Andy Kaufman on Letterman (October 15th 1980)

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  • @stephenlombardo5505
    @stephenlombardo5505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +694

    Wow_! I was 19 and sitting in the audience, I remember him coming up into the crowd, its crazy to see this again
    after 41 years in my memory bank!! R.I.P. Andy a true visionary comic

    • @drdeath9835
      @drdeath9835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Buzzy

    • @billybatchelor2863
      @billybatchelor2863 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      What a memory of yesterday Stephen

    • @mclp-wc8eg
      @mclp-wc8eg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@billybatchelor2863 My God!! Lucky Stephen

    • @josephherron744
      @josephherron744 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Very cool! Are you able to see yourself when they pan to the audience ?

    • @MH-wm6df
      @MH-wm6df 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I never thought he was funny

  • @NotAfraid280
    @NotAfraid280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1604

    The amount of confidence to even attempt something like this is astounding

    • @FodorPupil
      @FodorPupil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It really is

    • @evolutiongaming1421
      @evolutiongaming1421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@seamusblack5876 u are a narrow minded person

    • @bilbobagginses4941
      @bilbobagginses4941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@seamusblack5876 Please explain. Who are you calling a moron and why?

    • @NYCBG
      @NYCBG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Rick Ton He doesn't know who he is.

    • @rooster7131
      @rooster7131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Confidence and pure brilliance…there will never be another Andy

  • @TheStinkusofYore
    @TheStinkusofYore 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3736

    He looks like he should be playing bass in Nirvana

    • @puderjunge
      @puderjunge 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Haha, totally true!

    • @samuelh4758
      @samuelh4758 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      He looks like he should be fighting lord voldemort

    • @Danny-wv8ec
      @Danny-wv8ec 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      All of Andy’s videos on TH-cam have this comment.

    • @michaelkunz9386
      @michaelkunz9386 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      There's a write up somewhere about Krist Novoselic trying to get into a club and he says, "Dont you know who I am?" And the writer is like, "That didnt seem very punk rock." But then he says, "I'm Andy Kauffman!" The resemblence was something the band knew and joked about.

    • @cguittard5494
      @cguittard5494 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or little dicky

  • @Geojr815
    @Geojr815 2 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    Andy Kaufman is an example of the endless possibilities of man without embarrassment holding you back

    • @horaceball5418
      @horaceball5418 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was the modern day Pee Wee Herman!

  • @stianovesen
    @stianovesen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1316

    When a guy that's clearly established as a comedian says "I'd rather you'd not laugh right now", and he actually manages to instill confusion and uncomfort in the audience as to his sincerity. That's the thing that makes this guy a once in a century phenomenom of a perfomer.

    • @mwilliamshs
      @mwilliamshs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      *discomfort*

    • @FodorPupil
      @FodorPupil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      You are 100% correct. I am rather enjoying the comments here. Andy is still working his magic. It is genius.

    • @afterburner2869
      @afterburner2869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      He successfully made me uncomfortable 40 years after this was broadcast, through my phone!

    • @DonniDoop
      @DonniDoop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      That is what he did late late at night at the improv. I saw him one night and still remember it. He would tell horrible jokes and the few people left started heckling him. He’d run offstage crying and we in the audience would feel terrible. Bud the owner would come out and say “he’s crying, people.” Misery! Bud: “Look, he wants to do his Elvis impression, can you let him just do that?” And the shamed audience would say sure. (He did a great Elvis.) .
      The whole thing was so far from any comedy we had ever seen. And that was well before he was known. 1967 or so. Complete manipulation of the audience. Amazing.

    • @bmoisgood3228
      @bmoisgood3228 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The emotion. Art is about emotion. Only emotion. He made it all. Fucking christ.

  • @bean6377
    @bean6377 4 ปีที่แล้ว +504

    The genius of Andy Kaufman is his ability to channel both real emotion and theatrical comedy at the same time. That’s why you can never tell if he’s in character or not.

    • @richardmorris7063
      @richardmorris7063 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You got that right.

    • @srldwg
      @srldwg ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow. You honestly just blew my mind!

    • @joncumber2020
      @joncumber2020 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Loved and breathed ‘anti-comedy’ and good on Dave for getting the unique frequency so early.

    • @Tanwolly
      @Tanwolly ปีที่แล้ว

      He’s genuinely not THAT good.

    • @Pedagogmonster
      @Pedagogmonster ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely ! that's it !

  • @ericynot
    @ericynot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2081

    Kaufman is the only person I've ever seen who could do a whole comedy routine with just eye movements and facial expressions.

    • @vivavaldez87
      @vivavaldez87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      Rowan Atkinson?

    • @ericynot
      @ericynot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@vivavaldez87 Yeah, you're right. I hadn't thought about him.

    • @stt.9433
      @stt.9433 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@ericynot Charlie Chaplin?

    • @ericynot
      @ericynot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@stt.9433 Chaplin would have to be on the list as well. Guess my original comment should have said "one of the few people" :)

    • @kdhamons
      @kdhamons 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      John Baluchi (maybe misspelling?) was pretty good at it.

  • @ThomSonnyYeah
    @ThomSonnyYeah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +592

    Letterman deserves a lot of credit for providing the set up for this. The whole thing is incredibly nuanced.

    • @interludejones
      @interludejones 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fancy seeing you here today. The synchronicity is getting outta hand.

    • @fertnerker9878
      @fertnerker9878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I sincerely think Dave had no Idea what was going on

    • @lenalives1846
      @lenalives1846 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Dave wasn't in on this, I don't think.

    • @Piratebreadstick
      @Piratebreadstick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes. A lesser talent would have ruined everything.

    • @WHDRWN
      @WHDRWN 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@fertnerker9878 Dave gives him so much time for the eye gag. Listen back and notice how much dave let that breathe

  • @bryantaylor2427
    @bryantaylor2427 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2151

    Kaufman was a genius, but Letterman always did a great job of giving him the room to do his thing, and then play the straight man when Andy needed it.

    • @bryantaylor2427
      @bryantaylor2427 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Spoo o Haha ya, that was perfect!

    • @RoodeMenon
      @RoodeMenon 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      If the audience is entertained. The show must go on.

