mandatory fun

Watch: “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Hysterical Medley Of Emmy-Nominated TV Theme Songs

Last night, the 66th annual Emmy Awards were broadcast worldwide. There were many great moments, including when Bryan Cranston kissed Julia Louis-Dreyfus in such a way that put every great real relationship to shame. There were also awards, but that is not what we are here to discuss. In the middle of the show, the […]

Weird Al’s ‘Mandatory Fun’ Becomes First No. 1 Comedy Album in Half a Century

Last week, “Weird Al” Yankovic took the internet by storm when he relentlessly debuted 8 music videos including parodies of everything from Pharrell’s “Happy” to Lorde’s “Royals” in order to celebrate the release of his 14th studio album, Mandatory Fun, on July 15. In addition to the success of the hilarious and star-studded music videos, […]

Weird Al Puts Together A Rockabilly Scrapbook In “Lame Claim To Fame” Video

We are nearing the end of Weird Al‘s #8videos8days and, in doing so, we’ve moved from parodies of specific songs to genre riffs with a general comedic premise. “Lame Claim To Fame” is, according to Wikipedia, a “style parody of Southern Culture on the Skids,” and it takes on the guise of the sick bragger […]

Weird Al Releases “Sports Song” Music Video

The eight crazy days of Weird Al videos continues this afternoon with the premiere of the official visuals for “Sports Song.” So far this week, the videos Weird Al has shared off his new album Mandatory Fun have featured parodies of popular top 40 hits. “Sports Song” is more of an original track, using the […]

Weird Al Has No Time For Excess, Gets Down, Dirty, And “Handy” In Riff On “Fancy”

It’s day four of Weird Al Watch. As we head into the halftime of his eight-videos-in-eight-days mission, Weird Al offers to get lacquer off our furniture and get those nasty heating bills down in “Handy,” which, unfortunately, doesn’t quite have the star-studded twist of yesterday’s “Foil.” “Handy” still serves up some quality Weird Al, as […]

Stream Weird Al’s New Album, ‘Mandatory Fun,’ In Full

I don’t know about you, but I have spent the last couple of days anxiously waiting to see what top 40 song Weird Al parodied next. “Tacky” reminded us why he has stayed relevant all these years, but it wasn’t until “Word Crimes” that I felt confident in saying Al is delivering some of the […]

Weird Al Parodies Lorde, Releases Video For “Foil”

Weird Al promised the internet eight straight days of new music videos, and this afternoon the third consecutive clip made its world premiere on CollegeHumor. If you were alive and conscious at any point during the back half of 2013 then you no doubt discovered, fell in love with, and eventually became annoyed by Lorde’s […]

Weird Al Flips The Script On “Blurred Lines,” Teaches Grammar In “Word Crimes”

“Weird Al” Yankovic released a new album today. Bearing the oxymoronic title Mandatory Fun, the album is Yankovic’s last on his current contract with RCA, making him an independent artist for the time being. He’s been doing the rounds on podcasts – Comedy Bang Bang, Doug Loves Movies, and more – to promote the album. More […]

Weird Al Parodies “Happy” With “Tacky”

Whoever said parodies are dead has not spoken with Weird Al recently because the king of turning top 40 hits into side-splitting originals has once again outdone himself with his latest single. For the better part of the last year radio stations worldwide have been obsessed with a little song by Pharrell called “Happy.” You […]