# Al Yankovic fun fact **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 14, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837 "2024-03-14T17:48:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/41 "2024-03-14T18:42:21Z")
(taps out) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/42 "2024-03-14T18:45:37Z")
Two more guesses, then the reveal. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/43 "2024-03-14T18:46:52Z")
Ok, I think the only circus act I know that hasn’t been mentioned yet is magician. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/44 "2024-03-14T18:47:55Z")
Sorry, but there is no rabbit in that hat. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/45 "2024-03-14T18:49:16Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Sorry, but there is no rabbit in that hat. - He pulled a hat out of a rabbit? ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/46 "2024-03-14T18:49:36Z")
High speed combat math without a safety net? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/47 "2024-03-14T18:50:20Z")
Not on Prime Time CBS, he certainly didn’t! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/48 "2024-03-14T18:51:37Z")
Would ya believe…55 foot tall sway pole without net or safety line? [Weird Al Yankovic on Circus of the Stars - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8CTEEOMLgE&ab_channel=BennyMcGhee) ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/49 "2024-03-14T18:51:58Z")
Existo The Magician did that on an episode of Hey Vern! It’s Me Ernest! - a wonderful and somehow forgotten and under rated live action Saturday morning show. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/50 "2024-03-14T18:53:58Z")
Ha, at least I was right that he played accordion in his act. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/51 "2024-03-14T18:54:48Z")
And I was right when I said he dropped it. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/52 "2024-03-14T19:09:12Z")
Dang, the 90s were wild! ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/53 "2024-03-14T19:41:43Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Would ya believe…55 foot tall sway pole without net or safety line? > [Weird Al Yankovic on Circus of the Stars - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8CTEEOMLgE&ab_channel=BennyMcGhee) Damn, I was going to suggest “Competitive Standing Very Still”, and wow, that was close! ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/54 "2024-03-14T19:43:56Z")
And I was right when I said there would be no safety net. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/55 "2024-03-14T19:45:07Z")
But I gave you that clue, first. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/56 "2024-03-14T22:17:42Z")
Thank you! That was fun to watch, especially with the adrenaline spiking, since I’m really scared of heights. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/57 "2024-03-14T22:25:37Z")
Is there anyone cooler than Al? No. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/58 "2024-03-14T22:40:36Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > here’s a clue for y’all. > He was not aided by Ms. Funicello. Help a fellow out. How was this a clue to swaying on top of a pole? (Also, having watched that video, that was _insane_). ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/59 "2024-03-14T22:42:52Z")
He did it without the help of Annette. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837/60 "2024-03-14T22:44:52Z")
Brilliant! And here I was trying to work out a mouse reference. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-yankovic-fun-fact/998837.md?page=4)