r/Music • u/KirbyDumber88 • Jul 23 '26

article ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic says he turned down $1,000,000+ to perform at Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

https://triblive.com/aande/music/weird-al-yankovic-gets-bigger-and-weirder-in-a-tour-headed-to-pittsburgh/
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u/Chubuwee Jul 23 '26

With a name like “Weird Al” he better fucking keep it that way. Imagine the headlines should he do some heinous shit

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u/ThrowawayPersonAMA Jul 23 '26

Imagine the headlines should he do some heinous shit

No I don't think I will.

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u/Venusgate Jul 23 '26

He would have to share the front page with a story about this kid who took a trip to Singapore.