Andy Kaufman interviews his ex-girlfriend Elayne Boosler!

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  • @TheTurbanator123
    @TheTurbanator123 8 ปีที่แล้ว +791

    Andy Kaufman would break the internet if he was still alive

    • @Poita
      @Poita 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      +BrownTownReviews I don't usually find him funny but this was funny. Not only because of the bizarre height of his desk but because it's a comment on how talk show hosts make sure their chair is higher than guests so they can always appear taller.

    • @nephelethievenaix294
      @nephelethievenaix294 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +Poita Except Conan... He's just on stilts.

    • @francisapple
      @francisapple 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      He invented most of the comedy we see today

    • @Zeitgeistmusic997
      @Zeitgeistmusic997 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      you're assuming folks aren't idiots. folks are idiots and he will be obscure

    • @francisapple
      @francisapple 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Zeitgeistmusic997 Unlikely

  • @BackwoodsFilms
    @BackwoodsFilms 5 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    The way that nobody even questions the fact that he's seated ten feet above his guests....

    • @JBmusicart
      @JBmusicart 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Oh, I noticed. It's so obvious

    • @RonJohn63
      @RonJohn63 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      That's the gag.

    • @evanabbott2737
      @evanabbott2737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hilarious...👍

    • @SuperSupasi
      @SuperSupasi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RonJohn63 gag? Just admit it American are not funny.

    • @michaelmullingo6197
      @michaelmullingo6197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I heard it was a spoof on David Letterman who sat higher than his guests.

  • @gnewt75
    @gnewt75 7 ปีที่แล้ว +255

    Andy Kaufman was adult swim before adult swim. A pioneer.

    • @SoJustCool
      @SoJustCool 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      thats one of the best sentences ive read in a hot minute

    • @panagiotisdedes9695
      @panagiotisdedes9695 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dont compare adult swim with Kaufman maybe Tim Heidecker is close to kaufmans talent

    • @jasonfaulkner8644
      @jasonfaulkner8644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Tom Green was different than Andy, less talented, but just as psycho.
      I guess Sacha Baron Cohen is the closest comparison.
      No. No. I shouldn't. There is only one Andy K. Nothing compares, and no one should try.

    • @tfunkman
      @tfunkman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jasonfaulkner8644 a lovely thought. Andy was one of a kind.

  • @stuartpotterton6701
    @stuartpotterton6701 8 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    He is doing what he always did, walk the subtle line where you don't know if something is real or not. Genius

    • @fragolegirl2002
      @fragolegirl2002 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      lol he is an amazing guy :) thanks to him I'm uncertain about everything O.o

    • @glywnniswells9480
      @glywnniswells9480 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      None of its real

  • @keithdano
    @keithdano 6 ปีที่แล้ว +243

    the world still is not ready for this guy . He was a comedy genius

    • @observergoldstein3709
      @observergoldstein3709 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's what they all say

    • @NoOne-ky1er
      @NoOne-ky1er 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@observergoldstein3709
      About everyone who is pathbreaking..

    • @geoffreycurrie9582
      @geoffreycurrie9582 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The only comedian id call genius.

    • @sillysausage4549
      @sillysausage4549 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Or maybe he just wasn't that funny

    • @geoffreycurrie9582
      @geoffreycurrie9582 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sillysausage4549 ...........................

  • @cards1985
    @cards1985 12 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I laughed immediately when I saw Andy about 10 feet higher than the guest! Andy will always be my favorite and most original comedian ever!

  • @gokinsmen
    @gokinsmen 15 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I love when Elayne reaches up and drinks from the mug. Judging by Andy's reaction, I feel like she adlibbed that bit -- Andy could barely hold back a smile.

    • @nottavictim5
      @nottavictim5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Elayne was hysterical there. Note she can do Andy’s shtick as well as Andy

  • @chrisreulbach2543
    @chrisreulbach2543 9 ปีที่แล้ว +517

    As a personal friend of Elayne I can tell you that she and Andy wrote this together. It's a totally planned bit.

