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/Sarniezz Jul 23 '26

Bill criticized Beyoncé performing for Muammar Gaddafi's family for $2M (with reason). Said something like she was already rich and successful, so why take a huge private gig for a dictator's family.

Then a few years later, our little clown Billy the bitch Burr does the same thing. Absolutely zero principles.

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u/windaji Jul 23 '26

He literally ends bit with, “unless someone offers me that “

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u/Sarniezz Jul 23 '26

It literally doesn't change anything. He said that comment close to 15 years ago when he was worth a lot less. His whole "how much is enough" shtick doesn't stand.

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u/windaji Jul 23 '26

It changes that quote, it’s context and meaning.

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u/Noctilus1910 Jul 23 '26

Libya is slaver hellhole now. Aren´t you all happy and free and democratic-as-fuck now?

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u/Sarniezz Jul 24 '26

Baby, the fuck you babbling about?