"Weird Al” Yankovic Live!—The Alpocalypse Tour is impressive. Yankovic digs into the archives, too, performing a career-spanning three-song closer of “Perform This Way,” “White & Nerdy,” and “Fat.” There’s no denying something is lost in the translation between live and TV.
You’re sitting in comfort, not out watching people don peacock costumes and sing a song they’ve presumably memorized, surrounded by dancers performing impeccable choreography. A lot doesn’t work. But there’s a lot that does, and it can be attributed to Yankovic himself.
Yankovic has made a career out of doing his own thing, but he cares deeply about his fans, and as a time piece from 2011, The Alpocalypse Tour preserves that spirit. On Tuesday Weird Al Yankovic Delivers Polka Face was a top story. Here is the recap: The wait is over for "Weird Al" Yankovic fans as he has at last debuted his new video for the song, "Polka Face."
In the song and video, Al performs a polka medley sending up the likes of Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, Justin Bieber, and Jamie Foxx.
This Saturday, his new special, "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! The Alpocalypse Tour premieres on Comedy Central and will be available on DVD and Blu-ray Tuesday, October 4th.
PARODIES: The musical comedian performs in the new special “Weird Al Yankovic Live! —The Alpocalypse Tour” at 9 p.m. on Comedy Central.
SERIES
Saturday Night Live: Melissa McCarthy hosts with musical guest Lady Antebellum (11:29 p.m. NBC).
Baseball: MLB Playoffs: The Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Milwaukee Brewers (11 a.m. TBS); the St. Louis Cardinals visit the Philadelphia Phillies (2 p.m. TBS); the Tampa Bay Rays visit the Texas Rangers (4 p.m. TNT); the Detroit Tigers visit the New York Yankees (5:30 p.m. TBS).
Soccer: Real Salt Lake visits the Galaxy (7:30 p.m. FSN).