    • @liljontoaster4649
      @liljontoaster4649 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      chris reulbach people just did not get andy for along time and still to this day,funny,that was his genious

    • @WesHuntermusicman
      @WesHuntermusicman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +chris reulbach Please tell Elayne Kevin Curtis would like to speak with her about a really important project. She can google me and find my contact info. I am the Elvis Impersonator framed in the Ricin Letter Presidential assassination plot in 2013.

    • @WesHuntermusicman
      @WesHuntermusicman 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +chris reulbach www.gq.com/story/paul-kevin-curtis-elvis-impersonator-ricin-assassinations

    • @jenjen8243
      @jenjen8243 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +chris reulbach oh i agree i can tell this was scripted ... but funny none the less :)

    • @chrisreulbach2543
      @chrisreulbach2543 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      +Edgehead10075 We all have opinions... I personally find her very funny. Oh well. :)

  • @davidgrace2951
    @davidgrace2951 9 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    30 years ahead of his time.

    • @CT2507
      @CT2507 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +David Grace would have been if it was actually funny.

    • @askabourgo
      @askabourgo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +CT2507 It was funny for him

    • @18skeltor
      @18skeltor 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +CT2507 I don't think he gave a fuck lol

    • @CT2507
      @CT2507 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ronan RiemanJohns
      he did give a fuck if u understand what he was about. he was just as addicted to a reaction from people as normal comedians are.

    • @askabourgo
      @askabourgo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The godfather of all trolls

  • @EdWeibe
    @EdWeibe 8 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    her having to reach up for the cup. LOL

    • @richardm3023
      @richardm3023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I know, she had nice legs too!

  • @valxavier7498
    @valxavier7498 9 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    Ground-breaking comedy...pushing boundaries between private and public, fact and fiction. This was literally years ahead of its time. So clever.

    • @BayviewFinch
      @BayviewFinch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You seem to be making an assumption that things improve with time.

    • @DrPhil-kx3ci
      @DrPhil-kx3ci 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BayviewFinch you’re from my past. I know more than you.

    • @kidonspank
      @kidonspank 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BayviewFinch try telling that to a vintner.

    • @august1520
      @august1520 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don’t get it

    • @td1253
      @td1253 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DrPhil-kx3ci no you're from my past and I know more than you!

  • @common101sense
    @common101sense 11 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Hahah I love how he puts his desk on a pedestal. A huge shot at all the big egos on late night.

  • @ManicMechanic82
    @ManicMechanic82 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    He was truly the best and of an untouchable class completely of his own invention. Andy really was a genius!

  • @dph22013
    @dph22013 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    She takes a drink without skipping a beat. Brilliant.

  • @tomekstrand1988
    @tomekstrand1988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    No one had the art of "making the audience feel uncomfortable" perfected like Andy had.

    • @NuisanceMan
      @NuisanceMan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, they weren't so much the audience as the victims.

    • @wrayvon121
      @wrayvon121 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And Andy loved it. On a Stern interview Letterman said Andy told him to send him all the hate mail.@@NuisanceMan

  • @danos1011
    @danos1011 9 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    he always was so good about making the air of uncomfortable atmosphere as a new type of comedy.. this is genius

    • @WELLZY_
      @WELLZY_ 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      zach galifianakis has the same approach which I'm only assuming he adopted from Andy. Watch his between 2 ferns and stand up. Andy did it better it seems like.

    • @chrysanth.5700
      @chrysanth.5700 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Cammy 96 Surrealist comedy has been on the rise in general. Impressive how much of it is owed to Kaufman's work.

    • @peternemeth1777
      @peternemeth1777 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chrysanth.5700 If I remember correctly comedian Ernie Kovács was a pioneer in developing tricks for tv shows what the breaking of the fourth wall is concerned. And David Letterman should have borrowed and copied a lot of his ideas. This kind of comedy where there seems to be no separation between what happens on the stage and the audience is called breaking the fourth wall. Because a stage usually has three walls whilst the fourth wall is missing to be open for an audience. Andy Kaufman definitely contributed a lot to the development in breaking the fourth wall. He trolled everyone. A brilliant actor, whose brilliance was also confirmed by the great Orson Welles.

