After that, the artist stopped asking for permission to parody franchise theme songs and, instead, began asking for forgiveness. By Christy Piña Associate Editor “Weird Al” Yankovic has parodied ...

“Whenever it was, about a decade or two ago, I approached the movie company just to get a general blessing like, ‘Hey, I’d like to do a Harry Potter parody.’ And I think they said no, or they never ...

“Weird” Al Yankovic doesn’t only do parodies, but parodies are what he’s best known for. None of them, though, are mean-spirited. He’s a nice guy, and he tends to ask permission first. Sometimes they ...

For all of the actual song parodies that Weird Al Yankovic has put out into the world, it’s amazing to think of some of the ones that were stopped in their tracks. Promoting his faux biopic, the new ...

Expecto snackonum! Our favorite parody puppet is back in a bewitching take on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Cookie Monster has donned the boy wizard’s famous round spectacles and red and yellow ...

Whether you first heard of him as "You-Know-Who," "He Who Must Not Be Named" or "the Dark Lord," you knew the evil Lord Voldemort and the rest of the Harry Potter universe would be ripe for parody.

What better way to make a little extra cash at San Diego Comic-Con than to pick up your guitar and play a few songs about the Legend of Zelda, Star Wars, Harry Potter and Pokemon on the streets of San ...