Reviewing a “Weird Al” Yankovic concert (and yes, “Weird Al” is stylistically always in parentheses) presents said reviewer with something of a challenge: Which part of the show do you focus on? The comedy? The music? The staging, effects, and costumes? Even the audience?

And which of his three distinct types of tunes do you hone in on? The song parodies he’s best known for by far? The song pastiches that are done in the “style” of a certain performer or band? Or the wholly original comedy tunes?

The answer is, you take it all in. Or would that be Al in?

I did. And I can say unequivocally that this was the most fun I’ve ever had at a concert. And I’ve been to hundreds over the past 41 years.

Well, since Yankovic is known for his ongoing “Polkamania!” medleys in which he and his

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