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The drinking scene, classic setup Kaufman style

  • @Powertuber1000
    @Powertuber1000 10 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    A true genius... I can't say he was ahead of his time because he was ahead of all time. This mind will never happen again.

  • @sybyrtube
    @sybyrtube 9 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Andy Kaufman was totally crazy and awesome at the same time

  • @Gggmanlives
    @Gggmanlives 16 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    I love how he pretended they cut to a commercial and they keep shooting. Hilarious!

    • @lullabi3234
      @lullabi3234 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      that is called a "skit".
      do you...think that SHE was the dupe in this joke? like she didn't know what was going on?

    • @johndodge8999
      @johndodge8999 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      When Andy was performing it was a different time. And we all had trouble knowing what was real and what a skit....he was that good.

    • @evanabbott2737
      @evanabbott2737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      jā carter no need to be a jerk.

    • @stanleywigger7332
      @stanleywigger7332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Holy shit Gman fancy seeing you here

    • @williamrutherford553
      @williamrutherford553 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What are YOU doing here, Gman?

  • @gigantes1966
    @gigantes1966 14 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Aside from the hysterically-elevated desk, i cannot believe that Kaufman went through with the feud routine 'off the air' (and huge kudos to Boosler for making it work so beautifully). It was beyond genius, and more importantly, there is nothing like that kind of thing being done even today, decades later.
    Kaufman was so original and so utterly fascinating that my mind boggles at how much further he might have advanced the field of comedy if he hadn't died so young.

    • @brianplace
      @brianplace 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon are doing pretty well with the feud thing... so the idea isn't dead.

  • @kcuhc84
    @kcuhc84 6 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    The Jim Carrey film gave most people the wrong impression.

    • @johndodge8999
      @johndodge8999 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Kcuhc that was his partners fault trying to promote the myth Andy was a crazy guy.

    • @DomImaBoss
      @DomImaBoss 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      He really played him terribly. I hate that movie

    • @raulescobar5700
      @raulescobar5700 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Of course

    • @KaneRobot
      @KaneRobot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Bunch of people that didn't know him talking about how a bunch of people that did know him portrayed him incorrectly. Sounds like the internet.

    • @sarusa1998
      @sarusa1998 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Kcuhc yeah like the way he made Andy talk with his eyes poking out and stuttering. That's really wrong he looks and talks like a normal person here.... So. Hmm

  • @hollyrochford
    @hollyrochford 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Andy Kaufman makes me feel like im not such a weirdo

  • @petewilder1303
    @petewilder1303 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I'm rediscovering Andy Kaufman, forgot about all the stuff he actually did - since I was a young teen at the time.
    That was fascinating and brilliant.

  • @cyberwing777
    @cyberwing777 14 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is comedy genius! The whole idea that their personal life takes over the show is great. I loved Andy Kaufman and still miss him. Thanks for posting.

  • @BrianDornTFP
    @BrianDornTFP 8 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    "Dating Andy Kaufman" would have made a great reality show.

    • @Spice99857
      @Spice99857 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      More like frightening.

    • @joanpelpinosas
      @joanpelpinosas 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Everything's an illusion to that guy, believe me.

    • @funzo1159
      @funzo1159 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Damn. It would have!

    • @buddhull
      @buddhull 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Closest thing I can think of comparatively is “I’m With Busey”

    • @MsNooneinparticular
      @MsNooneinparticular 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was on The Dating Game as Foreign Man, so there's that.

  • @justinebeaver1419
    @justinebeaver1419 10 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    Talk show hosts usually sit higher than their guests. It must be an insecurity thing.....the host feels more powerful and in control when the guest has to look up to them.
    Now I'll always think of this video when watching a talk show.

    • @johnhasaguitar
      @johnhasaguitar 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Yeah, that was kind of the point behind this design. He was making fun of other talk shows

    • @factinator33
      @factinator33 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Justine Beaver exactly that was my first impression you could tell the guy totally has some serious issues he wasn't even funny on Taxi if you ask me you almost single-handedly ruined the show the cast was too strong though he would have ruined any other show

    • @fwlweb5803
      @fwlweb5803 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Didn't get the height differential. Thanks for pointing that out. Only Andy would take it to this extreme. I hit the floor when she reach for the cup.

