parodies

Robert Smigel even roped the spoof expert into singing one of his faux songs — a version of Sia's "Chandelier" about watching Mr. Belvedere Robert Smigel’s Triumph the Insult Comic Dog somehow found a way to add another goofy layer to “Weird Al” Yankovic’s iconic shtick. Yankovic was one of Triumph’s guests at his recent “Let’s Make a Poop!” live shows at SF Sketchfest (now available to watch in full online), and to honor the pop parody king, Triumph asked if he could perform some of his favorite…

There are plenty of reasons why the emergence of AI should make you angry. It will destroy creativity. It will take your job. It will, in years to come, gain vengeful sentience and doom humankind to a life of miserable enslavement. However, by the far the very worst thing that AI has ever done – and potentially the worst thing that it will ever do – is make all those crummy Wes Anderson parodies.You know the ones. Last month a number of AI-generated photos were shared on Twitter, of what the Harry Potter franchise would…

April Fools’ Day can be a divisive holiday, but I’ll always love it for one reason: it inspired April Fool’s Day, the 1986 slasher flick that plays it straight until the twist at the end cleverly reminds you exactly what the holiday is all about.Read more... April Fools’ Day can be a divisive holiday, but I’ll always love it for one reason: it inspired April Fool’s Day, the 1986 slasher flick that plays it straight until the twist at the end cleverly reminds you exactly what the holiday is all about.Read more...…

“Weird Al” Yankovic is anything but ordinary. The 63-year-old is an exceptional comedic genius who became the world’s greatest parody songwriter and musician. For someone who made a career on parodies, it makes sense that the film documenting his life story, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, is a parody of the standard biopic. Directed by Eric Appel, Weird is a satirical film loosely based on the life and work of Yankovic. Daniel Radcliffe stars as Yankovic, the aspiring comedic musician who rises to superstardom with…

The new bio-pic “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” written by Yankovic and Eric Appel, begins with an epigram: “Life is like a parody of your favorite song.” Yankovic’s actual life story has plenty of appeal—accordion-playing child of working-class parents grows up to be the definitive parodist of his time—but, like a Weird Al tune, the movie combines the charm of the real thing with the charm of a wild riff departing from it. It stars Daniel Radcliffe, who knows something about playing a boy with a special gift; here, our…