Andy Kaufman on Letterman (October 13th 1980)

[@b1zzler]

I'm sorry we really don't have time. Andy Kaufman ladies and gentlemen!

[@bigbosscentral90]

Letterman gets Kaufman's style of comedy. Dave gets Kaufman's misdirection and this whole thing was probably planned between the two of them. Nothing you see on tv is genuine because so many people are involved in its production and transmission. Kaufman's genius was to trick people into thinking that they were witnessing a rare unguarded tv moment. When in fact everything he did was meticulously planned.

[@AkshatJain-m2n]

Are you alive?

[@bassam.2023]

This is the Dave Letterman that I have come to love.

[@njolnir]

Classic!

[@MiamiPush2theLimit]

omg i died of laughter.. Andy has a kind of sick sense of humor xD

[@MeningsMod]

Its a set-up. Classic Andy Kaufmann humor!!!

[@ApartmentKing66]

@WayneJetski69 Hey dingus, I WATCHED that short-lived morning show too, INCLUDING the first morning show -- which aired June 23, 1980.

[@WayneJetski69]

@wannawatchu66 Hey dingus it was his short lived morning show, my parents watched it way back when

[@MitchGambino]

The title of this video says 23th instead of 23rd.

[@ApartmentKing66]

I don't think this aired June 23, 1980. If it had, this would have been David's first show, and it wasn't. The set was different, for one thing. Early on, David's guests would walk through a door, not simply around a corner and onto the set like Kaufman does here. Also, David mentions running a contest "for the past few weeks." Maybe that was a joke, but this wasn't David's debut show.

[@ReeseMac]

lol@ sleeping on staircases. In this show he tried to make it seem like it was this fun thing he was trying....then the next show its implied that , in reality (wink wink) , he's homeless and he got sick from sleeping on the ground. Kaufman just loved screwing around with people's heads.

[@alexlee7773]

kaufman style prank! admittedley on a much smaller scale

[@wiedep]

it was a PLANNED BIT !!! DON'T U GET IT?

[@happinessgirlsAI]

Do you think Letterman ever got any of Andy's jokes?

[@ronnik1010]

i'm sorry matt damon.... ähm... andy... we are running out of time!

[@WayneJetski69]

@pbmachinima Letterman was a big supporter and friend of Kaufman, they began as comedians together, don't be a dingus, Dave supports all talent unlike selfish and insecure Leno

[@promontorium]

That's the whole joke.

[@foolsbetrippin]

this is just like the jimmy kimmel show with matt daemon. invite em on and run out of time.. all started here.