    • @papanoobz2180
      @papanoobz2180 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rusty how do you rate the whole Carson, Letterman, Leno, Conan(giggle)

    • @jjrr1151
      @jjrr1151 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      PaPa NooBZ

    • @cattathat
      @cattathat 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bryan Taylor Very true!

  • @dimitrispetsalis2462
    @dimitrispetsalis2462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +357

    He made the crowd laugh non stop for almost 2 minutes without saying a word. Brilliant!

    • @doddsino
      @doddsino 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Off of a snot gimmick...
      Gallagher made people bust a gut by busting a watermelon with a sledgehammer.
      It was the 70's and early 80's. People laughed at everything.

    • @HighSpeedNoDrag
      @HighSpeedNoDrag 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well in my opinion, he was Hopped Up on something.

    • @AmmoGus1
      @AmmoGus1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Tessmage Tessera so true. Food wasn't poison and nobody was on SSRIs

    • @bobbymoss6160
      @bobbymoss6160 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Those people were probably given PCP when they came into the studio.

    • @cammack07
      @cammack07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was the mannerisms, not the snot. If you went to there and tried to make people laugh off of your runny nose you probably couldn’t do it.

  • @theartfuldodger935
    @theartfuldodger935 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1173

    Kaufman was brilliant. This is 1980. You never saw this on television at that time. He is playing the anti-talk show guest. He is playing completely opposite to the phony, bubbling, energetic self-promotion machines that appear on these programs to plug this or that. Kaufman was an artist. Comedy was his medium.

    • @diogobatista6844
      @diogobatista6844 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Artful Todger Exactly!

    • @theartfuldodger935
      @theartfuldodger935 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      ***** the fact that things are lost on you doesn't make them any the less real. must really suck going thru life clueless.

    • @theartfuldodger935
      @theartfuldodger935 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      ***** I assume from your handle and from the content of your posts that you were left back in the 5th grade. Twice. And that you're still there.

    • @theartfuldodger935
      @theartfuldodger935 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ***** Yeah, I'm the only guy in my kindergarten class with a law degree from the University of London and a 162 IQ.

    • @theartfuldodger935
      @theartfuldodger935 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ***** The problem isn't with Kaufman. The problem here is that you're just not very bright.

  • @Zacktaylormusic
    @Zacktaylormusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Homelessness is a real thing and for him to shine a light on that with this routine is freakin genius, this is amazing

  • @marquisdekiel
    @marquisdekiel 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2201

    This is not just trolling. This shows us how fake and superficial television is. And what we expect from TV. Someone who acts super normal and human looks absolutely out of place. That's Kaufman's brilliance.

    • @sarahs5340
      @sarahs5340 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      mar, so so true that's what I thought.

    • @jeremygesuale8
      @jeremygesuale8 6 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      People don't watch tv for super normal. They live their life in super normal.
      Kaufman gets too much credit just for being super rude all the time. Truth is he only cared about himself and once he thought you were getting in on it he changed the rules again to try to piss you off.

    • @green323turbo
      @green323turbo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      His coughing was real though

    • @3lc0y0t3
      @3lc0y0t3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      he's high

    • @matthew6905
      @matthew6905 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I see this as him testing out how it would be if he went out as his normal self. Whether he did it to show brilliance is up to they eye of the beholder. He looks like he is having/had a nervous breakdown.

  • @bluetrane65
    @bluetrane65 4 ปีที่แล้ว +347

    I know Kaufman is a genius here, but can we give some props to Letterman? The man not only fully understands what Andy is trying to do, but is the perfect comedic companion for this type of humor. Not a lot of late night show hosts have this type of talent (probably only Conan, maybe colbert?)

    • @Senriam
      @Senriam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Colbert in his early days. But Conan for sure.

    • @brownie3454
      @brownie3454 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      he made him break by offering a mint. Letterman has a great mind

    • @mikew7083
      @mikew7083 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ferguson

    • @Keltibarian
      @Keltibarian 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jimmy Fallon could definitely pull this off with Kaufman.

    • @Bootmahoy88
      @Bootmahoy88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      A weird portent with the coughing, as he later died of lung cancer.

  • @lalaalalala
    @lalaalalala 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1854

    the genius of kaufman straight up asking for money is in the fact that the average guest appears on this show to promote something, which is essentially asking for money while acting like they’re not.

    • @ClearOutSamskaras
      @ClearOutSamskaras 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      They're not simply asking for money. They're asking for an exchange, they made a product and now they're offering it for sale. "Asking for money" is wanting to get money simply because you've requested it and have no product/service to offer for the money.

    • @prohackzorful
      @prohackzorful 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      @@ClearOutSamskaras he provided a service, laughter

    • @jeffreyrau3454
      @jeffreyrau3454 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@ClearOutSamskaras he's seriously asking for money
      The beginning of the show his nose is running like a runny nose. Now I know the runny nose he had was a cocaine induced runny nose like I've had many times before. This whole interview was himself being high on uppers whether it's coke or speed. The ending part of him going into the crowd and asking for money is real. At the end of the video you can see Letterman making sure he got off the set and Andy was escorted to the next room. So, clearly Andy was high and td it like it is.

    • @kennybluet5527
      @kennybluet5527 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Jeffrey Rau or maybe he was faking.

    • @kennybluet5527
      @kennybluet5527 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Jeffrey Rau As I watch this further I'm thinking this might be a satirical take on someone who is high on coke.I might be wrong and you might be right but knowing what his shtick was back then I think it's a put-on.

  • @humanbeing2420
    @humanbeing2420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    He's getting huge laughs without saying or doing anything. The guy was a genius.

    • @tradito
      @tradito 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      humans tend to laugh, as a defense mechanism, when they are uncomfortable, that was his genius.

    • @aversiac-2
      @aversiac-2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      who knew i was an andy kaufman killer and all i had to do was exist as a high school teenager

    • @AnarchAngel1
      @AnarchAngel1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't think he was very funny personally. To each his own. I get the feeling people laughed at him because they knew they were supposed to. "Their names were Mark and Lisa" - hahaha 🤨

    • @HotelAVJobs
      @HotelAVJobs ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tradito BINGO!

  • @darrenskinner3711
    @darrenskinner3711 4 ปีที่แล้ว +451

    Kaufman doesn't own the room...he owns reality.

