@thierryhotdogboy I love the name of your channel (Dummies Must Destroy Trolls). Will your Howdy Doody become an expensive collector's item in the future?
I can understand that, but being an entertainer is just that, to entertain. Anyone can get up on stage and NOT get a laugh, to not care what the audience thinks of him is stupid, cause the whole point in entertaining is to get the audience to love you. He was an professional idiot and people loved him for the wrong reasons. He gives true performers a bad name!
During the whole wrestling fiasco.... he was playing a jerk. (I think in a TV guide interview he actually calls that character "the wrestling guy.")
If he's guilty of anything, it's overestimating the intelligence of the public by assuming they'd get that he was performing an act. But since they had him pegged as a loveable comic because of "Taxi"... they felt betrayed. lol
I guess "Take my wife please" is more your cup of tea....
They're all listed in the Kaufman Bible (a.k.a. "Lost In The Funhouse")
It's sad... he was slowly getting kicked off TV... yet TODAY his act would be such a non-issue. People would love it. He'd have his haters.. but Comedy Central would've happily given him his own show.
Personally, the Sarah Silverman Program and Uncle Andy's Funhouse back-to-back on Thursdays would be my DREAM... ;-)
I understand what you`re trying to say, but he was meant to be part of the hard world ages of INTELLIGENCE and stupidity. Comedy now is a joke itself. I don`t think it`s funny - Either it`s sex or PURE stupidity. And he was in the rough bits. Maybe it was the same comedy, I don`t know. But now we can enjoy his life and love his performances. He was a blessing and a teaching to us. We`ll learn why he was given to us later in time, but now just enjoy his stuff
Unique, yes, I'll grant you that, but he was the furthest thing from funny there ever was. This clip just prooved it. People love Andy because he's an idiot and they loved him on Taxi, it's like Jim Carrey, after he did Ace Ventura it didn't matter WHAT he did next, he could drink a glass of water and people would laugh, IT'S NOT FUNNY PEOPLE!!
I respect your opinion but you cannot sit on a high mountain and pretend to dictate what others should or shouldn't laugh at. Andy didn't care if audiences loved or hated him, he was interested in strong reactions, that was what he always tried to achieve and draw from a crowd.
I love him because he's loveable. The beauty of his soul just shines through. It's people like that that never live long enough. It's like they're not really here to endure the true test of life like the rest of us, they're here to be a light in ours.
You love me or Andy? LOL I am glad you guys enjoyed this upload. Andy Kaufman was a truly special man. It's hard to go through this world doing something so unique and sticking to it.
i have that howdy doody
thierryhotdogboy 6 months ago
@thierryhotdogboy I love the name of your channel (Dummies Must Destroy Trolls). Will your Howdy Doody become an expensive collector's item in the future?
B0yardigi0rn0 6 months ago
@B0yardigi0rn0 i think it will
thierryhotdogboy 6 months ago
Fighting the big bad wolf
Risky
jigsawpuzzle67 1 year ago
Consider watching The Hilarious House of Frightenstein.
tera033 1 year ago
you suck
wellingsj 1 year ago 3
o_o
1imbAl33t 2 years ago
My grandma and I are attached the same way, it's really weird.
tygersflowerz 3 years ago
though I admit his life was EXTREMELY interesting and the movie Man on the Moon was bloody brilliant!
zerojae 3 years ago
I can understand that, but being an entertainer is just that, to entertain. Anyone can get up on stage and NOT get a laugh, to not care what the audience thinks of him is stupid, cause the whole point in entertaining is to get the audience to love you. He was an professional idiot and people loved him for the wrong reasons. He gives true performers a bad name!
zerojae 3 years ago
He played *characters*.
During the whole wrestling fiasco.... he was playing a jerk. (I think in a TV guide interview he actually calls that character "the wrestling guy.")
If he's guilty of anything, it's overestimating the intelligence of the public by assuming they'd get that he was performing an act. But since they had him pegged as a loveable comic because of "Taxi"... they felt betrayed. lol
I guess "Take my wife please" is more your cup of tea....
tygersflowerz 3 years ago
i think he refered to the character as "Bad guy wrestler"
so many people dont understand kaufman and reading your comment made me smile
SnoocheeBoochees 3 years ago
Oh yeah!...
British Man
Bliss Ninny
Laughing Man
Sleeping Man
Bored Angry Man
Crying Man..
They're all listed in the Kaufman Bible (a.k.a. "Lost In The Funhouse")
It's sad... he was slowly getting kicked off TV... yet TODAY his act would be such a non-issue. People would love it. He'd have his haters.. but Comedy Central would've happily given him his own show.
Personally, the Sarah Silverman Program and Uncle Andy's Funhouse back-to-back on Thursdays would be my DREAM... ;-)
tygersflowerz 3 years ago
I understand what you`re trying to say, but he was meant to be part of the hard world ages of INTELLIGENCE and stupidity. Comedy now is a joke itself. I don`t think it`s funny - Either it`s sex or PURE stupidity. And he was in the rough bits. Maybe it was the same comedy, I don`t know. But now we can enjoy his life and love his performances. He was a blessing and a teaching to us. We`ll learn why he was given to us later in time, but now just enjoy his stuff
BigCarreyKauffmanFan 2 years ago
Unique, yes, I'll grant you that, but he was the furthest thing from funny there ever was. This clip just prooved it. People love Andy because he's an idiot and they loved him on Taxi, it's like Jim Carrey, after he did Ace Ventura it didn't matter WHAT he did next, he could drink a glass of water and people would laugh, IT'S NOT FUNNY PEOPLE!!
zerojae 3 years ago
I respect your opinion but you cannot sit on a high mountain and pretend to dictate what others should or shouldn't laugh at. Andy didn't care if audiences loved or hated him, he was interested in strong reactions, that was what he always tried to achieve and draw from a crowd.
B0yardigi0rn0 3 years ago
I love him because he's loveable. The beauty of his soul just shines through. It's people like that that never live long enough. It's like they're not really here to endure the true test of life like the rest of us, they're here to be a light in ours.
tygersflowerz 3 years ago 7
Really well said. His smile and enthusiasm is infectious. It's a shame we didn't get to see what he would have gone on to do.
RobQos 2 years ago
i love you
stingdownhill 3 years ago
You love me or Andy? LOL I am glad you guys enjoyed this upload. Andy Kaufman was a truly special man. It's hard to go through this world doing something so unique and sticking to it.
B0yardigi0rn0 3 years ago
thanks 4 the upload
princeofpwnage22 3 years ago