    • @simplechronology2605
      @simplechronology2605 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @factinator33 You completely missed the joke. And apparently, you have missed a whole lot of jokes too.

    • @oreokookie1000
      @oreokookie1000 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@factinator33 well, lookin back with 20/20 hindsight, he was pretty astoundingly talented....this is the early 80's?? seems au current.....didn't know what to make of the sonofabitch back then

  • @richardfederico1672
    @richardfederico1672 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Andy, possibly the first podcaster.

  • @MusicPlaylistGuru
    @MusicPlaylistGuru 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Only Andy Kaufman can come up with such a set. He was a comic genius indeed.

  • @came6939
    @came6939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I remember when the news announced his death, I laughed and told my friends, "This will be his greatest achievement."
    As a fan knowing his work I was on board that this was a prank.

  • @jasonfaulkner8644
    @jasonfaulkner8644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    When Boosler reaches up for the cup of water ... LOL!

  • @james5460
    @james5460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That is such an awesome sight gag on the power imbalance in those late-night chat shows where the host holds all the cards. That's brilliant comedy, making her look up to him.

  • @alanw505
    @alanw505 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We still haven't caught up to the genius of Andy Kaufman.

  • @lauralewis4696
    @lauralewis4696 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Man, she's amazing.

  • @jpm4444
    @jpm4444 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    both elayne and andy did great in this bit. true art; not seen anymore.

    • @stolentimecapsule7450
      @stolentimecapsule7450 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this is great, may i also suggest tim heidecker’s work, particularly his on cinema guise

    • @natewilson111
      @natewilson111 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stolentimecapsule7450 Tim's material is the direct descendant to Andy's

  • @FrancisMaxino
    @FrancisMaxino 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The more I see of Andy Kaufmann the more intrigued I become...he was obviously a comedic genius whose humour was just too intelligent for the American public, I don't think anyone understood where he was coming from because most of the time it seems like reality when it's not, an amazing illusionist and one of the few true artists who wasn't relying on 'lampooning' and idiotic slapstick for laughs.

  • @chrisjaybecker
    @chrisjaybecker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I remember watching this when it aired. Brilliant.

  • @inthejcurve7968
    @inthejcurve7968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing wits! Dry humor, and the angst that they put the audience through to get the laugh at the end was terrific!

  • @saneee2495
    @saneee2495 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    this was a clever act lol.

  • @nadineefleck
    @nadineefleck 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love his voice

  • @constantreader7944
    @constantreader7944 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    It's kinda funny. I recall watching this particular episode on tv in college with friends, and we were dying laughing. Especially when Elayne reached up to pick up the mug to take a sip--we fell out of our chairs. And my buddy said, Wait wait wait a minute---the audience is not laughing. So we all got quiet, and realized that the audience was not laughing. Oh well. We started laughing again. Brilliant. And now that I think about it, the quiet audience who isn't getting all this, makes it all the funnier. Strange memory from 30+ years ago.

    • @Deyonkersny
      @Deyonkersny 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only few in the audience laugh..

    • @redshiftexperiment
      @redshiftexperiment 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What was this show called?

    • @DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL
      @DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Elayne Boosler always seemed so self assured, as a comedian. She seemed kind of vulnerable, here. Then again, who knows? You can never tell what's really going on with Kaufman. That's why people thought he was faking his own death.

  • @YOROWE78
    @YOROWE78 12 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Tony laughing at the 5:12 mark is just flat out friggin hilarious!

  • @amyntut
    @amyntut 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That desk being up really high kills me !

    • @LisaJOxo
      @LisaJOxo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hilarious.

  • @realitycheck5383
    @realitycheck5383 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    his desk being up so high is such a classic bit. i dont think anyone understood why he did it. genius.

  • @Nostradamus_Order33
    @Nostradamus_Order33 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “No you opened with the Catskills” “you opened with the Catskills”

  • @orbianskyler
    @orbianskyler 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Andy was pure Genius.