    • @TheJacklwilliams
      @TheJacklwilliams 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I grew up with him, Robin Williams, so damn many greats. No one could just blow your mind like Andy though. You never had a clue wtf he would do in any given situation. If he showed up, you stopped in your tracks, you couldn't miss it. I think, the closest to him in style over the years played him in man on the moon. Just phenomenal and to this day a damn shame we lost him so early. The other one that ripped my heart out was Robin Williams departure. I'm certain I'll never get past that.

    • @solsunson262
      @solsunson262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      owns the reality at that place in time....indeed

    • @timsnizek5144
      @timsnizek5144 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      what drugs are you on? this shit is not funny at all

    • @seamusblack5876
      @seamusblack5876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Moron

    • @maxxt3916
      @maxxt3916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is not funny, it’s just grandstanding.
      Today it’s called social media.

  • @southweststrangla420
    @southweststrangla420 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1908

    a master of awkward comedy. nobody ever knew if he was telling the truth.

    • @RodolphosTechchannel
      @RodolphosTechchannel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      i think he was being real

    • @SteveCowlishaw
      @SteveCowlishaw 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      This is the first time I'm looking him up (several videos in). I saw that one Jim Carrey movie once, but yeah. It's obvious he's doing a role, you can always tell if it's a character or real and nothing he's ever done as came across real to me.
      Compare him to Donald Trump, you hope Trump is doing a comedy role but you get the vibe that it is real, that vibe doesnt exist with Kaufman at all lol.

    • @XenomorphLV426
      @XenomorphLV426 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Reminds me of Tim and Eric

    • @jackie5046
      @jackie5046 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      nobody did it like andy. there will never be another.

    • @Jeff-BrokenJaw
      @Jeff-BrokenJaw 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@RodolphosTechchannel It was an act. He never got married and he had plenty of money. It was all a seven-minute setup to panhandle the audience.

  • @jmgmarcus808
    @jmgmarcus808 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1951

    2 min in not one word, and got more laughs than one whole Adam Sandler movie. These are facts.

    • @guering
      @guering 9 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      +jmgmarcus because those people were either retarded or they were paid to laugh. That wasnt nearly as funny as they make it sound. Its more awkward than anything. Not sure if it was a big thing in the 80s but if it was it didnt aged so well .. not that Adam Sandler is any better.

    • @guering
      @guering 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      meh

    • @sewagedump
      @sewagedump 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      +aguering awkward is the joke you dunce

    • @guering
      @guering 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      There is lots of Kaufman's fans here, I get it =p

    • @kilansgames556
      @kilansgames556 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      +aguering The guy was not trying to be funny he said that on many occasions "I am not joking why are you guys laughing" people just thought he was funny

  • @mattheweastel129
    @mattheweastel129 3 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    Incredible performance, even today I’m stunned by the originality

    • @Bootmahoy88
      @Bootmahoy88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      A weird portent with the coughing, as he later died of lung cancer.

    • @mattheweastel129
      @mattheweastel129 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Bootmahoy88 for sure

  • @tobygray9382
    @tobygray9382 7 ปีที่แล้ว +367

    His genius was making people wonder where the real Andy begins and where his character ends.

    • @melihyeniyayla2874
      @melihyeniyayla2874 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absoulatly

    • @Furtivo95
      @Furtivo95 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don’t find either amusing.

    • @iga1691
      @iga1691 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Similar to Eric Andre, Tim Heidecker, etc.

    • @theconsciousobserver6829
      @theconsciousobserver6829 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Like the Joker when he tells various stories of his life

    • @christopherstephenson254
      @christopherstephenson254 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank Fuck, he was shite. Yanks will laugh at anything...Thank you very much, Hu Hu Hu.

  • @gypsycat619
    @gypsycat619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    The biggest lesson I learned from him was to be Fearless! He did not give an eff if he Bombed or not and that was the beauty of his wit!

    • @JosephWhitworthGaming
      @JosephWhitworthGaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I think the beautiful thing about him....is you never knew when he bombed. He didn't give the audience the chance to not like his routine.

    • @ArcanePath360
      @ArcanePath360 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think you hit the nail on the head. This should be top comment

  • @sevink4259
    @sevink4259 5 ปีที่แล้ว +706

    Kaufman subverts the talk show 32 years before Eric Andre.

    • @TheEvilWalrusLord
      @TheEvilWalrusLord 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      you're being like a narc right now... you're being so narcoleptic

    • @jorger1116
      @jorger1116 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You should meet his living legacy Felipe Avello, he did all Andy might have

    • @gotacallfromvishal
      @gotacallfromvishal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      dumb comment eric andre and kaufman totally different

    • @123612100
      @123612100 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @David Gibson Kaufman is in a grave and Andre is ripping him off.

    • @123612100
      @123612100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @David Gibson you're lame footage.

  • @PaulRoyale
    @PaulRoyale ปีที่แล้ว +7

    His name is Andy Kaufman and the man was coughing. He lampooned as a panhandler and everyone fell for it! The bit started as soon as he walkabout, David Letterman set it up beautifully! Pure comedic Genius, from the both of them! Bravo!!

  • @tintinsnowyful
    @tintinsnowyful 8 ปีที่แล้ว +617

    Not only was Andy Kaufmann ahead of his time, but we haven't yet reached the time that he was ahead of. I am grateful that I saw many of his live tv appearances. I remember vividly the experience of seeing his Mighty Mouse record performance on SNL. It was so freakish, and no one had ever seen anything like that in their lives, that we were talking about it for weeks in high school. He was living in another dimension, and we got to see little glimpses of his vibratory process.

    • @jamiecal11
      @jamiecal11 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      you should watch Nathan For You/follow Nathan Fielder.

    • @2brosand1up64
      @2brosand1up64 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Clifford Young yeah, look it up.

    • @vivelajonny
      @vivelajonny 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Clifford Young Can you explain what about that Mighty Mouse bit had you talking about it for weeks?

    • @danielwoodwardcomposer2040
      @danielwoodwardcomposer2040 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So well put. :)

    • @ballsakshafttipspray
      @ballsakshafttipspray 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Along with Nathan For You, check out Tim and Eric. They exist because of Kaufman. Nathan For You is run under Tim and Eric's production company. They're the closest thing to Kaufman style humor I've seen.

