Dave and Ethan conclude their epic 5-part interview with Dan Butts, production designer for WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story . He talks scene by scene through the end of the film, talks about his cut cameo, and shares amusing Weird Al-related anecdotes. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors, and historians - the podc...
Oct 04, 2023•44 min•Ep. 207
Dave and Ethan continue their interview with WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story Production Designer Dan Butts! Dan talks through the props and locations of the film from the iconic pool party through the epic diner fight. He unearths incredible trivia along the way that you do not want to miss! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fan...
Sep 27, 2023•56 min•Ep. 206
Dave and Ethan review the February 7, 2023 “Weird Al” Yankovic concert at Fisher Theatre in Detroit, Michigan from The Unfortunate Return Of The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors, and historians - the podcast aims to spread the joy of Weird Al and his music...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 28 min
Dave and Ethan are joined by production designer Dan Butts for part 3 of his interview. He continues to dive deep and share secrets from the set of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story - including a controversy surrounding 'Hay Boy,' why the melting face in the LSD trip almost didn't happen, and uncovers tons of Easter eggs. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ul...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 205
Dave, Ethan, and special guest Jeremy Samples review the February 6, 2023 “Weird Al” Yankovic concert at Temple Theatre in Saginaw, Michigan from The Unfortunate Return Of The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors, and historians - the podcast aims to spread th...
Sep 06, 2023•2 hr 5 min
Dave, Ethan, and special guests Alison Parsons, Jeremy Samples, Blair Freeman, Jason McDonald, Dustin Jablonski, Patrick Gaffney, and Wendi Lippert review the February 4, 2023 “Weird Al” Yankovic concert at Sangamon Auditorium in Springfield, Illinois from The Unfortunate Return Of The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvi...
Aug 30, 2023•2 hr 11 min
Dave and Ethan's interview continues with production designer Dan Butts. On this episode, Dan dives into his work on WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story , including the secret Arrested Development prop that cameos, the actor he pitched to play Dr. Demento, and his process to recreate Weird Al's childhood bedroom. Dan also talks about working with Pee-wee Herman, Flight of the Conchords , Mr. Show , and more! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life,...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 204
Dave and Ethan interview Dan Butts - the production designer for WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story and decades of other projects with Weird Al. On this episode, Dan discusses his work on Weird Al music videos, confesses his mistake that left Al furious, shares how he ended up in Al's bedroom, and reveals the surprising fate of an iconic music video prop. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted b...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 203
Dave and Ethan interview Jamie Kennedy, the Emmy-nominated editor of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story ! She shares an inside look into the editing process, filmed scenes that were changed or cut, and even a deadly prediction among other exclusive trivia about the movie. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors, and hist...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 202
Dave, Ethan, and special guests Alison Parsons, Jeremy Samples, Chuck Gonzalez, and Jillian Hinton review the February 3, 2023 “Weird Al” Yankovic concert at Brown County Music Center in Nashville, Indiana from The Unfortunate Return Of The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super...
Aug 02, 2023•2 hr 18 min
Dave and Ethan interview comedy writer Rob Kutner! Along with his impressive career writing for CONAN and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart , he helped bring a Weird Al song into existence and just released the book Snot Goblins and Other Tasteless Tales which features a Weird Al joke on the back cover! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 201
For their historic 200th inch episode, Dave and Ethan welcome back their very first guest, Weird Al's Grammy Award-winning guitarist, Jim "Kimo" West! Kimo talks about his brand new album, shares stories and insights from the recent Weird Al tour, and his thoughts on seeing a character based on him in WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story . The guys also premiere some very special never-before-released audio! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, ...
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 200
Headline News Special Report #12: "Weird Al" Yankovic's full-length biopic, WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story , has been nominated for a total of eight Emmy Awards. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors, and historians - the podcast aims to spread the joy of Weird Al and his music while digging deep and learning from ...
Jul 12, 2023•4 min
Dave, Ethan, and special guests Alison Parsons, Jeremy Samples, and Jake Larson the February 2, 2023 “Weird Al” Yankovic concert at Kalamazoo State Theatre in Kalamazoo, Michigan from The Unfortunate Return Of The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors, and hist...
Jul 12, 2023•2 hr 3 min
Dave and Ethan interview 'Tonya Harding' from Weird Al's "Headline News" music video - singer, musician, and ice skater Laura Pursell! Laura shares how she got the role, her experiences on set, her famous father, and assaulting an A-list celebrity. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors, and historians - the podca...
