Weird Al Yankovic Live! —The Alpocalypse Tour

"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.
Weird Al Yankovic Live! —The Alpocalypse Tour
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.
Weird Al Yankovic Live! —The Alpocalypse Tour
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."
Weird Al Yankovic Live! —The Alpocalypse Tour
In the song and video, Al performs a polka medley sending up the likes of Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, Justin Bieber, and Jamie Foxx.
Weird Al Yankovic Live! —The Alpocalypse Tour
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.
Weird Al Yankovic Live! —The Alpocalypse Tour
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).