  • @MultiAlpha11
    @MultiAlpha11 6 ปีที่แล้ว +536

    Kaufman: Scratches chin *awkwardly*
    Entire audience: Dies in fits of laughter

    • @josephwatson8448
      @josephwatson8448 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ls he funny?

    • @jamesallen4447
      @jamesallen4447 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      joseph watson I feel like I'm watching some artistic expression that I can't figure out as well.

    • @aquamarine99911
      @aquamarine99911 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too.

    • @charlesleffler586
      @charlesleffler586 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      one of the greats. you guys must be young.

    • @gretahogg4595
      @gretahogg4595 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Canned Laughter

  • @nolestrono
    @nolestrono 6 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    You could see how close he was to losing his composure throughout the whole show. I think the fact that he was playing a super straight faced and oblivious character, and the whole audience knew it and were cracking up the whole time made it especially hard for him. I don't know how I've only recently discovered Andy Kaufman he's so good.

    • @MrParkerman6
      @MrParkerman6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He isn't playing a character, dumbass.

    • @kirinrex
      @kirinrex 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Kaufman was ALWAYS playing a character. This is in 1980: He continued on Taxi until 1983. He never married. He only had one child, who was placed for adoption. This whole routine was just a performance.

    • @youjoker9647
      @youjoker9647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@MrParkerman6 the irony of you calling someone a dumbass..

    • @SuperKiddles
      @SuperKiddles 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      no shit sherlock @@kirinrex

    • @blackswordsman4064
      @blackswordsman4064 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @SuperKiddles kirin-rex was clearly explaining Andy's routine to the clueless MrParkerman6, not to the clueless SuperKiddles.

  • @medusaslair
    @medusaslair 2 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    Andy Kaufman - the original troller of absolutely everyone and everything. ❤

    • @bulletsxdame
      @bulletsxdame ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He's the OG of trolling.

  • @Corvetteman
    @Corvetteman 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1118

    Andy Kaufman was both fiction and nonfiction. The challenge for the audience was to determine what was fiction and what was reality.

    • @FranzKafkaEchoes
      @FranzKafkaEchoes 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +Corvetteman2013 Good way to put it. He was unique there's no doubt about that.

    • @95Grumple
      @95Grumple 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Corvetteman2013 I mean, lots of comedians play a character

    • @luvbach1
      @luvbach1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      +Corvetteman2013 I really think he alternated between reality and his performance art (if that's what it was); and at times, himself, was unable to separate the two. I think this appearance was an example.

    • @sahilprashar567
      @sahilprashar567 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Richard Hecht Richard wasnt that an amazing performance ,,,,yes even he didnt know fact from fiction,,,he was doing an art form..but he burned his own bridges,,,the gag should of been for the public not on the people who hired him,,thats where the problem was,,,in this example he should of let the staff and dave know that this is a sketch

    • @rdecredico
      @rdecredico 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      +anoop prashar They knew.
      Please.

  • @somedude4774
    @somedude4774 5 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    Andy Kaufman was a genius the master of making people uncomfortable.

    • @mwilliams1330
      @mwilliams1330 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Everyone trying to psychoanalyze the performance, and what you said is all of it in a nutshell. He took the perception of those who were against him at the time and refusing to give him work, and simply gave them what they wanted..a penniless oaf begging for money. Bob Zmuda was the first guy handing him money, otherwords..the gags on all of us for falling for it...brilliance.

    • @kendallevans4079
      @kendallevans4079 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Making people uncomfortable is "genius"? Guess most serial killers are genius'

    • @mskidi
      @mskidi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kendallevans4079 Most toddlers too. My son acts like a persistent buffoon at times, makes me angry cause he wont stop. Now that I think about it, my little baby is a genius as it seems

    • @dermotlynch2223
      @dermotlynch2223 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What I'll never understand - I think only Andy appreciated it - was the stunt with the vertical hold, that was never explained. I don't know how anyone, even him, got away with that.

  • @bradstewart7007
    @bradstewart7007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    The fact that Letterman played a clip of the beginning of this bit on his final show is a testament to how much Dave respected his comedy.

  • @TheArtofGuitar
    @TheArtofGuitar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    He's so good I actually believed him towards the end there. haha.

  • @Howard007
    @Howard007 9 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    Not a lot of people can get away with this type of humor but Andy NAILS it

    • @AubreyWestlund
      @AubreyWestlund 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Steven Lathrop One of the only I can think of these days that compares is Nathan Fielder.

    • @Howard007
      @Howard007 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aubrey Westlund Yess!! That is so funny because just this week i heard his material for the first time and it's definitely similiar!

    • @Howard007
      @Howard007 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** .... HIS humor. You think a lot of comedians are like this?

    • @Howard007
      @Howard007 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Kind of.. not really though!

    • @googleiscomplicated9431
      @googleiscomplicated9431 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Zach Galifinakis has a similiar subtly about him in some of his skits.

  • @chavezsofie
    @chavezsofie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Most awkward funniest thing I have ever seen. Andy Kaufman panhandling his audience. What a genius!

    • @travzimmerman1340
      @travzimmerman1340 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Meh. .. . .

    • @GhostNote42
      @GhostNote42 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@travzimmerman1340 Now try it in a whole [English] Sentence.
      ThX

    • @stephencraig5938
      @stephencraig5938 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love the old guy solemly handing Kaufman a note. To extract that level of interaction is cerebral.

    • @grease112
      @grease112 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      genius? He just comes up with the most annoying things and executes them with a dumb face. Far from genius

  • @TheKingmeower
    @TheKingmeower 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I remember my friends couldn't understand why I loved Andy. This guy rocked. Its said that Elvis claimed he liked Andy's impersonation of him most of all. .. and did he ever piss off America when he wrestled women.
    Andy was a great comic talent.

    • @richardmorris7063
      @richardmorris7063 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That whole bit w/ wrestler Jerry Lawler had me fools for yrs.

  • @GhostManBrandonDDpre
    @GhostManBrandonDDpre 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Such nervous laughter. This is amazing. Nobody else would dare do this kind of kind of reality alteration, live on tv. He was practicing magick.

  • @ktpat4449
    @ktpat4449 9 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    I just watched Man on the Moon. What an incredible man.

