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Weird Al: Forefather of the YouTube Spoof

wired.com — Weird Al Yankovic is also the unlikely forefather of the infectious, hyperlinked, quasi-referential comedy that's become the lingua franca of the Web. Yankovic's influence can even be seen in the cross-cultural pairings that turn Yoda and SpongeBob SquarePants into hardcore rappers. Here's a profile of what his work and what he has planned.

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  • Charlotte_Web, on 09/24/2008, -0/+1Excellent article! Al just seems like a really great guy; I'm glad to see the article reinforce that.
  • Diderot, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1and it all began in 1981

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNlOL8tBVL8
  • rampok, on 09/24/2008, -0/+0yeah.. he seems like a great guy.
  • nmccarthymd, on 09/23/2008, -0/+0Outstanding article! Best one I've read on Al since Chuck Miller's Goldmine article in 2000, in fact.
    Cheers, Diva
    connoisseur of fine Al articles

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