"Weird Al" Yankovic, Grammy 2015 Comedy Album Winner, Spoofs 'MAD' #533's Alfred E. Neuman! [WATCH]

By Jorge Solis (j.solis@mstarsnews.com) | Feb 12, 2015 07:00 PM EST

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Winner of the 2015 Grammy for Best Comedy Album, "Weird Al" Yankovic will serve as MAD Magazine's first-ever guest editor. The Mandatory Fun recording artist will continue to poke fun at popular culture, this time spoofing Alfred E. Neuman in the upcoming issue, MAD #533.

Announced on his official Twitter account, Yankovic tweeted, "Childhood dream achieved: I am going to be MAD Magazine's first-ever guest editor (issue #533)!"

The White & Nerdy singer also posted this snapshot of himself, blackening his teeth with a marker, to make himself resemble the Neuman mascot. Weird Al's duties include writing an introduction to the issue, bringing in his celebrity friends to contribute to the Fund"AL"ini Pages, and picking his favorite MAD article for the Vault section.

According to the Mad Magazine blog, Editor-in-Chief John Ficarra teases, "Al will surely ruin his nearly four decades of popularity by associating with MAD. I still can't believe we talked him into it!"

The Fancy singer adds, "It was my childhood dream to one day be a contributor to MAD Magazine.This is an excellent example of why children are never allowed to make important decisions."

Readers are invited to send letters for MAD's Letters and Tomatoes section at letters@madmagazine.com. Weird Al will also provide dumb answers to the dumbest questions.

Billboard mentions that the Amish Paradise satirist spoofed the drama, Whiplash, which tells the story of a jazz drummer (Miles Teller) being pushed around to greatness and exhaustion by his merciless teacher (J.K. Simmons). In the College Humor version, the humorous parodist is striving to become a polka legend.

Check out Weird Al Gets Whiplashed here:

MStars News had a blast at the 2014 New York Comic Con, and we couldn't keep a straight face while speaking to MAD's editor-in-chief. When we asked what it takes to write for the popular satirical magazine, Ficarra responded, "Mad is one of the few places where saying something stupid is prize thing. If you grow up, you have to leave here because sometimes you need a 12-year-old mind to come up with this stuff. We work hard to make it original, fresh, and hopefully people will enjoy it when they go to the blog or magazine."

MAD #533 hits newsstands on April 21.

Readers, are you excited to see what "Weird Al" Yankovic does as guest editor?

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