    • @TimsFoyleHeadgear
      @TimsFoyleHeadgear 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +KT Pat That movie brought me here.

    • @SOUPRUN01
      @SOUPRUN01 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +KT Pat Neil Armstrong was good.

    • @muppetonmeds
      @muppetonmeds 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +KT Pat yess he was so strange and lovable lol

    • @WesHuntermusicman
      @WesHuntermusicman 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      +KT Pat he really was and Jim did a great job portraying him, Jim C said his life has not been the same since he took on the role.

    • @ktpat4449
      @ktpat4449 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Kevin Curtis I can imagine. The nuances of his character were so subtle and obviously very difficult to achieve. It definitely made me respect Jim Carry a whole lot more as an actor.

  • @bropous4265
    @bropous4265 5 ปีที่แล้ว +542

    ALL Shtick. ALL the time. EVERY time. But MAN did this dude know how to make an audience UNCOMFORTABLE!!!!

    • @abbyrhodes814
      @abbyrhodes814 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      i still remember the night i watched him when I was in college with Jerry Lawler....holy shit we were totally snookered.

    • @Vin-og2dj
      @Vin-og2dj 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      B Ropous I work with a guy who’s just like this. Awkward and socially uncomfortable.

    • @najafa3520
      @najafa3520 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      i ADMIT i liked him, but i didn't REALLY appreciate him until AFTER he was gone.

    • @merendobereglidditz9304
      @merendobereglidditz9304 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@najafa3520
      Real comedians had a
      difficult time.

    • @schvanger
      @schvanger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      If it's all shtick, all the time; is it really shtick?

  • @SAVikingSA
    @SAVikingSA 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    all the man did was sit down and he got over a minute of laughs
    that's genius

  • @rebeccaknowles9652
    @rebeccaknowles9652 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This is brilliant! You could never tell quite what Andy Kaufman was up to. Rest in peace Andy.

  • @WillyTheComposerOfficial
    @WillyTheComposerOfficial 9 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    When Andy tells the audience not to laugh it immediately plants the seed of hilarity

    • @mossymoose8920
      @mossymoose8920 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      13randon 13axter
      >Andy Kaufman
      >Not genius
      Nice bait

    • @KienDLuu
      @KienDLuu 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @13randon 13axter I cracked up uncontrollably when he finally asked for money with his hand out. The deadpan setup and then awkward punch line is what makes the joke. You're a soulless vessel if you didn't at least giggle. Haha

    • @CrimsonRunnerToJesus
      @CrimsonRunnerToJesus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@KienDLuu Me too... the stoic hand reach as he moved forward to the audience CRACKED ME UP!

    • @MrSeankelly68
      @MrSeankelly68 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CrimsonRunnerToJesus b

  • @tiffanykane692
    @tiffanykane692 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hearing the lady in the back, practically screaming with laughter makes this even more hilarious. 🤣🤣😭😭🤣

  • @cerealkiillar
    @cerealkiillar ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Kaufman made us rethink the nature of Humanity, questioning who/what/how/why we are/were/will be in THE moment, and we were absolutely ecstatic about it. He was a gift.

  • @MrSmashingpumpkins12
    @MrSmashingpumpkins12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    This man was an absolute genius of comedy, far far ahead of his time.

  • @darrenmarchant1720
    @darrenmarchant1720 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Kaufman walks on like he's not sure where he is but he's down with what ever.

    • @goodlookinghonkey8382
      @goodlookinghonkey8382 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sounds like Peter North

    • @jingalls9142
      @jingalls9142 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats my general operating procedure. I understand how that is...

  • @cliffcox7643
    @cliffcox7643 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    He died in 1984 of Cancer, but maybe was diagnosed at this time, leading to this show, and the coughing bit. He was so brilliant he even made comedy of his situation.

  • @themoviedealers
    @themoviedealers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +920

    Joaquin Phoenix must have seen this at some point...

  • @ramtrucker60
    @ramtrucker60 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I loved when he asked the audience not to laugh when he was actually in the middle of his schtick. I was 17 then and loved him. Taxi was incredible. I miss him.

    • @richardmorris7063
      @richardmorris7063 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Taxi was the one show or one of a few that is just as funny to me now as it was then.What a cast & Latka was the straw that stirred the drink.I loved the split personality bit w/Vic Ferrari / Latka.

    • @pseudonymousbeing987
      @pseudonymousbeing987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I loved that moment I was laughing my ass off and there was no audience laughing with me. It felt very freeing

    • @whiteyfisk9769
      @whiteyfisk9769 ปีที่แล้ว

      Schtick??? Quit talking like an animal

  • @Pogomix
    @Pogomix 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2754

    This is trolling on a whole different level.

    • @JeffFreemanPresents
      @JeffFreemanPresents 8 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Indeed. the troll was a genius.

    • @petemarr824
      @petemarr824 8 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Totally! Extremely creative. Went to places other comedians didn't. Legendary!

    • @andersonomori
      @andersonomori 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pete Marr

    • @arturoescalante4843
      @arturoescalante4843 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      he was sick at the moment , so its really hard to think how painfull he is

    • @SONOFABITCH
      @SONOFABITCH 7 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      Andy wasn't really sick here. His cancer symptoms didn't appear until 1983, but I'm sure he would be happy to know he's still successfully trolling people 30+ years later.

  • @nervesconcord
    @nervesconcord 9 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    So many comedians jump around the stage shouting, trying to get a laugh. Andy gets continuous laughter from 0:27 to 1:44 and the only word he says is a mumbled 'What?'.

  • @eaglemri
    @eaglemri 8 ปีที่แล้ว +444

    This man was WAY ahead of the times when it comes to comedy.

    • @coder928
      @coder928 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      the true edge lord

    • @muniz27
      @muniz27 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      don't know why people keep saying that, me personally can't find him funny... Explain why was he ahead of his time? I've been trying hard to find him saying nothing funny but nope...

    • @JoeyJplus50lbs
      @JoeyJplus50lbs 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      He was one of the pioneers of a really dry, awkward humor that is huge today.

    • @guydecervens
      @guydecervens 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's him doing Trump, isn't it?

    • @RafaelMMB
      @RafaelMMB 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +guitarrmasta U need more iq for dat

  • @baccaratfitness2360
    @baccaratfitness2360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    What makes this so mesmerizing is Letterman’s perfect straight man complimentary to Kauffman’s character. I wish they’d done more two shots.

