wow. thank you. andy was an artist in the truest, most earnest, and dangerous way. i never came across andy's work till reading in "agent of evolution"(the bill hicks bio) that bill was a big fan of kaufman, so i went out and found the '77 improv, which really blew me away(mostly the first and second acts, the early tony clifton was kinda lame). andy made me laugh, cry, groan, yell, and most of all, think about what comedy really is.
andy, for this mona lisa of performance art, i salute you.
Where the Hell was Andy when his beloved Love Family was performing? Should he not have been visible and to the side of the stage looking awestruck whilst they were performing?
@defdeezy I'm saying that people still dont understand it today, so to call it before its time is saying that everyone would one day appreciate it, they just didnt know it. But yes, his humor makes more sense now than it did before.
This next part shows Andy singing a light hearted number from a Rogers and Hammerstein musical (Oklahoma!). Andy, already known for his serious and often edgy skits, contrasts his creativity by being corny and whimsical. He expected audiences to flow with the creativity.
This part of the skit shows kids singing a very popular song of the sixties among the revolutionary movement that marked the 60s. It was a very serious time in our history and this little skit with the kids (so very unlikely) is the creative edge that is Andy's hallmark.
heres before my time but i love the man... and it seems to me... if you want to get the joke... you have to be part of it ... that is.... you have to care enough to get stumped and when it comes to kaufman.... everyone was
As funny as this show was, (and only Richard Prior's video concert from the same period of time is in it's league,) I can't help but get tears in my eyes when I watch.
Those kids singing we're incredible for their time. He found them singing on the street in Venice Ca and took them with him to Carnegie Hall! They had such potential, and with a little polish could have been the next Osmand's but more hip! Perhaps more like the Jackson 5?
Those kids singing we're incredible for their time. He found them singing on the street in Venice Ca and took them with him to Carnegie Hall! They had potential, with a little polish to be the next Osmand's but more hip!
It's hard not to like Andy, really. And always wondering if he's just silly, simple or extremely intelligent but always leaving us wondering. I love to be silly all the time and he's a big inspiration for me.
I love Andy...but for sure, the intimacy of a small club or even the TV studio suits him better than a grand stage like this...as he said once; he performs to an audience like he's invited them into his own home for a family gathering...you got a much better sense of that from clips at the Improvisation, I think...
I don't think anyone can actually explain it if one doesn't get it. He was unique, original, always testing his audience, and mainly having fun with what he did even (or maybe especially) when everyone else thought he was nuts.
He was way ahead of his time, that much is certain.
@danceonair86; Yes, he most certainly did it simply to get a rise out of his audience. Whether it be anger, confusion, or joy... And as you said, he truly enjoyed what he was doing and had fun with it.
I think its his innocence that appeals to both sides of the grown up, the cynical and the nostalgic. you can enjoy his 'square' personna, its clearly a reaction against 70's grim feeling after the USA scandals etc
Couldn't agree more. His stage schtick goes from quite bitter and snide to passionate an heartwarming, as he saw fit. Sometimes I get the impression that he used characters like Tony Clifton to just vent.
Could you please explain what you said? He's still unique because nothing can take away the fact he was doing things no one else was. That's what makes him great. He was doing it before it became "common". Besides, there is still nobody that does exactly what Andy did.
I know, it is just that there was this guy who didn't understand why people still remember him. So I told him what I think about him... he was unique and brought in a whole new type of jokes. But nowadays you often see people doing an Andy Kaufman (although it is never as extreme as some of his jokes) so his stuff does not seem that extraordinary.
@tkhushrenada Truthfully, not too many people ever "got" Andy Kaufman. He had purely genius moments -- which were popular at the time -- but then he would turn around and do whatever it took to incite the audience. He is interesting now because he never gave the game away and, as a result, no one really understood AK, even those closest to him. He died young so we'll never really know what he was up to -- an enigma, I guess, would be the best description of him.
Just to be clear, Man on the Moon is nowhere near an accurate account of Kaufman's life. Even the producers themselves said it was not a biography but a celebration of the man. For people who have never heard of him, however, it is a good starting point to at least understand what he's known for.
