Amoeba Music

By Tony Goldmark

It’s not often that a bona fide music legend can deliberately, and non-insultingly, be considered a joke. Comedians might get little respect in the media, but comedy musicians get even less respect, usually written off as “sell-outs” in the music world and “gimmicky” in the comedy world. So how do you explain the enduring success and appeal of “Weird Al” Yankovic? Maybe it’s because, in the quarter-century since his first LP was unleashed upon an unsuspecting world, he’s rarely if ever failed to walk the miraculous tightrope between snarky and obnoxious, between strange quirk and disturbing eccentricity, between genuine satire and brazen offensiveness. His early... Read More

City Of Origin:

Downey, California, United States

Genre:

Comedy, Novelty Songs

Birthdate:

10/23/1959