  • @quinbagwell7515
    @quinbagwell7515 9 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    living on the edge of insanity, pushing it to the limit, then just a little beyond. A dichotomy of genius and madman, of absurdity and brilliance. The one , the only Andy Kaufman

    • @Templ0
      @Templ0 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      quin bagwell you really typed this..

    • @Simon.Bilina
      @Simon.Bilina 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      that is absolutly great written madam!

    • @zakattack0075
      @zakattack0075 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      2 years late...but you are brilliant too!

    • @KairuHakubi
      @KairuHakubi ปีที่แล้ว

      Anyone else constantly getting Gene Wilder Willy Wonka vibes? Kaufman was like, one candy factory away from a purple suit and top hat. You really never know if any of what he's doing or saying is serious, you can never tell. and that same weirdly charming doughy-faced semitic sparkle in his eyes.

  • @gghowlinbeatbox8559
    @gghowlinbeatbox8559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    David: "You used to be on Saturday night live alot."
    Kaufman: *Gets emotional* "I don't know I really dont have any control of that." This whole bit has me dying lmao!

  • @gordongrant444
    @gordongrant444 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    It (Andy's work) was experiential theatre. He sometimes had a loose idea of where he wanted to go, but I think most of the time, he just reacted to situations with total transparency. In this moment of his life, he was feeling all that stuff and just let those feelings express the character. - I don't think he knew before he sat down that he was going to end up panhandling the audience. His brilliance was that he didn't need to know what was going to happen next...

  • @Learnamericanenglishonline
    @Learnamericanenglishonline 3 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    David Letterman was at his best when he was on this morning show and the first couple years of the show that came on after Johnny Carson. Andy Kaufman's appearance here represents well those golden years.

    • @ROBERT-ml7ml
      @ROBERT-ml7ml 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Disagree... he was at his best on the late show. This "appearance" doesn't show David's best work at all imo, the conversation was short, 1 way and David didn't even crack any jokes.

    • @vicomelgoza9053
      @vicomelgoza9053 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      so his golden years were 3 or 4 years before he died. well i congratulate him he accomplished a hell of lot in that short life span

    • @shawnmalloy4339
      @shawnmalloy4339 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There was a period there in the 70's when the rebellious and suspicious, and yet youthful attitudes, encouraged all sorts of artists and performers to take chances and hint at their cultural and political...what's the word...unease!??!

    • @DOOMJESUS
      @DOOMJESUS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@vicomelgoza9053 WHEN DID DAVID LETTERMAN DIE?

    • @JohnSmith-op1tc
      @JohnSmith-op1tc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I skipped a University of Michigan history class to stay home and watch the Letterman Morning Show. I did go to the former U.S. Ambassador who taught the class, to get a withdrawal, versus an E. Specificity on the reason for missing his sessions was not addressed. Rich Hall and the other contributors, like Kaufman made it appointment viewing, even for that one semester.

  • @reejones1713
    @reejones1713 9 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    He was such an amazing and beautiful man. RIP.

  • @HGPTW
    @HGPTW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That is one of the most extraordinary bits of television I've ever watched!!

  • @robertglass3944
    @robertglass3944 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I'm pretty sure that was all improv. Love him or hate him, he was a true master of the craft.
    RIP, Andy

  • @GordiansKnotHere
    @GordiansKnotHere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Andy getting some laughs from his cough due to cancer...
    That's some hardcore performance art right there.

    • @GabrielEtsHokin
      @GabrielEtsHokin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He didn't have real symptoms until a few years after this. I don't think his cancer was incubating with a slight cough for that long.

    • @jackandblaze5956
      @jackandblaze5956 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you try hard enough, you can eventually manifest your reality

    • @danielshannon6027
      @danielshannon6027 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That cough was almost prophetic.

    • @burttheman3697
      @burttheman3697 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They sprayed him with chemicals with a fire extinguisher during Taxi. Been coughing ever since.

    • @jackandblaze5956
      @jackandblaze5956 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@danielshannon6027 His name was prophetic

  • @garyleach2345
    @garyleach2345 5 ปีที่แล้ว +512

    That coughing is so haunting, knowing it's truly what killed him, or well a symptom of what killed him.. so sad

    • @outsidethepyramid
      @outsidethepyramid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It IS so sad. very very very sad. Poor fellow :(

    • @jimmyc1518
      @jimmyc1518 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yup that's what I thought when I saw him cough in this video.

    • @trentb3148
      @trentb3148 5 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Huh? This is 4 years before he passed, and 3 years before he was diagnosed. It is highly unlikely his coughing here was in any way related with his later lung cancer.

    • @JavierGarconOriginal
      @JavierGarconOriginal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@trentb3148 Cancer takes time, Although those years... seem a bit short, Remember he took those trips to India a sorts. I think he already knew 4 years in.

    • @JelqtronZero
      @JelqtronZero 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      they didnt call him coughman for no raisin

  • @TheVenusBoy
    @TheVenusBoy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    i love how Letterman is trying so damn hard not to laugh.

  • @hamblyrock
    @hamblyrock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Kaufmann died 4 years before I was even born, I’ve been watching all his stuff back and this guy was fucking light years ahead of his time. Mighty Boosh, Eric Andre Show and Ross Noble, you can see all of that influence from a few short clips. The man was a genius.

  • @dannysantos1266
    @dannysantos1266 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Every moment of that piece was brilliant. I’d like to imagine that Andy was thrilled by the fact that people handed over money - giving him validation - proof that they themselves, figuratively and literally bought into the bit.

  • @Quixoticah
    @Quixoticah 9 ปีที่แล้ว +686

    "I'm not trying to be funny." So evil.

    • @ThePEAnderson
      @ThePEAnderson 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      +Quixocrates Yes, that is my favorite part.

    • @stephenpoole6415
      @stephenpoole6415 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He’s pretty strange.

    • @jackie5046
      @jackie5046 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      HA!!!!

    • @garyrahn2172
      @garyrahn2172 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He was being serious, his cough was from the lung cancer that took his life.