@tkhushrenada i think it also has something to do with tension/release. it was about 3:20 and i just burst into unstoppable laughing, with the whole ridiculousness of the scene.
@tkhushrenada His angle was entertainment. Most people see entertainment as only a positive happy thing, but he created realism, pain, hatred, and happy moments. He was WAY before his time. People just didnt know what to expect with him which is why everyone wanted more. Today, we can see many actors or actresses that can keep a straight face whether they are joking or not. Then, he really was the only one that was doing. Again...WAY before his time.
@moniquechile The little girl singing "Aquarius" is Nina Treadwell. This tape does not relay well how good she really was. She was a fantastic singer and dancer!
So I always see him speaking differently, I can never actually tell what his voice sounds like :) I love it.
TawnyaTheGreatest 1 week ago
AAAaaahahahahaha "Why's he so Great" ... AAAAaaahahahahahaha ... I guess he just doesn't get it. I miss Andy so much ...
GChemist1 2 weeks ago
You either get him or you don't. If you do, enjoy a talent you will never see again. If you don't...watch something else.
larjanus 1 month ago
You are truly awesome for uploading this Thank You!
cowboys4life956 1 month ago
wow. thank you. andy was an artist in the truest, most earnest, and dangerous way. i never came across andy's work till reading in "agent of evolution"(the bill hicks bio) that bill was a big fan of kaufman, so i went out and found the '77 improv, which really blew me away(mostly the first and second acts, the early tony clifton was kinda lame). andy made me laugh, cry, groan, yell, and most of all, think about what comedy really is.
andy, for this mona lisa of performance art, i salute you.
oceankiddd 1 month ago
Where the Hell was Andy when his beloved Love Family was performing? Should he not have been visible and to the side of the stage looking awestruck whilst they were performing?
cro44magnum 2 months ago
it wasnt before its time, it just took a very keen comedic mind to understand fully.
hockeyissick17 2 months ago
@hockeyissick17 no, no, no. name one person who was doing what andy was doing back then.
defdeezy 2 months ago in playlist More videos from danceonair86
@defdeezy I'm saying that people still dont understand it today, so to call it before its time is saying that everyone would one day appreciate it, they just didnt know it. But yes, his humor makes more sense now than it did before.
hockeyissick17 2 months ago
@hockeyissick17 agreed, sorry for the misunderstanding!
defdeezy 2 months ago
This next part shows Andy singing a light hearted number from a Rogers and Hammerstein musical (Oklahoma!). Andy, already known for his serious and often edgy skits, contrasts his creativity by being corny and whimsical. He expected audiences to flow with the creativity.
Rockyet 3 months ago
This part of the skit shows kids singing a very popular song of the sixties among the revolutionary movement that marked the 60s. It was a very serious time in our history and this little skit with the kids (so very unlikely) is the creative edge that is Andy's hallmark.
Rockyet 3 months ago
andy was before his time....this is his take on american idols bad contestants
Kesava1975 5 months ago
heres before my time but i love the man... and it seems to me... if you want to get the joke... you have to be part of it ... that is.... you have to care enough to get stumped and when it comes to kaufman.... everyone was
dramon231 5 months ago
As funny as this show was, (and only Richard Prior's video concert from the same period of time is in it's league,) I can't help but get tears in my eyes when I watch.
We miss you Andy!
WatchVenusSpa 6 months ago
who the hell uses themselves as a character? even "andy" was a character. genius. you've just gotta wonder how he was behind closed doors.
TheRPJ3 7 months ago
Complete Andy Kaufman weirdness... wouldn't have it any other way
gilroytom 9 months ago
Andy Kaufman has to be watched in context of his life and other performances. he is brilliant.
mchaplya1 11 months ago
i love that begining perforance so good
0Adamska 11 months ago
It is sad he "DIED" I'm not sure but if he is gone R.I.P!!
amy96525 1 year ago
Awesome. I wish I could be there.
theroot1980 1 year ago
Seriously...this is so entertaining to me...but I don't know why.
