I’m very analytical, I’m very precise. I mean, I don’t write for kids.
AL YANKOVICLike, I have had moments, which I think most people have, where you’ll be watching TV, and it’ll be interrupted by some tragic event, and you’ll actually find yourself thinking,
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Until you came along I never dated anyone this low on the food chain.
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I dated Siamese twins, I slept with Big Foot, too. Get me on Sally Jesse, put me on Donahue.
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Beans, beans, the magic legumes – the more you ingest, the more you consume.
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As it turns out, there is a thing called the Internet, and stuff does go out there whether the suits like it or not.
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I’ve always enjoyed animation and voiceover work. That’s something that I’ve been proactive about.
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Ever since the day you left me, I’ve been so miserable, my dear. I feel almost as bad as I did when you were still here.
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Somebody will come up to me after a show and have me sign their arm, and the next time I see them my autograph has been permanently inscribed on their arm.
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I cut my teeth playing rock songs on the accordion when I was a teenager and my friends always thought that was extremely amusing.
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There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good candidate for parody, yet I can’t think of a clever enough idea.
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Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible.
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I was abducted by some aliens from space who kind a looked like Jamie Farr.
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So that’s why one of my rules of parody writing is that it’s gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material. It has to work on its own merit.
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I can bend paper clips into the shapes of small animals.
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In the ’80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear – that if I didn’t, people would soon forget about me.
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Well I’ve made no secret of my life long love of MAD Magazine, it’s probably my first and greatest influence in terms of my comic sensibilities. I’ve known John [Ficarra] for many years, and we’ve been friends.
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