Laughing Squid (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Andy recently went around Berkeley and Oakland doing a One Man Flash Mob, freezing in place by himself in the style of “Frozen Grand Central”. Thanks to Melissa for the tip! Related PostsAndy Rooney Rants About Public Art on 60 MinutesAndy Kaufman on The Tonight Show With Host Steve Martin“I Trusted You” by Andy KaufmanWordPress Releases Stats [...]
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
... ultimately on us. Clifton isn't a real person but rather a character created by legendary comic Andy Kaufman in the 1970s. The mean-spirited entertainer, in his giant sunglasses and scruffy tux, has always tested the limits of conceptual humor, appearing from time to time on the stage and TV. But since Kaufman died in 1984, Clifton has been seen less often. Rumors say that...
Laughing Squid (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Here’s career curmudgeon Andy Rooney, a self-proclaimed no-nothing boob, ranting about public art during his “A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney” segment on 60 Minutes from January 2nd, 2005. via Urban Prankster Related Posts“I Trusted You” by Andy KaufmanSave 2nd Base, Fighting Breast Cancer With HumorWordPress Releases Stats PluginAndy Kaufman on The Tonight...
Musical Stew Daily (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Andy takes a crack at Johnny Cash and Elvis on the Johnny Cash show in 1979.
FLiXER: Entertainment Industry News (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
Filmmaker Christopher Maloney used good ’ol reportage to make The Death of Andy Kaufman . The documentary is a lo-fi whodunit that would make heyday Woodward and Bernstein doff their hats. Playing the intermediary, Maloney follows the leads and does so with a spirit that goes beyond entertainment shtick—he truly wants to put to rest whether or not self-described “song and dance man”...
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
Andy Kaufman, often erroneously cited as a comedian, was the world's first performance artist.
New York Post (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
By LARRY GETLENPosted: 2:20 amThe man on the phone is belligerent, rude and kinda gross; a racist, sexist old whoremonger who claims his mission in life is "nailing young p - - - y." Lucky for us all, he's also fictional. Tony Clifton, who "performs" at B.B. King's on Wednesday night in a benefit for musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina, was the now-infamous alter ego of Andy Kaufman,...
io9 (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... he just unveiled called . Mostly the site is to support his new album, and that's where things go Andy Kaufman.If you'll recall your pop culture history, Kaufman was a popular comedian in the 1970s who was on the TV series Taxi, and for his only film he role played a robot accountant in the obscure but amazing (one of my favorite robot romance movies ever). After playing a...
Dartman's World Of Wonder (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Everyone knows that Andy Kaufman did a great Elvis Presley imitation. What a lot of people don't know is that Andy was Elvis' favorite impression of him. Remember, Andy was doing the Elvis impression when Elvis was still alive and at the time, the number of impersonators were few and far between. A lot of people thought Andy was doing it to make fun of the King, but...
Robert Lindsay (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
... everyone. Notorious provocateur; if I'm not making you mad, I'm not doing my job. Channeling Andy Kaufman, Tony Clifton, Lenny Bruce, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, H.L. Mencken, Kinky Friedman, Hunter S. Thompson and Wally Gator. Shoot first.
Ain't it Cool News (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
... Scissorhands. Tom Cruise's Lestat (photos forbidden). A frozen Kristen Stewart (from ZATHURA). Andy Kaufman's robotic head from HEARTBEEPS. A trio of rejected designs for HOWARD THE DUCK (which Stan evidently liked enough to keep around). And a forlorn Teddy from A.I. sitting all by his lonesome on Stan's director's chair.That last sight threatened to cast a bittersweet pall over...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Andy Kaufman lives -- sort of. One of the more controversial characters played by the famously off-the-wall comedian, who died in 1984, was Tony Clifton, a foul- mouthed, pompadored lounge singer who dressed in appalling '70s- style outfits and treated his audiences like dirt.
Michael Goldfarb - The Blog (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
Politico's Patrick O'Connor reports that Democratic House financial services committee chairman Barney Frank slammed John McCain for engaging in the bailout negotiations: "McCain is Andy Kaufman in his Mighty Mouse costume - 'Here I Come to Save the Day,'" Frank...
My Alter Ego Speaks (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
John McCain is fast becoming the Andy Kaufman of presidential politics. When he calls a press conference to invite Obama to agree to changing the format of the debate to a wrestling match, you'll know it's all over.
Celebrity Smack! (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
... were a few funny parts, but as a whole the movie stunk. I think that Sacha is trying to be another Andy Kaufman . I mean, hello! Kaufman’s ‘Foreign Man’ skit, ‘Latka’, the way that he would go into character and not come out of it. It’s been done before, it’s just that this generation is too young to remember it. Related Smacks Hot or Not? Heelarious or Hurtful? ‘Catwoman’...