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 199
Dave, Ethan, and special guests JW Hallford, UHJeff Nucera, Jackie Rossi, Alexis Adams, Erin Henry, Mike Minnick, and Madilyn McDonald review the October 29, 2022 “Weird Al” Yankovic concert at Carnegie Hall in New York, New York from The Unfortunate Return Of The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ull...
Jun 21, 2023•3 hr 36 min
Dave and Ethan interview Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson, the composers for WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story . Well known for their work on Cobra Kai , Leo and Zach break down their process for scoring WEIRD , and Zach reveals the obscure first project he worked on with Weird Al. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collecto...
Jun 14, 2023•49 min•Ep. 198
Dave and Ethan conclude their interview with WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story animation producer, Josh Pilch! Josh takes you behind the scenes and shares what didn't make it in to the WEIRD Amish sketchbook scene, as well as how he added his own spin as director for Weird Al’s animated "Your Horoscope For Today" music video. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Etha...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 197
Dave and Ethan interview Josh Pilch, a Creative Director at Augenblick Studios. Josh produced the animated Amish sketchbook segment in WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story and directed Weird Al’s animated "Your Horoscope For Today" music video. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors, and historians - the podcast aims to s...
May 24, 2023•53 min•Ep. 196
Dave and Ethan are joined by Ludicris Lorri MacMillan to conclude her second interview! She discusses her personal decades-long friendship with Weird Al, and spills the tea on appearing in the music videos for "The Saga Begins" and "Headline News." ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors, and historians - the podca...
May 17, 2023•50 min•Ep. 195
Dave and Ethan welcome Ludicris Lorri MacMillan back to the podcast and discuss her witnessing Weird Al write the "Another One Rides The Bus" lyrics. Lorri shares her experiences dating Weird Al in college, remaining friends through the decades, and meeting and introducing Weird Al to other celebrities. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Wei...
May 10, 2023•52 min•Ep. 194
Ethan tells Dave about his Weird Al themed weekend in Los Angeles, which includes playing the Weird Al pinball machine, visiting Lynwood and the Hollywood Star, and attending a screening of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story that featured a Q&A and meet and greet with Weird Al himself. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, co...
May 03, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 193
In this episode, Dave and Ethan wrap up the chronicle of their day on the set of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story . From filming their most difficult scene to speaking with Weird Al himself - you don't want to miss this exciting conclusion! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors, and historians - the podcast aims to s...
Apr 26, 2023•59 min•Ep. 192
In Chapter 5 of their ‘ WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story’ Stories series, Dave and Ethan share what it was like filming Scene 27 of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story , meeting Daniel Radcliffe, hearing a brand new version of a Weird Al song, and what his direction note for Daniel was! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors...
Apr 12, 2023•57 min•Ep. 191
Dave and Ethan continue to share the story of their time as featured background actors on the set of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story in Chapter 4 of their ' WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story' Stories series. Recorded and then locked away in February 2022 until now, they leave out no details as they share what it was like for two super-fans to work on Weird Al’s film. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic ...
Mar 22, 2023•53 min•Ep. 190
Dave and Ethan chronicle their experience as featured background actors on the set of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story in Chapter 3 of their ‘ WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story ‘ Stories series. Recorded in February 2022 just days after filming, no details are left out as they share a true insider’s look at what it was like to work on Weird Al’s film. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave ...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 189
Dave and Ethan chronicle their experience as featured background actors on the set of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story in Chapter 2 of their ‘ WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story ‘ Stories series. Recorded in February 2022 just days after filming, no details are left out as they share a true insider's look at what it was like to work on Weird Al's film. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave ...
Mar 08, 2023•52 min•Ep. 188
Dave and Ethan share messages from the past as they kick off their new series, ' WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story ' Stories. The series chronicles every detail from their time in February 2022 on the set of Weird Al's award-winning film, WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story . ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors, and histor...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 187
Dave and Ethan chat with Pickles Kintaro, creator of the Tight & Nerdy Weird Al Burlesque Troupe along with SHOWGALS producer and director, UHJeff Nucera! Visit ShowgalsTheMovie.com for all the latest news on the documentary and pledge your support at BareToBeStupid.com. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors,...
Feb 22, 2023•36 min•Ep. 186
Dave and Ethan review the October 28, 2022 “Weird Al” Yankovic concert at Kimmel Cultural Campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from The Unfortunate Return Of The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors, and historians - the podcast aims to spread the joy of Weird...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 55 min
