" Weird Al " Yankovic Alfred Matthew Yankovic ( b . 1959 ) , widely known as " Weird Al " Yankovic , is a veteran comedy musician and acclaimed parody artist . With over twelve albums , a full career spanning more than 23 years , and three Grammy awards , Yankovic is one of the best - known comedic musical performers in the world . In total , Al has sold more than 13 million albums , making him the biggest - selling comedy artist in music history . Yankovic was the subject of a feature article , and cover line , in the Fall 1984 issue of " Muppet Magazine " . In the article , titled " " Wocka , Wocka ! It ' s Weird Al Yankovic ! " " , Yankovic was interviewed by fellow comedy legend Fozzie Bear . In the article Yankovic talks about his start in performing , breaking into the music industry and his view on his success . Fozzie Bear states that his favorite of Yankovic ' s parody is " Eat It " ( a parody of Michael Jackson ' s " Beat It " ) . The article , however , incorrectly referred to Yankovic ' s song " My Bologna " as " My Baloney ! " . The article was one of the selected articles later republished in the book " The Best of Muppet Magazine " . A clip from Yankovic ' s 1984 music video for his song " Eat It " was featured in an episode of " Muppet Babies " , " " . The episode credits however misspelled Yankovic ' s name as " Wierd Al " instead of " Weird Al " . Another of Yankovic ' s music videos ( for his song " You Don ' t Love Me Anymore " ) was filmed at Charlie Chaplin Studios in Los Angeles , California . The studio was later purchased by The Jim Henson Company . In 1994 Yankovic ' s song " Bedrock Anthem " ( a parody of two Red Hot Chili Peppers songs ) was featured on the soundtrack for the feature film " The Flintstones " , which featured characters and effects by Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop . Although the song was not heard in the film , the song was featured on the album soundtrack , as well as on Yankovic ' s album " Alapalooza " . As a connoisseur of pop - culture , " Weird Al " has declared his inner - Muppet inclinations on several occasions - including a Dec . 26 , 1999 LAUNCH . com chat : Speaking with NPR ' s Tamara Keith , Yankovic commented on other pop culture parodies : Muppet Mentions . Yankovic ' s 1985 song " " Yoda " " , a parody of " Lola " by the Kinks about the Star Wars character Yoda , features a minor Muppet mention : Weird Al ' s 1999 promotional television special " ALTV " on MTV featured an Al News segment where Yankovic announced the long - winded title of Fiona Apple ' s new CD . The fictional album title included a reference to " Sesame Street ' s " classic song " C is for Cookie " . Yankovic ' s 2003 song " Couch Potato " , a parody of Eminem ' s " Lose Yourself " , features a reference to " The Muppet Show " in the lyrics : Page 29 of " Weird Al : The Book " mentions that Yankovic ' s drummer , Jon " Bermuda " Swartz , is not like the average drummer , stating that drummers are " supposed to be like Animal from " The Muppet Show " . " On June 16 , 2014 , Yankovic appeared on " Epic Rap Battles of History " as Sir Isaac Newton where he went head to head with Bill Nye ( portrayed by Nice Peter ) and Neil deGrasse Tyson ( portrayed by Chali 2na ) . In the first verse , Yankovic sang " Of all the scientific minds in history , they put Beaker in a bow tie up against me ? " Connections . Artists Parodied : Song Subjects : Celebrities :