"Weird Al" Yankovic
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Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary mus
Yankovic in 2025
"Weird Al" Yankovic at the Lin Manuel Miranda Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony
Yankovic in his Lynwood High School yearbook, Accolade 1976
Yankovic speaking with a concert promoter before a show in 1984
Mandatory Fun
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Mandatory Fun is the fourteenth and final studio album by the American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. The self-produced album was released by RCA Records in the United States on July 15, 2014. Y
"Weird Al" Yankovic
…used YouTube and other video sites to publish his videos; this strategy helped boost sales of his later albums. He has not released a full album since Mandatory Fun, opting instead for timely releases of singles amid touring. Yankovic's work has earned him five Grammy Awards and a further eleven nominations, four…
Mandatory Fun
Yankovic approached Iggy Azalea in person for permission to parody her song "Fancy".
Pharrell Williams was "honored" to give Yankovic permission to use his song "Happy".
Lorde's song "Royals" is parodied on the album (pictured above in 2013).