AlanAyazyam 1 year ago
some asshole singled himself out and gave this a thumbs down....those kids were hilarious.
andrewdeangelo1011 1 year ago
I knew he faked his death and turned into Paul Reubens!
needstoregister 1 year ago
Those kids singing we're incredible for their time. He found them singing on the street in Venice Ca and took them with him to Carnegie Hall! They had such potential, and with a little polish could have been the next Osmand's but more hip! Perhaps more like the Jackson 5?
7271950 1 year ago
Those kids singing we're incredible for their time. He found them singing on the street in Venice Ca and took them with him to Carnegie Hall! They had potential, with a little polish to be the next Osmand's but more hip!
7271950 1 year ago
Oklahoma deserved that rendition!
TheMFenwick 1 year ago
I quite like the fact that he is making fun of me - the spectator - with this kids' performance. Ditto for his Oklahoma. Both are crap.
nitramgnal 1 year ago
This is too damn funny...
TheMegachops 1 year ago
He was an entertainer. He didn't try to be a comedian. Do not try and understand it, or look to get a laugh, he was a performer and an entertainer.
dalton2317 1 year ago
what is the chords to the farm song? can someone tell me.
megaman351000 1 year ago
Andy Kaufman did what everyone should try and do, He made himself above everyone else laugh first.
Wully1888 1 year ago
The 80s Was Amazing; End Of Story
Love You Andy!
CourtneyxCourtney95 1 year ago
It's hard not to like Andy, really. And always wondering if he's just silly, simple or extremely intelligent but always leaving us wondering. I love to be silly all the time and he's a big inspiration for me.
funnylookingfoetus 1 year ago
Haha, love it when he pretends not to be able to sing. Always taking the piss. He's driving heaven mad right now, probably :)
dhammakaveros 2 years ago 3
Definitely paved the way for awesome things to come, e.g. Mr. Show.
EpicureMammon 2 years ago
Andy is the best. Refreshing and original w/ dry humor to boot.
lonnie333 2 years ago
I love Andy...but for sure, the intimacy of a small club or even the TV studio suits him better than a grand stage like this...as he said once; he performs to an audience like he's invited them into his own home for a family gathering...you got a much better sense of that from clips at the Improvisation, I think...
Stereolabdream 2 years ago 3
Brilliant analysis
Alfrunk 2 years ago
I love how the audience didn't start doing the 'okay? OKAY' part right away, yet he recovered it perfectly. Andy knows how to control an audience.
Imagine if he used his powers for good! Nah, I like him better the way he is.
slalomluke 2 years ago
He did use his powers for good.
klwewf 2 years ago
i fucking love that intro with the kids singing songs from hair
daveisaretard 2 years ago 3
that's a beautiful thing
Chesterton7 2 years ago
bullshit bullsit my line bullshit bullshit my line-tony clifton (talking about a 'Taxi' script lol
ziggyrotten 2 years ago
well....tkhushrenada....cause your an Idiot...thats why
russphilly 2 years ago
I'm not getting this. Not to troll but what's his angle? why's he so great?
tkhushrenada 2 years ago
I don't think anyone can actually explain it if one doesn't get it. He was unique, original, always testing his audience, and mainly having fun with what he did even (or maybe especially) when everyone else thought he was nuts.
He was way ahead of his time, that much is certain.
danceonair86 2 years ago 24
@danceonair86 how does someone go about getting it?
elmstreet777 1 year ago
@danceonair86; Yes, he most certainly did it simply to get a rise out of his audience. Whether it be anger, confusion, or joy... And as you said, he truly enjoyed what he was doing and had fun with it.
P5eudonym 1 year ago
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@danceonair86 ... and once you get it, you can't get enough of it.
TimothyStoll 9 months ago
@danceonair86
It's just a good-fashioned variety show, whats to get? :)
damres 4 months ago
cause he made a life out of doing it for the lulz.
r2d2ott 2 years ago 5
andy kaufman is bigger than his performances. its his legend that makes what he does great.
spectralxdemon 2 years ago
I think its his innocence that appeals to both sides of the grown up, the cynical and the nostalgic. you can enjoy his 'square' personna, its clearly a reaction against 70's grim feeling after the USA scandals etc
ScareMeSexy71 2 years ago
Couldn't agree more. His stage schtick goes from quite bitter and snide to passionate an heartwarming, as he saw fit. Sometimes I get the impression that he used characters like Tony Clifton to just vent.
slalomluke 2 years ago
and thats where he transcended comedian to become entertainer
he made people feel the whole spectrum of emotions, but he focused primarily on comedy
bungbung13131 2 years ago
He would always troll people, try to get a reaction out of his audience. The audience was part of the show to him.
homicidemanex 2 years ago
he wasn't that great, but he was really unique back then. nowadays these kinda jokes are quite common.
