Tag Archives: Weird Al Yankovic
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Triumph the Insult Comic Dog poops on Weird Al at SF Sketchfest
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog hosts quiz show “Let’s Make a Poop!” with Michael Winslow, Adam Savage, Rob Schneider, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Thomas Lennon, Amber Ruffin and Dave Hill during SF Sketchfest at Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Jan. 21, 2024. Courtesy Jakub Mosur. SAN FRANCISCO — Triumph…
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REWIND: These five artists aren’t in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy performs live at The Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco in 1978. Photo by Richard McCaffrey/ Michael Ochs Archive/ Getty Images. Nov. 5 is Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction day. So it’s time to remember once again that the Rock and Roll Hall…
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REWIND: The new plan is to become an Excel influencer with these songs
Kat Norton, aka Miss Excel. TikTok screenshots. This week I learned that Excel influencers are a thing on TikTok. It’s possible all the youths know this but as I am brutally, cripplingly old and don’t have TikTok it was news to me that there’s a whole category of influencers…
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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: A hearty goodbye to ‘Jeopardy!’ host Mike Richards
Mike Richards, courtesy Wikicommons. Arguably the most important skill in journalism is the ability to adapt. When your entire job revolves around what’s happening in the world, you need the ability to quickly shift gears when the world shifts gears. If you’re the type to set a firm schedule…
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Brian Posehn and friends seamlessly mix metal and comedy on ‘Grandpa Metal’
Grandpa Metal is Brian Posehn’s first metal album. It’s not his first album. The actor, writer and comedian has released numerous comedy albums. He’s also released a few metal songs by himself, though for this album, Posehn didn’t go it alone. Grandpa Metal Brian Posehn Megaforce Records, Feb. 13…
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RIFF REWIND 2006: Lordi, Weird Al and Amy Winehouse
I didn’t really notice last week what with all the despair, but music is turning around! After my complaints about the early ’00s, things are getting back to where I like it: Extremely metal. That’s right, 40 percent of this week’s list is face-melting heavy metal. So if you…
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RIFF REWIND’s best songs of 1999: Ol’ Dirty Bastard, DMX and Weird Al
The year 1999 was great for quite a few things. Prince’s bank account for example, since “1999” literally would not stop playing for the entire year. It was great for future memes, since it gave us both Smash Mouth’s “All Star” and “Smooth” by Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas.…
