Dave & Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast Ethan Ullman, Dave "Elvis" Rossi

Dave and Ethan welcome Kevin Healey, the co-writer of Weird Al's 1996 Disney Channel special, "Weird Al" Yankovic: There's No Going Home. Now a seasoned television producer known for his extensive work with Kevin Hart and prank TV shows, Kevin shares how he was chosen to write the special, the process of writing with Weird Al, and how Ed McMahon wasn't originally part of the special.

Plus Matthew Kelly of the Weird Al-Gorithm Podcast pops in to talk about the panel Dave and Ethan are joining him on at San Diego Comic-Con!

Headline News Special Report #14: "Weird Al" Yankovic shared news today that he will be releasing a new single and music video this coming Friday July 19, 2024.

Dave and Ethan interview best-selling author Nancy Thompson about her date with Weird Al nearly 40 years ago. Nancy details winning the date via a radio contest, the date itself, where Weird Al took her, and answers the question we all want to know - did she get a kiss from Mr. Yankovic?

Dave and Ethan welcome Allie Goertz to the podcast! Not only does Allie list Weird Al as a main influence for her music, she is a featured background actor in WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, a former editor at MAD Magazine, the subject of a Nerf Herder song, and a nerdy musician who pays homage to Milhouse, D&D, Pee-wee Herman, Freaks and Geeks and all of her favorite things!

Her brand new album, Peeled Back: A Tribute to Nine Inch Nails, drops on July 9th. Pre-save in now at https://tinyurl.com/peeled-back

Dave and Ethan conclude their interview with Weird Al pinball Creative Directors Stephen Silver and Michael Ocean. They share more on the process of creating Multimorphic's Weird Al’s Museum of Natural Hilarity pinball game, address a loophole they closed in one of the exhibit halls, and share even more hidden Easter eggs!

Dave and Ethan welcome the Co-Creative Directors & Game Designers of the official Weird Al pinball machine - Stephen Silver and Michael Ocean!

In this first part of their interview, Stephen and Michael discuss the origins of "Weird Al’s Museum of Natural Hilarity", the approval process with Weird Al, and more about Multimorphic's P3 Pinball Platform.

Dave and Ethan are also visited by Jordan Cooper of Don't Let's Start: A Podcast About They Might Be Giants!