Weird Al is a song writter/singer who writes parodies of other artists songs and they are usually very funny.
Al got into the music buisnessAs a teenager, he began sending homemade tapes of his songs to Dr. Demento, a nationally syndicated disc jockey known for playing comedy and novelty music. Demento found a certain charm in the accordion-powered ditties that Al recorded on a cheap cassette player in his own bedroom, and gave him his first airplay. By the time Al graduated from college, he not only had a modest cult following from the good Doctor's radio show, but he also had a couple of nationally-released singles ("My Bologna" and "Another One Rides The Bus"). A couple years later (1982) he finally got signed to Scotti Bros. Records, who have released all his albums through Bad Hair Day (1996.) Volcano Records eventually bought Scotti Bros., issuing Running With Scissors, and re-releasing Al's entire catalog on the Volcano/WAY Moby label.

Al always credits Spike Jones, Stan Freberg, Tom Lehrer, Allan Sherman, and all the other wonderfully sick and twisted artists that he was exposed to through the Dr. Demento Radio Show.
Weird al also had his own show called The Weird Al Show which was a Saturday morning half-hour TV show on CBS starring Al and a recurring cast of characters, including the Hooded Avenger (Brian Haley), Madame Judy (Judy Tenuta), J.B. Toppersmith (Stan Freberg) and of course, Harvey the Wonder Hamster. Although it was an educational TV show (by FCC requirement), the show managed to sneak in a little of Al's subversive humor � as well as a few very cool guest stars and musical acts. Unfortunately, in January 1998 the management at CBS decided to cancel their entire Saturday morning lineup. The Weird Al Show ran from September 13, 1997 to September 26, 1998. There are currently no plans to release the series on video.

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