Al Yankovic news stories on Newser

'Perform This Way': Weird Al Channels Lady Gaga

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:59:05 CDT

After a little bit of drama , the music video for Weird Al Yankovic’s Lady Gaga parody, “Perform This Way,” is here. It’s basically what you’d expect: A truly scary-looking Weird Al’s head is superimposed on a woman’s body, and is featured wearing, among other things: a unicorn headdress, a nun’s...

Lady Gaga Apologizes... in Rhyme?

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:05:40 CDT

Lady Gaga stirred up a bit of controversy when she used "the R-word" in a recent interview—but she tells Perez Hilton that "an honest mistake, requires honesty to make." Furthermore, she insists the gaffe was "furiously unintentional" and apologizes for "not speaking thoughtfully." "Whether life's disabilities, left you outcast...

Weird Al Pokes Fun at Craigslist

Kevin Spak — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:11:01 CDT

Ready or not, Weird Al is back. The king of geeky parody music has released a new single making fun of Craigslist, CNET reports. There’s no reference to, say, prostitution ads—just Yankovic’s goofy riff on the site’s strange brand of commerce. It’s also a musical parody, this time lampooning...

These Twittering Geeks Need Your Support

Kevin Spak — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:02:01 CDT

With all the normal people suddenly overrunning Twitter, “we have to stick together, and keep the geek community thriving,” writes GeekDad Ken Denmead for Wired . He’s compiled a list of 100 geeks worth following. Here are a few: Wil Wheaton (wilw): Blogger, writer, and, oh yeah, Wesley Crusher. Al Yankovic...