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Apr 2023
47m 13s

WWDTM: Weird Al Yankovic

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Weird Al joins panelists Josh Gondelman, Robby Hoffman, and Tom Bodett to talk about his new (mostly real) biopic, and what he would've done if Prince hadn't turned him down.

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