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In conversation with 'the most normal guy in Hollywood' — Weird Al

NPR | By Tyler Bartlam,

Patrick Jarenwattananon, Scott Detrow

Published September 21, 2026 at 4:33 PM CDT

After decades of making parody music, Weird Al has new generations of fans. His Tiny Desk Concert saw an audience of people in their 60s and kids who could have been their grandchildren.

Tyler Bartlam

Patrick Jarenwattananon

Host of NPR Music's A Blog Supreme

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Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a host of All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

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