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Podcast: Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast
Episode: GGACP Rewind: Episode #20: "Weird Al" Yankovic
Description: In August of 2014, "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Mandatory Fun" became the first comedy album to top the U.S. Billboard charts in over five decades. Several months later, AlΒ joined Gilbert and Frank at the legendary New York Friars Club to talk about an assortment of fascinating topics, including Dr. Demento's influence on his career, the history of novelty and parody records and the reason he was forbidden to make eye contact with Prince. Also, Gilbert flashes Marge Simpson, prays to a statue of Red Buttons and loses a film role to 3β² 9β³ Billy Barty. PLUS: Dueling Crazy Guggenheims! Irving Berlin vs. M...