  • @BacchusFA
    @BacchusFA 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is comic genius. His chair height was extraordinarily funny

  • @darkfader4511
    @darkfader4511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Having him and Tony in the same scene and him having a recorded voice is so clever

  • @TheOnlyRagsMorales
    @TheOnlyRagsMorales 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This whole set up and interview is incredible! This is riveting

  • @paulgagnier7360
    @paulgagnier7360 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Perfect New York City couple!

  • @54spiritedwill54
    @54spiritedwill54 15 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    that's awesome! a lot of people don't get his brand of comedy. he was a genius.

  • @tulrob
    @tulrob 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great genius Andy was. Fantastic comedian. He blows my mind to this day!

  • @evilinnnn
    @evilinnnn 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That's what I call a good interview!
    We really need another Andy in our time...

    • @TimsFoyleHeadgear
      @TimsFoyleHeadgear 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      evilin N. We have. They're called Jim Carrey and Will Ferrell, whether you like it or not.

    • @evilinnnn
      @evilinnnn 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They are really good in their own way. But they are not Andy Kaufman.

    • @TimsFoyleHeadgear
      @TimsFoyleHeadgear 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      evilin N. That's true. Andy is still unique.

    • @evilinnnn
      @evilinnnn 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeap

    • @WELLZY_
      @WELLZY_ 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +johana77 zach galifianakis between 2 ferns. His comedy is similar in my opinion. It's more of the delivery and acting me than the joke itself.

  • @issy_b_onair
    @issy_b_onair หลายเดือนก่อน

    Elayne's tribute article to Andy is lovely. They were close friends until his last day. 😢❤

  • @skiptowne61
    @skiptowne61 9 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Brilliant.
    Eventually people will get Andy.
    ...maybe

    • @namisill850
      @namisill850 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I haven't gotten his comedy in almost 40 years

    • @jasonhayward7231
      @jasonhayward7231 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I do,, there’s not comedian alive that can touch him. He’s real but not.

    • @leonspinks3787
      @leonspinks3787 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I get him allright, dry, stupid, childish. Let me know when to laugh

  • @floydtibbs
    @floydtibbs 15 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Andy is so mesmerizing, i would love it if this show was on today

  • @tate3777
    @tate3777 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I wanted to know if this is staged or not, and now I realize this is just why Andy loved his comedy, he loved when the audience didn't know if it was staged or not. It's the whole point. Which is genius, but I'm still sitting here trying to know what's real and what's not haha. That's the genius of Andy, he just gets into your head!

    • @rickrenner8528
      @rickrenner8528 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it's written, she gives it away, but it's done well

    • @tate3777
      @tate3777 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well it's definitely done well, I honestly couldn't tell if she was acting or not haha. Thanks for responding

    • @joesimon2018
      @joesimon2018 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tate Saywitz Staged. Basically improvisation

    • @rickrenner8528
      @rickrenner8528 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tate Saywitz the give away was at the commercial break, she was a little too involved in their argument at that point, in front of a crowd, seeing an ex-boyfiredn after years apart,....she wouldn't have gotten so caught up in it, and knowing Andy, it would have crossed her mind if she were being set up,.....but his genius was that most never caught on to any of his antics. I saw him live on Friday's Tv show start that riot, and believed it. Everyone did.

    • @tate3777
      @tate3777 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      You saw him on the Fridays skit??? Wow, I can't even imagine. And then didn't he have to issue an apology on TV after that Fridays taping but didn't even do that and still steered off from the script?

  • @craigkdillon
    @craigkdillon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Let's get one thing straight -- Andy Kaufman was NOT ahead of his time.
    Andy Kaufman was totally outside of the time/space continuum.
    Andy Kaufman created alternate reality because he was not of our time or dimension.

  • @pronemanoldbutyoung5548
    @pronemanoldbutyoung5548 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The most impressive feature of Andy to me, and there are a ton of features to this man, is that he never breaks up and laugh at his own silly lines or material or laughs when a costar does or says something silly. Andy is the only performer that I've ever noticed this about.