SVKmellow 2 years ago
I start to see it now. He's not a comedian, but more a general entertainer. Really good at being motivational.
tkhushrenada 2 years ago
Could you please explain what you said? He's still unique because nothing can take away the fact he was doing things no one else was. That's what makes him great. He was doing it before it became "common". Besides, there is still nobody that does exactly what Andy did.
klwewf 2 years ago 3
I know, it is just that there was this guy who didn't understand why people still remember him. So I told him what I think about him... he was unique and brought in a whole new type of jokes. But nowadays you often see people doing an Andy Kaufman (although it is never as extreme as some of his jokes) so his stuff does not seem that extraordinary.
SVKmellow 2 years ago
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jonkheer77 2 years ago
@tkhushrenada try taking a little lsd , might help u in life, just sayin.
timeruin 1 year ago
He was a troll. JUST LIKE YOU
lol327 1 year ago
@lol327
lol, u trollin'
tkhushrenada 1 year ago
@tkhushrenada because he was just so amazing
secondclasman 11 months ago
@tkhushrenada Truthfully, not too many people ever "got" Andy Kaufman. He had purely genius moments -- which were popular at the time -- but then he would turn around and do whatever it took to incite the audience. He is interesting now because he never gave the game away and, as a result, no one really understood AK, even those closest to him. He died young so we'll never really know what he was up to -- an enigma, I guess, would be the best description of him.
tmgore64 10 months ago
@tkhushrenada He's not a comedian he's a song and dance man, lol
begood20000 10 months ago
@tkhushrenada watch the movie man on the moon...then youll understand
GeekStinkBreath737 9 months ago
@GeekStinkBreath737
Just to be clear, Man on the Moon is nowhere near an accurate account of Kaufman's life. Even the producers themselves said it was not a biography but a celebration of the man. For people who have never heard of him, however, it is a good starting point to at least understand what he's known for.
MrKetnis 6 months ago
@tkhushrenada i think it also has something to do with tension/release. it was about 3:20 and i just burst into unstoppable laughing, with the whole ridiculousness of the scene.
gnumusic 6 months ago
@tkhushrenada His angle was entertainment. Most people see entertainment as only a positive happy thing, but he created realism, pain, hatred, and happy moments. He was WAY before his time. People just didnt know what to expect with him which is why everyone wanted more. Today, we can see many actors or actresses that can keep a straight face whether they are joking or not. Then, he really was the only one that was doing. Again...WAY before his time.
2009EIB 2 months ago
I'm about to cry!... very special
8bluecheese 2 years ago 2
He deserved his Carnegie hall show! Thank You, Andy, You were a friend
lokyna 2 years ago 9
Wow...it's one hell of a feeling to go on Carnegie Hall's stage and know you're standing where legends like Kaufman did... :)
wingedhamham 2 years ago 5
who is the girl??? what he name??
moniquechile 3 years ago
?????
Jemwhipp 2 years ago
@moniquechile The little girl singing "Aquarius" is Nina Treadwell. This tape does not relay well how good she really was. She was a fantastic singer and dancer!
7271950 1 year ago
God I wish I could've been there... I can't say that enough.
tygersflowerz 3 years ago 5
Me too
HabsRule92Remy92 3 years ago 2
me too
ALittleBitOfGreen 2 years ago
Andy Kaufman = the best song and dance man of all time.
blizakebowman 3 years ago 30
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TimothyStoll 9 months ago
awesome! thanks a lot for putting this up!
HowToLootBrazil 3 years ago 2
What kind of name is that?
josesilva9910 3 years ago
you mean "how to loot brazil". well, that's a band name inspired by the simpsons!
HowToLootBrazil 3 years ago