Concert review: 'Weird Al' a reflection we actually love staring at

Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Breadcrumb Trail Links HomeEntertainmentCelebrityMusic Concert review: 'Weird Al' a reflection we actually love staring at In a show more densely packed with multigenerational nostalgia than five flea markets shoved into a funicular, the second leg of “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour hit Rogers Place Tuesday night Author of the article: By Fish Griwkowsky Published Sep 02, 2026 Last updated 3 hours ago 6 minute read Join the conversation "Weird Al" Yankovic and the band doing DEVO tribute Dare to Be Stupid. PHOTO BY SUPPLIED PHOTO Article content Picture this: up on the giant arena screen, clips of Kevin Costner’s Waterworld on a loop as the rising crescendo of Stairway to Heaven washes over the cheering crowd, all passionately paired with wailing, clown-sung lyrics to – what? –  Gilligan’s Island? Article content And this, only the opening act: the spectacular Puddles Pity Party! Article content Article content In a show more densely packed with multigenerational nostalgia than five flea markets shoved into a funicular, the second leg of “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour hit Rogers Place Tuesday night as a dizzying, acid trip of North America’s life flashing before its eyes. Article content Article content The night was a giant Dagwood sandwich of parody songs interspersed with archive video skits, the best of these being  Yankovic’s hilarious edits where he inserts himself as a celebrity interviewer, bewildered by Eminem’s triple negatives or trying to figure out what the hell Madonna keeps looking at in the rafters as she thinks out loud. Article content Headline News Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns. Sign Up By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Article content The appropriately UHF-inspired, ADHD channel-flipper wet dream also served as a comprehensive cinematic museum of Yankovic’s ubiquity gushing between our culture’s toes. Article content All night, old clips of references and guest appearances played from literally dozens of shows, from a Simpsons intro to a Naked Gun cameo to the amazing Another One Rides the Bus scene from his recent, self-produced biopic where he preposterously assured us live afterwards everything was completely factually true (including his own death, apparently). Article…