Andy Kaufman
Andy Kaufman
Andrew G. "Andy" Kaufman was an American entertainer, actor, and performance artist. While often referred to as a comedian, Kaufman did not consider himself as such. He disdained telling jokes and engaging in comedy as it was traditionally understood, referring to himself instead as a "song-and-dance man". "I'm not trying to be funny," he once said in a rare introspective interview. "I just want to play with their heads."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth17 January 1949
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I see the world as an illusion, and we shouldn't take ourselves so seriously
There's no way to describe what I do. It's just me.
What's real? What's not? That's what I do in my act, test how other people deal with reality.
The critics try to intellectualize my materiel. There's no satire involved. Satire is a concept that can only be understood by adults. My stuff is straight, for people of all ages.
I thought he was going to ask me about MS and he says