    • @RemAtmos
      @RemAtmos 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Trying to confuse and cause the audience to doubt themselves. Like they don't know if he's serious. Then if they do happen to laugh at what he says, they may feel bad.

  • @toddlevine9377
    @toddlevine9377 5 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Only a genius like Kaufman could take the uncomfortably and insecurity felt by a live performer and so effectively hang them around the necks of his audience. Brilliant stuff. Cheers!

    • @Senriam
      @Senriam 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think Eric Andre has quite the knack for it as well.

    • @andrewm5612
      @andrewm5612 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great way of putting it

    • @richardmorris7063
      @richardmorris7063 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Andy Kaufman WAS Taxi,very good cast of talented characters who used that show to springboard their careers. When Andy was Vic Ferrari that was genius.When he was Lacks he was genius.Great comedians seem to have a shelf life like professional wrestlers..not long!

  • @VangeliRock
    @VangeliRock 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    in 1980 I was too young to think that I would have understood this (if it was real or not), This is my first time watching this and of course, it is brilliant...so funny and out there, Andy was a brave entertainer....I bet he's still alive.

  • @stevendavid5370
    @stevendavid5370 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Sure miss Andy a bunch. He was so talented, unusually talented. Master the art of silence and made it funny. Rest In Peace Andy.

    • @Ugo2sleep
      @Ugo2sleep 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He faked his death btw, this was news a few years back

  • @GlobalMiles
    @GlobalMiles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Genius. And, unbelievably...this aired on a daytime slot. LOTS of conversations ensued behind the scenes, with the network.

  • @TonyTreasureHunterNasr
    @TonyTreasureHunterNasr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is the best humor. When people don't know or can't tell your joking. Amazing.

  • @grego6515
    @grego6515 11 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    master of the absurd. seeing all of his work on youtube is amazing. when you used to see small doses of him back then it was hard to understand, but when you see different versions of his act now you realize how he played the audience, not just standing there telling jokes, but making you think and laugh, or think but not laugh, or laugh before thinking, or just plain wondering. genius.

    • @richardmorris7063
      @richardmorris7063 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He did a good parody on Elvis,his talent had few boundries.

  • @junbug1love
    @junbug1love 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    41 years ago and this guy would fit in just perfectly now people would love him just the same way

  • @noureddineelaroussi7680
    @noureddineelaroussi7680 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This man is a genius from a different planet, no one can keep a straight face like that for more than a minute!

  • @ericmasters9680
    @ericmasters9680 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm just here for Andy, so... thankyouverymuch.

  • @dfl4701
    @dfl4701 5 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    His art was genius. Making people feel uncomfortable with laughter. He was way before his time.

    • @dollydagger4306
      @dollydagger4306 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You haven't heard of Lenny Bruce? Now HE was ahead of his time.

    • @richardmorris7063
      @richardmorris7063 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was 1 of a kind & they threw away the mold.

    • @derekvalenti9365
      @derekvalenti9365 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe he was after his time:..

  • @stevehansen4755
    @stevehansen4755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    This is some of the darkest humor I have ever seen.

  • @astral_fetus
    @astral_fetus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +632

    andy: dies
    audience: dies of laughter

    • @TurtleBoxOfficial
      @TurtleBoxOfficial 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      This isn't even a joke this literally happened when he died everyone laughed because they thought him getting an extremely rare form of cancer and him saying he was going to cure it with undiscovered medicine was a bit.

    • @pushthetempo2
      @pushthetempo2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This is what happened to Tommy cooper. Died on stage and people thought it was a joke

    • @evet45
      @evet45 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes, he also sought treatment outside of the US and was begged by friends to get treatment here. He died of small oat cell cancer. It was so sad.

    • @laney2773
      @laney2773 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      His one brother isn't even sure if his death is still a hoax a not along with some other family members and close friends. It all resurfaced when his never heard of daughter came forward and everyone thought that was a hoax he conducted as well.

    • @churlskunk
      @churlskunk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Andy is alive and well and playing the character "Donald Trump".

  • @gregwilliams5637
    @gregwilliams5637 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I never saw this or even heard of it. Thank you for posting it. Absolutely brilliant man.

  • @cosmojonesmusic
    @cosmojonesmusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It takes a special kind of courage to be a pioneer of awkward comedy. He had such a beautiful smile.

  • @puertoriconnect4611
    @puertoriconnect4611 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This is my favorite appearance of Andy on letter. Perfectly encapsulates everything I love about Andy.

  • @talk2bpcable
    @talk2bpcable 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    He flipped the entire interview format on its head. Genius.

  • @overthehills_faraway8320
    @overthehills_faraway8320 9 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Some people don't understand that it was always an act with him.. that is why he was so fucking good he was one in a billion comedian.

    • @TimsFoyleHeadgear
      @TimsFoyleHeadgear 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      overthehills_faraway And he was brilliant enough to make people doubt IF it was an act, and yeah it was.

    • @overthehills_faraway8320
      @overthehills_faraway8320 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      johana77
      It was an act but I have to say as far as I can figure out genius and craziness are very closely related things in human psyche. I think he was both.

    • @TimsFoyleHeadgear
      @TimsFoyleHeadgear 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      overthehills_faraway Maybe, but even if he was crazy, he knew how to channel it.

    • @My100277
      @My100277 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +overthehills_faraway indeed they are closely related. feed of itself even.

    • @insaneartist8381
      @insaneartist8381 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Even though he's the biggest prankster in the world, you could never tell if he was joking or not. That's why Andy Kaufman was a genius.

  • @totaljekkie
    @totaljekkie 10 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    As an artists I think Andy Kaufman made us feel things that we don't feel during other shows. We felt sorry for him, and sometimes disgusted by him. Does this make him an incredible performer who is capable of tricking us into really feeling emotions that we dont often feel? or are these emotions that we dont want to have? Does anyone want to way in on this?

    • @totaljekkie
      @totaljekkie 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ***** Yea. I think that's what all art should do :) I think there is a large misconception of performance art, especially in theater and we need artists like this to change the mold.

    • @pajander
      @pajander 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amy Katrina Bryan I don't wanna get into "What is Art" territory (you could spend a lifetime), but I feel an important part of it is that art makes you feel things you don't usually feel or don't want to feel or have in fact never felt before. So yeah, Andy was a great artist. Which is basically what you just said but oh well gonna post this anyway!

