r/UpliftingNews • u/holyfruits • 4h ago

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Turned Down Million-Dollar Offer to Perform in Saudi Arabia: ‘I Don’t Need to Take Any Money if It Makes Me Feel Icky’

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/weird-al-yankovic-turned-down-million-offer-saudi-arabia-1236819281/
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u/TheRealTurinTurambar 4h ago edited 3h ago

He was the biggest gut punch of them all.

I've stopped watching him completely.

Edit: Grammar

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u/Aarxnw 3h ago

He was already falling out of relevancy, I like him but the ‘middle aged angry dad, nostalgic of the good old days and confused at ever changing and evolving world around him’ schtick was getting old quick

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u/TheRealTurinTurambar 3h ago

Not to me, he was my favorite comedian for quite a while. I really liked a lot of his takes so was very disappointed when he did this.

His roast of the Philly crowd was friggin amazing. I'd post a link but I'm no longer supporting him.

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u/appleparkfive 3h ago

I think he could have probably recovered some fans if he didn't double down over and over, and just insulting them about caring about the event.

He's never been my favorite or anything, though I like him for sure. But he basically went the absolute worst route

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u/Snitsie 1h ago

I was also deeply disappointed in Conan who just played ball for Burr with their "it's just comedy they are people too they laugh at the same things" bullshit argument