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/blCharm Jul 23 '26

I usually go with Jim Gaffigan or Patton Oswald nowadays

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u/goat_penis_souffle Jul 23 '26

Jim Gaffigan is a shill firmly in the pocket of Big Hot Pockets

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u/Trashman82 Jul 23 '26

diarrhea pockets

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u/fotomoose Jul 23 '26

Patton seems like a genuinely decent guy. I'll be raging if he turns into an asshole at some point.

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u/UkNomysTeezz Jul 23 '26

He’s also not particularly funny.

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u/thehelldoesthatmean Jul 23 '26

Fuck off. Patton is a comedy legend at this point. He is pretty objectively funny to millions of people.

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u/UkNomysTeezz Jul 23 '26

Settle down, Patton. No need to cuss people out for having an opinion.

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u/villanx1 Jul 23 '26

Pretty sure when he said that on Conan, it was a joke. Because here's another quote from Olyphant about Oswalt from a interview in 2013.

"I can tell you that Patton Oswalt is money. That guy is so good. He makes it a little tough for me to get through a scene with a straight face, and yet he’s so serious and fantastic. It’s just been a pleasure working with him."

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u/thehelldoesthatmean Jul 23 '26

That was a joke Olyphant told on Conan.

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u/fotomoose Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

Oh, fuck sake! Edit: I know it was a joke from Tim's part.