Weird Al Yankovic

amazed. That was that was something if I had to pick maybe one moment in my life where my mind was the most blown, it would probably be that because I grew up with Billboard magazine. I did college radio and we had the charts pinned on the walls. And it was sort of like, you know, our radio bibles, like we looked at that

amazed. That was that was something if I had to pick maybe one moment in my life where my mind was the most blown, it would probably be that because I grew up with Billboard magazine. I did college radio and we had the charts pinned on the walls. And it was sort of like, you know, our radio bibles, like we looked at that

And I dreamed that one day maybe, maybe I would make it onto the Billboard chart. But I never dreamed I'd be number one because that was historically nearly impossible. Before me, the last person that had a number one comedy album was Alan Sherman, which would have been over 50 years prior. And nobody in history had ever debuted at number one on the album chart with a comedy album.

And I dreamed that one day maybe, maybe I would make it onto the Billboard chart. But I never dreamed I'd be number one because that was historically nearly impossible. Before me, the last person that had a number one comedy album was Alan Sherman, which would have been over 50 years prior. And nobody in history had ever debuted at number one on the album chart with a comedy album.

And I dreamed that one day maybe, maybe I would make it onto the Billboard chart. But I never dreamed I'd be number one because that was historically nearly impossible. Before me, the last person that had a number one comedy album was Alan Sherman, which would have been over 50 years prior. And nobody in history had ever debuted at number one on the album chart with a comedy album.

So the fact that I did... It just threw me for a loop. It was very emotional for me. It's just one of those things that I didn't even dream or try to manifest because I just thought it was out of the realm of possibility.

So the fact that I did... It just threw me for a loop. It was very emotional for me. It's just one of those things that I didn't even dream or try to manifest because I just thought it was out of the realm of possibility.

So the fact that I did... It just threw me for a loop. It was very emotional for me. It's just one of those things that I didn't even dream or try to manifest because I just thought it was out of the realm of possibility.

Well, that's definitely another pinch me moment because I was weaned on Mad Magazine. You know, that along with Dr. Demento, those two things are responsible for the lion's share of my sense of humor, I think. I mean, I collected old mad magazines and, you know, this is pre-internet. So there wasn't really a way to see or to read back issues other than to literally read

Well, that's definitely another pinch me moment because I was weaned on Mad Magazine. You know, that along with Dr. Demento, those two things are responsible for the lion's share of my sense of humor, I think. I mean, I collected old mad magazines and, you know, this is pre-internet. So there wasn't really a way to see or to read back issues other than to literally read

Well, that's definitely another pinch me moment because I was weaned on Mad Magazine. You know, that along with Dr. Demento, those two things are responsible for the lion's share of my sense of humor, I think. I mean, I collected old mad magazines and, you know, this is pre-internet. So there wasn't really a way to see or to read back issues other than to literally read

go around town to used book and magazine stores and try to go through the stacks and find old copies of Mad Magazine. And thankfully I had very loving and supportive parents who made that happen. My mom would drive me all around greater Los Angeles and we'd try to find these old magazines.

go around town to used book and magazine stores and try to go through the stacks and find old copies of Mad Magazine. And thankfully I had very loving and supportive parents who made that happen. My mom would drive me all around greater Los Angeles and we'd try to find these old magazines.

go around town to used book and magazine stores and try to go through the stacks and find old copies of Mad Magazine. And thankfully I had very loving and supportive parents who made that happen. My mom would drive me all around greater Los Angeles and we'd try to find these old magazines.

And that was just a window into a world that I didn't know existed at the time because I got to see parodies of movies that I was too young to see. and TV shows that I couldn't stay up late enough to watch. And the whole sensibility of mad, the anti-authority, like be skeptical of everything you read, like the advertisers are lying to you.

And that was just a window into a world that I didn't know existed at the time because I got to see parodies of movies that I was too young to see. and TV shows that I couldn't stay up late enough to watch. And the whole sensibility of mad, the anti-authority, like be skeptical of everything you read, like the advertisers are lying to you.

And that was just a window into a world that I didn't know existed at the time because I got to see parodies of movies that I was too young to see. and TV shows that I couldn't stay up late enough to watch. And the whole sensibility of mad, the anti-authority, like be skeptical of everything you read, like the advertisers are lying to you.

This was a lot of information that was important for a young humorist slash satirist to be aware of. So that was definitely a huge part of my early education. Were your parents funny? I mean, not in a real traditional sense. I think my dad maybe was funnier than my mom.

This was a lot of information that was important for a young humorist slash satirist to be aware of. So that was definitely a huge part of my early education. Were your parents funny? I mean, not in a real traditional sense. I think my dad maybe was funnier than my mom.

This was a lot of information that was important for a young humorist slash satirist to be aware of. So that was definitely a huge part of my early education. Were your parents funny? I mean, not in a real traditional sense. I think my dad maybe was funnier than my mom.