  • @Robert127
    @Robert127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Andy was not crazy he knew how to work people he knew how to set other up for failure roping people in the way he set the stage so he would be facing down on his guests just to make the feel less in them selves and he would always control of his guest's he was a master of knowing the mind this was brilliant within itself only Andy could pull this crazy stunt off hats off Andy Rest in peace buddy.. your Legend

  • @nolanlamond2439
    @nolanlamond2439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is miles ahead of its time - genius 👏

  • @jzimmt
    @jzimmt 9 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I love the creative absurdity of Kaufman. In a way he exposed the absurdity of the culture in general by lampooning our entertainment

  • @jamesjonesrocket
    @jamesjonesrocket 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is pure gold, such a shame there isn't much original comedy like this anymore.

  • @stephenc714
    @stephenc714 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    anything with Mr Kaufman is just great to see and getting to re live old memories is fun
    thanks

  • @joesimon2018
    @joesimon2018 7 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Elaine on Seinfeld was based loosely on her.

    • @rahkiajohnson7926
      @rahkiajohnson7926 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Joe Shmoe she reminds me of her.

    • @TerryGrancho
      @TerryGrancho 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      was she loosely a whore?

    • @constantreader7944
      @constantreader7944 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No, that was Carol Liefer. But Elayne did date Larry David too.

    • @BabbleOn777
      @BabbleOn777 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      LOL! What a way to get back at an Ex!! I remember Andy's various broadcasts in the States on Late-Night TV as a wee child...I used to watch Taxi all the time, as young as I was, hanging out with my Dad, cause I used to sleepwalk and have Night Terrors, ANYwayyys. Elaine Booster, part of the alumni of the best SNL days...Miss those years, so many of them passed way too early. I think that is why Andy figured that his 'death' would slip in, afterall..Gilda and Cancer, Belushi and Drugs...I know he is still alive, and bravo on being one of the best minds in comedy. He is still laughing at those he has always laughed with. His brother knows it, Bob Szumda knows it. The best way to never die, IS to 'Die'! R.I.P Andy.

    • @gerberbernstein7360
      @gerberbernstein7360 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      She was based on Carol Liefer, Jerry's old girlfriend.

  • @edwinjimenez3802
    @edwinjimenez3802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    HIS MATERIAL WAS REALLY FUNNY HE DID THE UNEXPECTED GOD BLESS HIS MEMORY AMEN 🙏 TRULY BRILLIANT COMEDY

  • @sagarr2324
    @sagarr2324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    6:15 i think thats the closest andy came to breaking his character in whole career

    • @Nostradamus_Order33
      @Nostradamus_Order33 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow, I missed that. Good pick up.

    • @FuzzyDancingBear
      @FuzzyDancingBear 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you seen Orca Welles interview him when Andy basically admits the whole Tony Clifton thing and explains the origins of the Forign Guy voice

  • @Cloudkick85
    @Cloudkick85 13 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    He hurts my head, I can't figure him out....

  • @dylanalexander4393
    @dylanalexander4393 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm here from the Nostalgia Critic's Spider-Man: Far From Home - Sibling Rivalry video

    • @love4music1992
      @love4music1992 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Get the fuck out me toooooo!

  • @ChuckSchickx
    @ChuckSchickx หลายเดือนก่อน

    Comedic genius. His mind was always creating...in ways NOBODY else was or has since.

  • @KlangenFarben
    @KlangenFarben 15 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Stellar. The ability to consistently and clearly make the audience uncomfortable and/or laugh is a kernal of meta-comedy. Andy Kaufman simply had a different bar to reach for than anyone else of his generation, or for that matter any other generation I can think of.

  • @richarddye5758
    @richarddye5758 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A lot of people miss the fact that andy was mirroring society back on it self.. these skits were all based on the insanity and hipocrity that was around him. He had spent a lot of time trying to understand people, and in the end the only way he saw himself able to make any impact on the world beyond hollywood's plastic self absorbed success was to show people what they were really like and they didn't like what they saw ..but some of us got it

  • @badskroy71
    @badskroy71 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    lmao i love how they keep the routine up even after they cut to commercials, leaving the audience in total unsurity. Total brilliance.

  • @ThunderAppeal
    @ThunderAppeal 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is perfect. A brilliant set up.

