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 ! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan...
Jun 12, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 233
Dave and Ethan recap Ethan's trip to BIG Slick '24 - the charity event that Weird Al donated his time to in Kansas City, Missouri - that featured a celebrity softball game, a star-studded show and celebration, and tons of celebrities - including Paul Rudd, Travis Kelce, Sheryl Crow, and dozens more! 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 A...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 232
Dave and Ethan conclude their interview with JM Kehoe III, the Prop Master for WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story ! JM shares secrets of creating and acquiring the props for the film, how he nearly died making one of the props, and a touching tribute to his friend who worked on the film but tragically passed after filming. 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...
May 22, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 231
Dave and Ethan interview the Prop Master for WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story , JM Kehoe III! JM chronicles his early career which included working on Indiana Jones and with Martin Scorsese - and shares incredible stories behind some of the iconic props from Weird Al's Emmy Award-winning film in part one of this interview. 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 ...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 230
Dave and Ethan celebrate 5 years of the podcast and share the exciting news and happenings from attending a screening of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story , and accompanying Q&A with director Eric Appel and drag legend Nina West, at the Gateway Film Center in Columbus, OH. 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, an...
May 08, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 229
Dave and Ethan welcome Kenneth Guinup and Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz from the recent episode of Collector's Call on MeTV about Kenneth's bodacious Weird Al collection. They share stories from that day, and let us in on some fun behind the scenes conversations and interactions. Plus, months after filming, does Kenneth regret his trade decision? 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 “El...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 228
Dave and Ethan welcome the host of Collector's Call on MeTV, Lisa Whelchel ( The Facts of Life , Survivor: Philippines ), and Mike Schmiedeler, the show's co-creater and Executive Producer! Lisa and Mike talk about the upcoming April 21st episode of Collector's Call that features the Weird Al collection of super fan Kenneth Guinup, and Weird Al expert Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Wei...
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 227
Dave and Ethan unearth Ethan's interview with Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz from nearly 13 years ago - where Bermuda shares fun facts and stories from his then 31 years as Weird Al's drummer! 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 diggin...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 226
Dave and Ethan interview Janet Greek, the director behind "Ricky," Weird Al's first-ever music video! Janet speaks about her time on set with Weird Al, as well as her time working on Babylon 5 , Max Headroom , and the other aspects of her extensive career. 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 - t...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 225
Dave and Ethan welcome comedy legend Robert Smigel to the podcast to discuss his brand new special, "Let's Make a Poop," featuring Weird Al, now on YouTube. In addition to decades portraying Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, his work on Saturday Night Live and the TV Funhouse cartoons, he recently wrote and directed the Adam Sandler film, Leo, on Netflix. Check out Triumph's new special featuring Weird Al here . ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of th...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 224
Dave and Ethan are joined by Wendy Benbrook - Costume Designer for WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story and long-time costume designer for the iconic rock band KISS. In addition to her work with Weird Al, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and on MADtv , Wendy is currently touring with the legendary Rod Stewart! 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 s...
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 223
Dave and Ethan are joined by Makeup Department Head from WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story , Kat Bardot! Kat talks about working with Daniel Radcliffe, the toughest effect in the film, and her amazing career working on such projects as Better Call Saul , Drunk History , and Reno 911! 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, collect...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 222
Dave and Ethan are joined by musician Julian Velard to speak about his newest album, In the Middle of Something , that features Weird Al on one of the tracks. Plus musicians Andrew Berg (The What Nows?!) and Mike Huff (BEES!) join from their upcoming Weird Al ska/punk tribute album, Rudy Reboots WEIRD: A ska/punk tribute to Al Yankovic . Tune in to hear all about these great new Weird Al-related music projects, including the WORLD PREMIERE of a song that features Weird Al! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 221
Dave and Ethan interview "The King of Otamatone Covers" - TheRealSullyG! Sully is a Youtuber, musician, content creator and Weird Al fan with literally over a billion online views. Are all of these words foreign to you? Just tune in, we will explain everything! 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 historian...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 220
Ethan tells Dave about everything Weird Al-related from the first weekend of San Francisco Sketchfest 2024! Hear all about Weird Al's three different appearances at the fest, and all of the amazing people Ethan met with unique Weird Al connections all weekend long! 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 histo...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 219
Dave and Ethan review the March 26, 2023 “Weird Al” Yankovic concert at Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului, Hawaii 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 ...
