Tag Archives: Weird Al
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REWIND: Weird Al Yankovic is one of the greatest musicians of the last 40 years
SF Sketchfest Weird Al Tribute at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Feb. 6, 2015. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Remember a couple weeks ago when I said I should do a column about musical genius and national treasure Weird Al Yankovic? Well I spent the week recovering from a back…
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REWIND: Honoring alumni (and dropouts) from UC Santa Cruz
As you read this (assuming you read my columns as soon as they’re published, which, of course you do, why wouldn’t you?) I am in Santa Cruz for the weekend. You know what that means: I get to write a column about my beloved alma mater, UC Santa Cruz.…
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Interview: How actor-comedian Brian Posehn made an LP with Slipknot’s Corey Taylor & Weird Al
Brian Posehn performs at ID10T Festival at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View on June 25, 2017. Chloe Catajan/Staff. You’ve definitely seen Brian Posehn as an actor. Even if the name doesn’t ring a bell, you’ve seen him in something. He has 119 acting credits on IMDb. In the last…
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SF Sketchfest: MST3K’s Jonah Ray makes Weird Al punk with ‘You Can’t Call Me Al’
SAN FRANCISCO — Without context, all the evidence pointed to Jonah Ray’s appearance at Cafe du Nord being primarily a comedy show. For one thing, Ray is a comedian, arguably best known as the third and most recent host of the legendary comedy show Mystery Science Theater 3000. He…
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Q&A: Epic Rap Battles bring feudal hip-hop to SF Sketchfest
Before unboxing and haul videos, before disembodied hands very quickly mixing ingredients, before whatever it is Logan Paul did, there was YouTube’s first class of breakout stars. Taking advantage of early streaming video’s Wild West freedom, they pushed the limits of creativity, producing everything from Star Wars comedy to excessive foods.…
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Sam Smith, Eric Church, Weird Al, Pentatonix and Angelique Kidjo on the Grammys (with Videos)
Sam Smith with his trophies at the 2015 Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 2015. I have some final quotes I gathered at Grammy interviews that didn’t fit into any of my stories, so I thought I’d share them here, along with a couple…
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Photos & video: SF Sketchfest Weird Al Yankovic Tribute, with Chris Hardwick and Garfunkel & Oates
SF Sketchfest Weird Al Tribute at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Feb. 6, 2015. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Chris Hardwick speaks, Garfunkel & Oates perform and Weird Al Yankovic listens during the SF Sketchfest Weird Al Tribute at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Feb. 6, 2015. Garfunkel…
