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AEG PresentsTHE UNFORTUNATE RETURN OF THE RIDUCULOUSLY SELF-INDULGENT, ILL-ADVISED VANITY TOUR
"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC
Emo Philips
FRI, 30 SEP 2022 at 08:00PM CDT
Ages: All Ages (Mature Content)
Doors Open: 07:00PM
PER THE ARTIST'S REQUEST: There are NO COVID-19 requirements for entry.
Almost four years after his first foray into unfamiliar concert territory with his highly-acclaimed
Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, “Weird Al” Yankovic is pressing his luck again,
this time with The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity
Tour. The tour marks Weird Al’s long-anticipated return to the concert stage after his hugely
successful Strings Attached Tour in 2019 where he performed each night alongside a full
symphony orchestra.
Once again drawing from his back catalogue of 14 studio albums, Weird Al promises to deliver a
different set list every night, with no two shows the same. As before, rather than focusing on
the hits from his career, the show will feature Yankovic’s non-parody material – the somewhat
more obscure pastiches and original songs that have largely escaped the pop culture radar but
are adored by his long-time fans. And like the last Vanity Tour, he is leaving behind the
high-octane theatrics that he’s known for and going bare-bones – no costumes, no props, no
video screens… just Al and his band of almost four decades in smaller, more intimate venues,
hanging out on stage, playing music.
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“Weird Al” Yankovic is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time. A five-time
Grammy winner, his 2014 release Mandatory Fun was the first comedy album in history to
debut at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200. He is one of only five artists to have had Top 40 singles in
each of the last four decades, the other four being Michael Jackson, Madonna, U2, and Kenny
G. On August 27, 2018 the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce awarded Weird Al with a star on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Legendary comedian Emo Philips has performed over 7000 stand-up comedy shows across the
globe, including a two-week theater run in London’s West End. Career highlights include his
acclaimed comedy album E=MO Squared and the hour-long HBO special Emo Philips Live at the
Hasty Pudding Theatre. Emo is especially proud, however, of when he got to demonstrate the
proper use of a table saw to Weird Al in the film UHF.
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Almost four years after his first foray into unfamiliar concert territory with his highly-acclaimed Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, “Weird Al” Yankovic is pressing his luck again, this time with The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. The tour marks Weird Al’s long-anticipated return to the concert stage after his hugely successful Strings Attached Tour in 2019 where he performed each night alongside a full symphony orchestra. Once again drawing from his back catalogue of 14 studio albums, Weird Al promises to deliver a different set list every night, with no two shows the same. As before, rather than focusing on the hits from his career, the show will feature Yankovic’s non-parody material – the somewhat more obscure pastiches and original songs that have largely escaped the pop culture radar but are adored by his long-time fans. And like the last Vanity Tour, he is leaving behind the high-octane theatrics that he’s known for and going bare-bones – no costumes, no props, no video screens… just Al and his band of almost four decades in smaller, more intimate venues, hanging out on stage, playing music. ---------------- “Weird Al” Yankovic is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time. A five-time Grammy winner, his 2014 release Mandatory Fun was the first comedy album in history to debut at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200. He is one of only five artists to have had Top 40 singles in each of the last four decades, the other four being Michael Jackson, Madonna, U2, and Kenny G. On August 27, 2018 the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce awarded Weird Al with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Legendary comedian Emo Philips has performed over 7000 stand-up comedy shows across the globe, including a two-week theater run in London’s West End. Career highlights include his acclaimed comedy album E=MO Squared and the hour-long HBO special Emo Philips Live at the Hasty Pudding Theatre. Emo is especially proud, however, of when he got to demonstrate the proper use of a table saw to Weird Al in the film UHF.
FEW WOULD HAVE GUESSED that “Weird Al” Yankovic – who as a shy, accordion-playing teenager got his
start sending in homemade tapes to the Dr. Demento Radio Show – would go on to become a pop
culture icon and the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time, with classic song and music video
parodies such as “Eat It,” “Like a Surgeon,” “Smells Like Nirvana,” “Amish Paradise,” “White & Nerdy” and
“Word Crimes.” Now in his fourth decade as America’s foremost song parodist, he has been the recipient
of numerous awards, including five Grammys® (out of sixteen total nominations) and a string of Gold and
Platinum albums totaling over 12 million in career sales.
