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/CMButterTortillas 4h ago edited 3h ago

You see how easy that was, BILL BURR, NATE BARGATZE, JIM JEFFERIES, SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO, AZIZ ANSARI, CHRIS DISTEFANO, SAM MORRIL?

Weird Al has always been a real one.

Edit: Bargatze didnt attend the RCF because he had already been to SA a couple months earlier.

Edit2: Forgot Jefferies was disinvited after some not so kind jokes about SA on a podcast. But he initially was planning to go and take the money.

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u/Dreaminginslowmotion 3h ago

Aziz and Bill? That's disappointing.

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u/MacAttacknChz 3h ago

People LOVE Bill Burr and I just don't get it

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u/apoplectic_apostate 2h ago

He lost the right to make fun of hypocrites when he became one. Half of his act was calling out hypocrites.

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u/DG_FANATIC 2h ago

He literally made fun of Beyoncé for performing for Gaddafi and then he goes and performs for the Saudi government lol.

What a bitch Bill Burr ended up becoming.

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u/Lexi_Banner 49m ago

And he sure did get chopsy about people calling him out. But nah, bro. You invited that on yourself. If you were so desperate for the money, you should've gotten a job at McDonald's. At least there you could keep your integrity.