TPToA Podcast 292 – WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story

like it or not, "Weird" doesn't always mean "good"
It's not terrible, but not as funny or sharp as it should be; a short films' worth of funny and weird fun, spread over a feature film's runtime. It dares to be stupid.
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After watching this film, will you dare to be stupid or just ready to polka your eyes out? Either way you better believe it’s time to EAT IT! Weird Al has been the voice (and accordion) of at least two very nerdy generations and this film is proof that being “possibly very nearly the best at a very specific, niche thing” can take you quite a long way!

Dion and Quinny are definitely inviting you over to their Polka party, but Jill and Peta are less convinced by the accordion’s siren song…

The unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician of our time. From a conventional upbringing where playing the accordion was a sin, “Weird Al” Yankovic rebels and makes his dream of changing the words to world-renowned songs come true. An instant success and sex symbol, Al lives an excessive lifestyle and pursues an infamous romance that nearly destroys him.

As always thank you to the beautiful nerds, geeks and weirdos who join in with the conversation on the Twitch stream, live and loud each Tuesday night at 7:30pm AEST. And an especially huge thanks to the Dr Demento-style crazies who also support us by chucking a tip in our jar via Ko-Fi, or subscribing on Twitch… every bit helps us to prepare for our ascent inot the hallowed halls of rock stardom by way of accordion mastery.

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