/12/07/yankovics-unfortunate-return-is-a-big-deal-for-diehard-fans/ Wed, 08 Dec 2021 02:30:17 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10028685 The time of the year has come where we frantically check the forecast every morning. But in terms of the forecast next May, it looks like things are going to get “Weird” in Medford. As announced last week, parody master and pop-culture deity “Weird Al” Yankovic will be making his way to Medford’s Chevalier Theatre for two shows as part of his Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, on Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7. If […]

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