COSTA MESA, Calif., May 11 (UPI) -- Al Fest, a Weird Al Yankovic fan convention and celebration of comedy music, is set for August at the Holiday Inn in Costa Mesa, Calif., organizers said.
Convention highlights are to include a presentation by Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz, Yankovic's drummer since 1981; a slack key guitar performance by Jim "Kimo" West, Yankovic's guitar player since 1982; and a "UHF" 20th anniversary celebrity panel, featuring Victoria Jackson, Gedde Watanabe and the film's director/co-writer Jay Levey, Al Fest organizers said in a news release.