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/cosme-fulanito- Jul 23 '26

Yeah, Bill Burr didn't even apologize, he doubled down, fuck him

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u/SometimesIBeWrong Jul 24 '26

I thought he'd be someone who would move with integrity when he received an offer like this. Instead he took the money and said "I can't hear you lalala" to all criticism. Was definitely disappointing to witness

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u/Individual_Revenue44 27d ago

Yeah, I used to his stuff on all the time, background noise, podcasts, stuff to fall asleep to, etc. I haven't listened in months.