A journey of one thousand episodes of Saturday Night Live from five rich decades begins in earnest over at my Every Episode Ever Buttondown account.
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It took me a solid week of furious effort and three viewings of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, but I have written what I think is the definitive 5000 word manifesto about the Citizen Kane of “Weird Al” Yankovic-themed parody biopics.
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With Al’s second film as a screenwriter on the way I figured it was the ideal time to rerun my 5000 word appreciation of UHF.
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You don’t have to be the world’s most prolific author of books about “Weird Al” Yankovic to be excited about his forthcoming "Weird Al" brings The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour but it certainly doesn’t hurt!
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The Weird A-Coloring to Al isn’t just fun: it’s therapeutic as well!
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Al just KILLED a man!
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Al lampoons the egos of crazed narcissists in this tribute to mid-period Peter Gabriel.
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He doesn’t bite and he doesn’t squeal, he just runs around in his hamster wheel!
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Not gonna lie: this one is a little silly.
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Al gets gross spoofing Aerosmith’s ponderous anthem.
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