Jan 24, 2024•2 hr 38 min
Dave and Ethan conclude their interview with The Roku Channel exec who green-lit WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story - Colin Davis! Colin shares why WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story wasn't released in theaters, why certain parts were cut from the film, and the TRUTH about Daniel Radcliffe's behavior on set. 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 s...
Jan 17, 2024•41 min•Ep. 218
Dave and Ethan welcome the podcast the Former Head of Scripted Originals at The Roku Channel, Colin Davis. Colin was the executive at Roku who essentially green-lit WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story , and he share's his unique point of view regarding the pitch, production and release of the 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 “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super ...
Jan 10, 2024•49 min•Ep. 217
Headline News Special Report #13: "Weird Al" Yankovic's full-length biopic, WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story , took home two Emmy Awards, for 'Outstanding Television Movie' and 'Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special' at The 75th Primetime Creative Arts 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 We...
Jan 07, 2024•4 min
Dave and Ethan review the March 25, 2023 “Weird Al” Yankovic concert at Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu, Hawaii 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 ...
Jan 03, 2024•2 hr 34 min
Dave and Ethan conclude their interview with first assistant director of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story , Emily Neumann, where she talks about why Lin Manuel Miranda was cast as the doctor, her on-screen cameo in the film, and working on a Marvel 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 historians - the po...
Dec 20, 2023•48 min•Ep. 216
Dave and Ethan are joined by first assistant director of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story , Emily Neumann! She explains her role in the making of the film, including the daunting task of scheduling the infamous 18-day shoot in this first part of her interview. 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 - t...
Dec 13, 2023•44 min•Ep. 215
Dave and Ethan conclude their interview with Eric Appel, co-writer and director of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story , as he shares more insights about the film including how they almost were unable to use the song "Eat It." Eric also tells Dave and Ethan the official answer for what they make at the factory! 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 We...
Dec 06, 2023•56 min•Ep. 214
Dave and Ethan are joined by WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story director & co-writer Eric Appel for part 2 of his interview. The interview explores the origin of Hay Boy, the actors considered to portray Al and why Daniel Radcliffe was ultimately chosen, the evolution and casting of the Grotto scene and much more that you seriously can't afford to not hear! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Ho...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 213
Dave and Ethan are joined by Eric Appel - the director and co-writer of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story ! With the digital film released and gearing up for a physical release - Eric shares incredible insights on the film and his process working on the film. Eric even reveals a scene written for the film that went unused that he hasn't previously revealed! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hoste...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 212
Dave and Ethan interview live-streamer, musician, and improv ventriloquist Captain Jen E! Joined by her puppets aka 'people of fabric,' she regularly streams on TikTok and Twitch under the name @CaptainJen_E, where she covers everything from rock to rap and hip hop to Weird Al’s versatile catalogue! 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 A...
Nov 08, 2023•44 min•Ep. 211
Dave and Ethan interview author and music expert Ray Padgett about Weird Al's inclusion in his books as well as his in-depth interview with Weird Al regarding his most notable cover songs. 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 di...
Nov 01, 2023•55 min•Ep. 210
Dave and Ethan work together to determine the definitive top five songs on Weird Al's 4th studio album, Polka Party! 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 those who have worked with, or been inspire...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 209
Dave, Ethan, and special guest Ludicris Lorri MacMillan review the February 27, 2023 “Weird Al” Yankovic concert at DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen, Denmark 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 aim...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Dave and Ethan share their experience of attending the Weird Al Q&A with Andy Borowitz at the 2023 New Yorker Festival at Webster Hall in New York City on October 7th. They talk about the event as well as the rest of their weekend together - including a surprising meeting with another one of their favorite 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 Et...
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 208