    • @wsj1887
      @wsj1887 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      *weigh in. sorry, i had to

    • @totaljekkie
      @totaljekkie 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      haha much appreciated. But do you want to weigh in?? lol. Because I am waaaaay in.

    • @Filipe10102
      @Filipe10102 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Worship me or pity me like you worship me. All artists want these feelings. Everybody wants them, I mean.

  • @sickntired6241
    @sickntired6241 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My god this man is a genius ! Shear brilliance!! on a level that’s just untouchable by anyone before or after. The raw talent and pure confidence to pull this off is remarkable!

  • @12abbeyroadable
    @12abbeyroadable 5 ปีที่แล้ว +402

    This feels like a scene from Joker.

    • @noobnoob3489
      @noobnoob3489 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Very good point, but even more sad... these people had no clue

    • @marcleon1513
      @marcleon1513 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chris Lopez damn it does haha

    • @KReeMMeeNAL
      @KReeMMeeNAL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Chris Lopez the scene from Joker is fully inspired by this event... more dramatized of course

    • @gc3k
      @gc3k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The talk show scene from Joker originated in the comic book The Dark Knight Returns, but the writer and director researched a lot of 70s-80s material and probably ran across this interview along the way

    • @zazenbo
      @zazenbo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      like The King of Comedy you mean

  • @anonymouse1289
    @anonymouse1289 4 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    "Id rather if you not laugh because Im not trying to be funny", WHILE doing a stand-up bit on a late night show...

    • @tonyz376
      @tonyz376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That was Letterman's morning show.

    • @idkjustchangingmyname7343
      @idkjustchangingmyname7343 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He did almost break saying it tho... still hilarious.

  • @joelzenny
    @joelzenny 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    The man was a genius. Always pushing boundaries, blurring the lines between real and fake.

    • @edjwise
      @edjwise 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      blurring the lines is a good observation. It really is what he did. You never knew if it was an act or not.

    • @patsirianni7984
      @patsirianni7984 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Genius or Creepy and crazy

  • @deborahcaleo558
    @deborahcaleo558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    A TRUE ARTIST - HE WAS NEVER OUT OF CHARACTER IN PUBLIC - GOD BLESS ANDY KAUFMAN AND THE LAUGHTER HE SHARED - THANKS FOR SHARING THIS VIDEO

  • @aperez12374
    @aperez12374 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This skit helped me understand what a skit and what entertainment is all about.

  • @allanfifield8256
    @allanfifield8256 5 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    3:40 "Can I get you a mint?" Andy almost lost character.

    • @allanfifield8256
      @allanfifield8256 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      3:30

    • @video2000_TV
      @video2000_TV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      is it a role ?

    • @borizovskimilan
      @borizovskimilan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Many people did not realize what Andy wanted to show the public. He was given a script, and he won't stick to it, everytime, he wanted to show real show that was in the moment, so he did not have a character to loose that way, he was Andy.

    • @nahtesalinas1917
      @nahtesalinas1917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yep...he almost lost it.

    • @green323turbo
      @green323turbo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@allanfifield8256 Andy almost laughed , but kept it together. Got to love Letterman, he's witty

  • @ATMAtim
    @ATMAtim 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    He was such a master of deception. The guy could control an entire audience!

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Latka from Taxi needed a shave, too. He is so disgusting here.

    • @ItsNotRealLife
      @ItsNotRealLife 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Which he did to perfection in this video

  • @geoycs
    @geoycs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That has to be one of the most amazing things ever on tv!

  • @maxdoubt6504
    @maxdoubt6504 5 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    I don't really agree with all these "trolling" comments. Trolling is generally intended to irritate or annoy. Andy just wanted to confuse and entertain.

    • @aisbaby9288
      @aisbaby9288 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It's cringetroll

    • @theanswertois-fq7pd
      @theanswertois-fq7pd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Good trolls are entertaining themselves

    • @JonathanOvnat
      @JonathanOvnat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree. Plus he's in character. Plus it's he's show time, it's not like he's making a comment ..

    • @magnetmannenbannanen
      @magnetmannenbannanen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i heard he saw no reason not to have fun himself with what he did, so most of his pranks and jokes was things he enjoyed, like here, to pretend to be totally destroyed, begging for money.
      i think he would have fitted in with the jackass crew really well.

    • @ricbachman1727
      @ricbachman1727 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      he did a lot of irritating and annoying. Jerry Lawler legit hated him for one.

  • @tonyjablonski
    @tonyjablonski 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Just watched his Elvis impersonation..Truly astonishing.. spot on.

  • @caramel_clouds4751
    @caramel_clouds4751 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I remember reading an interview with Sacha Baron Cohen about "staying in character", and not laughing and ruining your act. He said he saw it as a courtesy to participants, that keeping it straight was what he had to do and nothing else was acceptable, an element of comic professionalism. Great in theory, but my God - THE IRON WILL of this man!?!?! How you can stare-out blankley and not crack a smile is beyond me!?! You're improvising, you're thinking of funny things, doing funny things, he must of thought they were funny, otherwise why do it, and all the time, don't show one iota of anything funny at all. The true MECHANICS of comedy acting here. Brilliant (by the way this is the first time I've ever watch Andy Kaufman, I only came on here because I was listening to R.E.M - the wonders of the digital age :)

  • @ChescoYT
    @ChescoYT ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Now we understand Andy's brilliance all these years later, id love to hear Letterman give his current opinion on Andy

  • @KienDLuu
    @KienDLuu 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    It's even funnier when you think that the entire interview was a setup to a panhandling joke. Hahaha fucken brilliant hahahhaa

  • @themadpioneer7650
    @themadpioneer7650 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    You know you're a comedy genius when you make people laugh like that for the first 2 minutes of the show and not even say a word

    • @the406seadonkey6
      @the406seadonkey6 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That doesn't make for "comedy genius". You're just trying to be in on a 'joke' that didn't exist. Get over yourself.

    • @Jt-ut1kk
      @Jt-ut1kk 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Forced laughs by the audience nothing funny about making stupid faces or using fake accents.

  • @kallianke
    @kallianke 11 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Kaufman was a fucking genius. Gone at 35, fucking hell.

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Considering how Andy died that bad cough could easily have been the beginning of the end