“Weird Al” Yankovic is a singer, songwriter, parodist, comedian, actor and producer — most every task you can think of in the creative realm. But there’s one thing he likes doing more than anything ...

Hilarious but never mean. Eccentric but easily accessible. Weird Al Yankovic has made a career of parody and pastiche while remaining true to his own idiosyncratic style for more than four decades.

How many artists have kept performing consistently since the 1970s without any significant gaps, and continue to put out new records? The list is far more selective than one may imagine. Among names ...