Andy Kaufman as Tony Clifton

[burtonh1]

Tony Clifton was Andy's best character

[ichiban308]

I need this place like I need a shotgun blast to the face. CLIFTON FTW

[lampoonthetube]

I was under the impression you couldn't tell Tony Clifton was really Andy Kaufman. I guess that wasn't true.

[12ruedespompiers]

I want a husband like tony

[ViperRob42]

My right speaker LOVES IT! (left, not so much)

[CusterFlux]

Andy's Buddy Love.

[oiyabastard]

JIM CARREYS CLIFTON IS WAAAAY BETTER!!!!!!!

[StephanieMarie1988]

@oiyabastard It was based off of a character Andy Kaufman created and wasn't very true to the nature of the "real" Tony Clifton, so how could it possibly be better?

[oiyabastard]

@StephanieMarie1988 LISTEN TOOTS ! DIS IS TONY CLIFTON, BECK IN EIGHTY EIGHT WEN U WAS BERN, I WASE HAVIN SO MUCH FUN , I NEEDED 2 DICKS!. NOW WEN I SAY CARREYS VERSION A ME IZ BEDDS DEN DAT MEANS ITS BEDDA, THE BEST PART OF ANDY K RAN DOWN HIS FATHERS LEG!!!

[wheez123]

This was from a comedy special also featuring Robin Williams and others.. Andy does two appearances as himself and an early embryonic (but hilarious!) Tony Clifton.

[chucknorris741]

hmmmm thats realy not funny

[hockeyissick17]

hes so much better than how he was portrayed in man on the moon

[JesseTheMindless]

The on-stage cigarettes killed him in the end... a shame

[Gatsby999888]

@JesseTheMindless Wow, great diagnosis, doctor.

[MrJMH1954]

Why am I watching this 30 years on? Because it don't get no better than Andy.....

[lilynick1]

I'd HATE to be in that audience. What a load of crud :(

[brenan6]

well i mean EVERYONE in the audience knew this was andy.

[cro44magnum]

Andrew Kaufman had a knack for making the audience more than just a little nervous.

[EthanxClarke]

this was the 1st time Andy performed as Tony, don't really believe the Man on the moon movie, cause thats mostly fiction. though Carrey was a good Andy Kaufman and the movie was good itself but it was mostly fiction...

[johnrx9243]

friggen hilarious!!!

[MisterMoccasin]

It's obviously Andy Kaufman imitating Tony Clifton the same way he impersonated Elvis.

[soadown45]

Thanks for the Laughs and the riots you twisted fool

[mafiahitmen100]

this was filmed at the improvisation in new york in 1977

andy rules rip old friend

[howellfilm]

Wow, what a gem! I've never seen Andy at this "in between" stage of developing his Tony Clifton character! Thank you very much! Where was this shot?

[benjaminshinobi]

What is this from? Was the performance just as Tony Clifton or was it part of a larger performance?

[CourtneyxCourtney95]

Is that his "impersonation" of Tony or his actual act as Tony?

[vldas]

this is Andy