In 2019, Al performed in 64 cities to packed, multi-generational audiences with his massive Strings
Attached Tour, where he was accompanied at every show by his long-time, original band members,
background singers, and a full symphony orchestra. The tour included stops at such iconic venues and
festivals as Wolf Trap in Washington D.C., the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, Red Rocks Amphitheatre in
Colorado, and Forest Hills Stadium in New York City.
In the spring of 2018, Al played to sold out crowds throughout North America with his Ridiculously
Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, where he and his band played a different set list every night,
comprised almost entirely of his original (non-parody) material, and without any of his signature
high-octane production (no costumes, props or giant video screens). In the spring of 2022, Al will be
pressing his luck again with The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity
Tour across North America.
Weird Al’s 2014 album, the Grammy Award-winning Mandatory Fun, became the first comedy album in
history to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, and the first to reach the top of the chart since
1963. Yankovic set the U.S. record on Spotify for having the most tracks from one album in the viral top
10 at one time, taking the top four spots. In addition, the single “Word Crimes” debuted in
the Billboard Top 40, making Al one of only five artists to have had Top 40 singles in each of the last four
decades, the other four being Michael Jackson, Madonna, U2, and Kenny G.
Al’s recording career was commemorated in November 2017 by the Legacy Recordings release of
Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of “Weird Al” Yankovic, a remastered 15-disc box set (including a
rarities album) plus a 120-page book of archival photos, all housed in a replica of Weird Al’s trademark
accordion. The box set earned Al his fifth Grammy award, for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition
Package. That year also saw the release of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (Dreamworks), for
which Al co-wrote and performed the film’s theme song, and “The North Korea Polka (Please Don’t Nuke
Us)” which Al wrote and performed on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO).
And March 2018 brought us “The Hamilton Polka,” a frantic tour de force mash-up of 14 songs from the
Broadway smash, commissioned by Lin-Manuel Miranda himself and released as part of his
“Hamildrops” series.
In addition to his long and legendary work as a recording artist, Al has remained active as a multi-faceted
artist throughout his career. His many film and television appearances include his late ‘90s CBS Saturday
morning series The Weird Al Show, numerous AL-TV specials he has made for MTV and VH1 over the
years, and his ever-popular, cult classic feature film UHF, which celebrated its 30th Anniversary this year.
Among Al’s other vast TV and movie work are appearances on The Simpsons, 30 Rock, The Goldbergs,
How I Met Your Mother, a live performance on the Primetime Emmy Awards, and starring roles in his
own concert specials for Disney, VH1 and Comedy Central. In 2015 Yankovic took over as co-host and
bandleader for the fifth season of IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang! Al also provided the voice of the title
character in Disney Channel’s animated series Milo Murphy’s Law, both seasons of which are currently
streaming on Disney+; his other voice acting work includes appearances on Bojack Horseman, Gravity
Falls, Adventure Time, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Wander Over Yonder, and the DC animated
feature Batman vs. Robin.
Yankovic added “New York Times bestselling author” to his resumé in 2011 with the release of his
children’s book, When I Grow Up followed two years later by My New Teacher and Me! (both published
by HarperCollins). An animated series based on his children’s books is currently being developed in
partnership with the Jim Henson Company. 2012 saw the release of Weird Al: The Book (Abrams), an
illustrated hardcover on Al’s life and career, and in 2015 Yankovic became MAD’s cover boy and the
magazine’s first and only guest editor in their 63-year history.
In 2017 NECA Toys released the second in its line of retro-clothed Weird Al action figures, and in 2018
Funko released two of its own Weird Al POP! vinyl figures.
On August 27, 2018 the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce awarded “Weird Al” Yankovic with a star on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
For more information on “Weird Al” Yankovic, please visit weirdal.com.
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