  • @haji818721
    @haji818721 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The desk placement is just gold.

  • @tinycheesegiant1470
    @tinycheesegiant1470 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I vaguely remember watching Man in the Moon with Jim Carry. I think it had such an impact on me that this is the way I find comedy. People can't tell if I'm serious or being sarcastic. When really it doesn't matter

  • @bxchef829
    @bxchef829 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the desk 8 feet above the guest hahaha He was a genius.

  • @JoeB0y16
    @JoeB0y16 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the bit with Tony Clifton! Nice Video!!!!

  • @WobblyLance
    @WobblyLance 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I don't think a single moment of ANY footage of him shows the genuine Andy Kaufman; everything he did was a performance. Everything. Genius.

  • @josephvanwyk2088
    @josephvanwyk2088 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WOW this is genius. Imagine a talk show of couples that went through a break up (that's not jerry springer). Love the set design

  • @binko969
    @binko969 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Andy was a Fkn genius. The elevated desk alone makes the segment

  • @daaarrell15
    @daaarrell15 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    is that the puppet laughing aswell lol 5:13

  • @slumlordable
    @slumlordable 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Andy wanted everyone to question what is reality. Too bad people never understood that about him. Even after his death, all these years later people still don't get it. Thank you very much!

  • @LevitoMax
    @LevitoMax 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Andy Kaufman trolled the world, he invented the game. He is the godfather of trolls, the Troll Allfather.

  • @heyeveryoneimcool
    @heyeveryoneimcool 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. The desk and guest set up is ingenious.

  • @MyTwinFlameisCurrency
    @MyTwinFlameisCurrency 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was AMAZING. I TRULY love this man. He was an absolute GENIUS. He was so funny and sweet on Taxi. I'm his #1 FAN. I have the book on his life and the movie Man On The Moon.

  • @blues970123
    @blues970123 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    this has to be the most honest interview i've ever seen.

  • @jamesjonesrocket
    @jamesjonesrocket 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    that was really well done! nice post pal

  • @Karmathejedi1701
    @Karmathejedi1701 13 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    i love how the marionette laughs at him

    • @AckzaTV
      @AckzaTV ปีที่แล้ว

      It's one of his many alter ego split personalities ...comedy multiple personality disorder! A mee character for every voice in your head!

  • @SteveWaddell1
    @SteveWaddell1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It was an objective statement. He did not consider himself a "comedian". The things he did were to provoke your mind. Good or bad. He influenced alot of people who understood what he was doing. Look at Tim and Eric, the Jackass crew, etc. He played pranks on millions mostly for his own amusement. Look at what him and Jerry the King did. They played millions and Andy was hated. But, he made people get mad, angry, emotional and quite often if you knew what he was doing, laugh.

  • @calebvandyke208
    @calebvandyke208 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:47 that shot of him sitting so elevated after he really digs in. "I remember."

  • @guyguyguy362
    @guyguyguy362 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just heard the very same concept on the radio, no matter who calls in their audio is lower - even if an advertiser calling in and paying the station!

  • @carljacobson7156
    @carljacobson7156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can see how Andy used the Pro Wrestling concepts of a 'Work', which is a fictional situation portrayed as real, in his performances.
    Andy was decades ahead of his time.

  • @k8ttleson
    @k8ttleson 15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Stunning. "Ok, we're back."

  • @songoku11111
    @songoku11111 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That transition was immaculate

  • @philrobinson981
    @philrobinson981 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The only time we saw him in the UK was in Taxi. He certainly had a lot of talent

  • @warriorofwrestlingv3
    @warriorofwrestlingv3 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Heh, I always loved the desk thing, but it's only after watching the clip again I've realised the audience are facing the wrong way, too, and have to turn their heads to see him. The man was brilliant :D

  • @jimoleesyt1577
    @jimoleesyt1577 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember him doing this show. I had totally forgotten.

  • @mws755
    @mws755 10 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This is my conversation with most women

  • @NomadicBrian
    @NomadicBrian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The set is AWESOME! Andy thinking about future guests... make sure ex girlfriend gets booked to have awkward dating conversation.