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Schmo · 02-28-2025, 11:59 AM

I never got into Andy Kaufman’s shtick. But I wonder - was he a comic genius, someone on the autism spectrum, or both?

Chocolate Moose · 02-28-2025, 03:44 PM

He was something huh?!!!

cd637299 · 02-28-2025, 10:24 PM

AK was one of a kind, and you can take that one way or the other.

Outside of Latka, whenever he did standup, one never knew what to expect. He once said “I never told a joke in my life.” He was an experiment, if you will, to get reactions.

Whether reading “The Great Gatsby”, lip-synching the Mighty Mouse theme, or picking a fight with Jerry Lawler—his picture appears in the dictionary next to “Enigma.”

Is his 1979 one hour TV special available? i vaguely remember it.

cd

02-28-2025, 11:59 AM	#1
Schmo Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 24, 2013 Posts: 466	Thinking about Andy Kaufman I never got into Andy Kaufman’s shtick. But I wonder - was he a comic genius, someone on the autism spectrum, or both?

02-28-2025, 03:44 PM	#2
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,886	He was something huh?!!!
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02-28-2025, 10:24 PM	#3
cd637299 cd637299 Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 14, 2022 Location: South Florida Posts: 845	AK was one of a kind, and you can take that one way or the other. Outside of Latka, whenever he did standup, one never knew what to expect. He once said “I never told a joke in my life.” He was an experiment, if you will, to get reactions. Whether reading “The Great Gatsby”, lip-synching the Mighty Mouse theme, or picking a fight with Jerry Lawler—his picture appears in the dictionary next to “Enigma.” Is his 1979 one hour TV special available? i vaguely remember it. cd