Weird Al Yankovic biopic (1 Viewer)

[Optimus Prime]

Daniel Radcliffe (The Lost City, Harry Potter franchise) has been tapped to play musician “Weird Al” Yankovic in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, a Roku Original biopic from Funny or Die and Tango that will be available for streaming exclusively on The Roku Channel.

Yankovic and Eric Appel penned the feature, with the latter Funny or Die alum set to direct, after helming a short film of the same name for the production company back in 2010. Production will kick off in Los Angeles early next month.

Known for pastiching and parodying the works of his musical contemporaries, Yankovic is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time. A five-time Grammy winner, his 2014 release Mandatory Fun was the first comedy album in history to debut at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top 200……

‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’: Daniel Radcliffe To Portray Grammy Winner In Roku Biopic From Funny Or Die & Tango

Daniel Radcliffe will play iconic musician "Weird Al" Yankovic in a new Roku biopic from Funny or Die and Tango.

deadline.com

 

[superchuck500]

I think Al is an American treasure and an all around good human being . . . so yes, I will see this movie whether I think it's actually going to be good or not. But hopefully it will be.

 

[zeetes]

i'd watch the fork out this. donald trump could play al and i'd still watch.

i do like harry potter though.

 

[Optimus Prime]

At first glance this seems to be left field casting

I’m not seeing it at all, but I look forward to seeing the first pictures and trailers

 

[buzd]

Al is super talented. We saw him at the Saenger right before the pandemic - awesome show.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Weird Al is massively talented and his talent is massively underrated so I swear I don’t mean this as dismissive as it sounds

But did Weird Al ever put out any “real” songs/albums?

Meaning songs that weren’t parodies or comedic?

 

[superchuck500]

Weird Al is massively talented and his talent is massively underrated so I swear I don’t mean this as dismissive as it sounds

But did Weird Al ever put out any “real” songs/albums?

Meaning songs that weren’t parodies or comedic?

Yes. His albums include original tracks. He can also polka like a mother forker.

Al-riginals: Weird Al's Overlooked Original Songs | Howard Stern

A beginner's guide to Al's non-parody tunes

www.howardstern.com

 

[Sun Wukong]

Weird Al is massively talented and his talent is massively underrated so I swear I don’t mean this as dismissive as it sounds

But did Weird Al ever put out any “real” songs/albums?

Meaning songs that weren’t parodies or comedic?

He does what he calls "style parodies" where he will parody the general song writing style of an artist without it being a direct parody of a specific song.


And as mentioned, he's a legitimately talented polka artist. If you're into that kind of thing.

 

[superchuck500]

He does what he calls "style parodies" where he will parody the general song writing style of an artist without it being a direct parody of a specific song.

For example, his Bob Marley style parody off of his first album, "Buy Me a Condo" seems to address immigrants trading their home culture for yuppy materialism of the early 80s.

For some reason I loved this song when I was 11 and listening to "In 3-D" on my Walkman.

 

[bigdaddysaints]

I am going to see him in Oct in Laffayette. I wish i could afford the VIP M&G passes, but $350 is a little much for me, i'll have to go with the moderate priced $55-$75 ticket range.
My son is 12, and he loves him as much as me.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

My son is 12, and he loves him as much as me.

I’ll assume that 7am was too early to worry about using the more awkward accusative case

 

[Zack Lee]

I would watch this. I guess I have to get busy figuring out what Roku channel is. I thought the device was in the Museum of Civilization, had no idea there was a channel.

 

[bigdaddysaints]

I’ll assume that 7am was too early to worry about using the more awkward accusative case

 

[antipop]

wait, UHF wasn't a biopic??

 

[town123]

I thought Russel Brand would have been the obvious choice. Any idea when this will air?