Dave & Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast

The conclusion of Dave and Ethan's interview with the Grammy Award winning slack key and Weird Al guitarist Jim "Kimo" West! Not only does Kimo discuss winning the Grammy and his new album, Dave and Ethan have some special surprises for him! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “El...

With his new slack-key guitar album just released, Weird Al guitarist Jim "Kimo" West makes his triumphant return to the podcast having won his first Grammy Award and other exciting accomplishments since his appearance back on Episode 1". Dave and Ethan chat with Kimo about his early career, touring with Weird Al and more in part 1 of this exciting and in-depth two-part interview. ABOUT Since 2019...

Dave and Ethan interview magician Justin Willman, the star and creator of Netflix’s Magic For Humans and the original host of Cupcake Wars on Food Network to discuss his upcoming charity event, Magic For Memories, featuring Weird Al! Plus, author Lily E. Hirsch drops in to debut exclusive news regarding her book, Weird Al Seriously . ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has...

Dave and Ethan interview conductor, composer, and arranger Sean O’Loughlin, who orchestrated songs for Weird Al’s Hollywood Bowl concerts and The Strings Attached Tour. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors, and hi...

Dave and Ethan interview podcast host, author, & Weird Al super-fan Lex Friedman about his career, fandom, and working with Weird Al on The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super...

Dave and Ethan interview legendary comedy musician Stephen Lynch about his career and Weird Al! Not only was Stephen Lynch nominated for a Tony Award, he's had hit comedy specials on Comedy Central, comedy albums at #1 on the Billboard Comedy Charts, regular airplay on The Dr. Demento Show , and both national and international comedy tours. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podca...

Dave and Ethan interview Funko's Sarah Scherer about her love of Weird Al and her role in getting the Weird Al Funko Pops created! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors, and historians - the podcast aims to spread...

Dave and Ethan share memories and reminisce about the past 2 years of the podcast and recap and play songs from the exciting two-year anniversary concert starring Trevor Strong of The Arrogant Worms. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al...

The conclusion of Dave and Ethan's interview with drummer, author and historian Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz as he shares rare & unheard clips and insights from Weird Al’s career - including never-before-heard clips and premieres! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Et...

Dave and Ethan are once again joined by drummer, author and historian Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz as he shares rare & unheard clips and insights from Weird Al’s career! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors, and histori...

Dave and Ethan welcome comedy musician and Weird Al fan Chris Waffle to the podcast this week! Chris is the lead singer of the band Megathruster and is behind the anti-bullying anthem "Weird Al Rules." Chris also performs under the name The Chris Waffle Explosion and formerly the ban d Hot Waffles. H e's a regular on The FuMP and The Dr. Demento Show , has appeared on multiple Weird Al tribute alb...

For the conclusion of the Joel Miller interview, Weird Al's best friend and confidant of 45-years returns with more shocking revelations and stories about Weird Al's early and personal life. Joel shares whether or not he has heard Weird Al swear as well as discuss Weird Al's early mating rituals, the infamous Missing Persons concert, and his experience as the best man at Weird Al's wedding (and re...

Weird Al's best friend and confidant, Joel Miller, returns to share more stories from his forty-five year long friendship with Weird Al. In part two of the interview, we will learn about unreleased Weird Al songs, how Weird Al was able to call Kurt Cobain at Saturday Night Live , Weird Al's first time being filmed for TV, other actors considered for the UHF cast, why the little boy who found the m...

In this very special episode, Dave and Ethan sit down with Weird Al's best friend - and confidant - Joel Miller! Joel was literally there when Al became WEIRD AL, has been there for throughout Weird Al's incredible career, and was even by his side as the best man at Al's wedding. Joel shares unrestrained and unbounded stories from attending college together, performing their first shows, and other...

Dave and Ethan interview legendary jazz trumpeter Wayne Bergeron, who appears on "NOW That's What I Call Polka!" on Mandatory Fun , as well as "Polkamon" and "The Hamilton Polka".  Wayne performed live with Weird Al at the Hollywood Bowl in 2016 for the Mandatory World Tour, and graduated with Weird Al from Lynwood High School. Wayne has performed/recorded/toured with the likes of Maynard Ferguson...

Dave and Ethan interview Trevor Strong of the legendary comedy music trio, The Arrogant Worms!  Trevor digs deep into the history of The Arrogant Worms, his new internet show, and talks about Weird Al & being featured on The Dr. Demento Show ! Also this episode, Dave and Ethan welcome back a past guest to talk about their new song that features Weird Al, and they announce their exciting plans for...

Headline News Special Report #4: On Sunday, March 14, 2021, Jim "Kimo" West won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for his album More Guitar Stories . ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, collectors, and historians - th...

Dave and Ethan interview Dave “Foots” Footman, a Hollywood technician that played an integral part in the production of Weird Al's film, UHF . Foots shares details about the film from behind the camera as well as crew and cast antics when not filming. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted b...

Dave and Ethan interview Mike Nelson, the former host of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and co-founder of RiffTrax about his incredible career and riffing Jurassic Park with Weird Al! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al” Yankovic . Hosted by Dave “Elvis” Rossi and Ethan Ullman , two Weird Al super fans, colle...

Dave and Ethan interview Robyn Von Swank, the prominent celebrity photographer behind Weird Al's iconic Alpocalypse album cover art. Along with additional photo shoots and experiences with Weird Al, Robyn shares stories of working with Rhett & Link of Good Mythical Morning, Riki Lindhome of Garfunkel And Oates, Bryan Cranston, Thomas Lennon and more! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weir...

Dave and Ethan interview Ryan Barna, a Grammy-nominated writer and sound historian who was the first to record Weird Al and his band on Edison phonograph wax cylinder. Ryan chronicles the events that led to that historical moment - and he shares a clip of the recording! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Podcast has covered all facets of the life, career, and fandom of “Weird Al”...

Dave and Ethan air the finale of their interview with legendary guitarist and record producer Richard Bennett, who performed with Neil Diamond for 17 years, has toured with Mark Knopfler since 1994 & recorded with Weird Al on his early recordings! (Plus - he is the brother of Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz!) In his career spanning over 50 years, Richard has worked with everyone from Billy Joel to Barbra S...

Part 1 of Dave and Ethan's interview with legendary guitarist and record producer Richard Bennett, who performed with Neil Diamond for seventeen years, has toured with Mark Knopfler since 1994, and recorded with Weird Al on his early recordings! (Oh yeah, he's also the brother of Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz!) In his career spanning over 50 years, Richard has worked with everyone from Billy Joel to Barb...

Dave and Ethan interview longtime singer and studio vocalist Monique Donnelly, who's recorded with Weird Al, and toured as a back-up singer for his 2019 Strings Attached Tour. Monique shares stories about singing on the Straight Outta Lynwood , Alpocalypse , and Mandatory Fun albums, tales of touring with Weird Al for 3 months, lending her voice to over 100 major motion pictures, and working with...

Dave and Ethan interview comedian Zach Sherwin, who is best known for writing for and performing in the Epic Rap Battles of History YouTube series, writing for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend , and creating The Crossword Show . A life-long fan of Weird Al, Zach wrote the viral "Sir Isaac Newton vs Bill Nye" battle in which Weird Al plays Sir Isaac Newton! ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & Ethan’s 2000″ Weird Al Po...