Episode 254″ – Mike Solton (Part 2)
Original Air Date – March 19, 2025
Weird Al’s childhood friend Mike Solton returns in part two of his interview with Dave and Ethan. Mike discusses unreleased songs he worked on with Al, the radio show they regularly contributed to, and the call-in phone joke line they ran while in high school. If you think you know everything there is to know about Weird Al – Mike Solton will continue to prove you wrong with incredible surprises and insights!
Mike Solton first met Weird Al in seventh grade at Hosler Jr High in Lynwood, CA. As a teenager, Mike started the Zygot Joke Line, in which he and Al would record skits and music parodies together. Mike contributed background vocals to several of Weird Al’s early demos, and Al later appeared on a few of Mike’s projects. To date, Mike has produced three full-length feature films, Dialing for Dingbats, Lost in Buenos Aires, and Love in Tokyo.