Weird Al Yankovic: UHF Live-to-Screen with Orchestra

Halloween night in LA usually means costume parties and packed bars on Santa Monica Boulevard. This year there's an odder option: Weird Al Yankovic is presenting UHF, his 1989 cult comedy, as a live-to-screen show with an orchestra playing along and a live Q&A afterward. If you've been hunting for concerts in Los Angeles that don't look like every other tour stop, this one is hard to beat.

The movie

UHF came out in the summer of 1989 and flopped at the box office. Then it found its people on cable and home video, and it never really left. Al plays George Newman, a daydreamer who ends up running a broke local TV station, Channel 62. Desperate for ratings, he fills the schedule with the strangest programming he can think of, and the station somehow takes off.

The fun is in the fake shows and fake ads. There's "Wheel of Fish." There's "Conan the Librarian." There's the Spatula City commercial, which people still quote word for word. Michael Richards plays Stanley Spadowski, the janitor turned kids' show host, a few years before Seinfeld made him famous. Al co-wrote the script with director Jay Levey.

The live-to-screen format

In a live-to-screen show, the film runs on a big screen while musicians play the score in real time, synced to the picture. It's a format that usually gets used for big blockbuster soundtracks. Hearing a full orchestra lock in on a goofy parody montage is a different kind of fun, and it's a good fit for a movie built on musical jokes.

The listing also promises a live Q&A. We don't have details on who's moderating or how long it runs, but with Al himself on the bill, expect stories from the set and probably a few questions about the accordion.

Before you go

• Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026
• Where: Los Angeles, CA (the listing we have doesn't name a specific venue)
• Tickets and price: not published in the listing we saw, so check the event link on this page for current details

Because it lands on Halloween, it's worth planning your route early. Streets around Hollywood and West Hollywood get crowded that night, and rideshare prices tend to jump. Costumes feel like fair game at a Weird Al show, and a Hawaiian shirt is the obvious call.

It also doubles as a pick for anyone looking at LA events this weekend who wants something the whole group can laugh at, from longtime fans to friends who've only heard "Amish Paradise." For more live music Los Angeles has coming up, browse our concerts page or see what else is on around Los Angeles.