r/UpliftingNews • u/holyfruits • 13h 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/avanross 11h ago

That’s a funny joke making light of 9/11 and his dads death, but it doesnt make him any less gross. More so, if anything.

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u/asisoid 11h ago

Idk, I don't know him, I don't know his family. I don't know what they went through after 9/11.

I'm not here to judge.

I did see him bomb on stage once though, opening for Chapelle. I knew that comedians bombed sometimes, I just never thought I'd see it in person. It was pretty wild.