Andy Kaufman's Incredibly Tragic Story

[@GrungeHQ]

What do you think about Andy Kaufman?

[@taureanmay7480]

# Laughable.

[@norskawarrior1919]

I think he inspired a lot of comedy today. The Eric Andre Show, Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat"; along with inspiring characters. For instance, "Perfect Strangers" had a character very similar to Andy's "Latki." He was brilliant and very misunderstood.

[@jonnyfennessy9812]

Annoying and not that funny. That's me tho..

[@thespicemelange.1]

He was a self absorbed douchebag

[@lucleblanc7029]

He was just weird!

[@blueskymars4189]

Some people say he was ahead of his time, the time for a true artist is now. Always now. No matter what generation, time period, year, etc. Laughter is forever. Lenny Bruce, Andy Kaufmann, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, always timeless.

[@onbored9627]

Don't forget Norm McDonald

[@annsumner8570]

Fucken men

[@commenter2336]

Showed Pryor to my older kids a few days ago... Pryor absolutley devestated. His wife responds, not getting what was deeply upsetting Richard. Richard then replies... " I gave him the wrong finger!" Look it up and thank me later. Love you all!

[@TheMrJizzus]

And Bill Hicks, the most brutally honest comedian I have ever seen

[@richardjared960]

This guy was a text book definition of ahead of his time.

[@launabanauna8958]

Fact! That’s what he was.

[@deshawnanderson7777]

Im not so sure if he did that stuff now days people wouldve definitely canceled him

[@sucktitles]

@@deshawnanderson7777 People would cancel him only to later find out that he was always on their side.

[@deshawnanderson7777]

@@sucktitles u just might be right but u kno us humans always ruining something then realizing we were wrong afterwards

[@cubandade8469]

@@sucktitles nah they’d cancel for wasting their money and goin to sleep in a show I could careless

[@launabanauna8958]

His Mighty Mouse routine on SNL, was brilliant! Let’s all sing together now... *”Here I come, to save the day!”*

[@lunafox_creations41190]

I loved when he’d be about to sing the part but then realized it wasn’t the part yet. The uncertainty in his face was all an act and like you said absolutely brilliant. ❤

[@steve_bal4]

For years I wished that he was faking his death as a prank but now I think his ultimate gift to his strange comedy legend was in just leaving us with the idea that it was something he'd pull on the world at all.

[@davidwiercinski8414]

Even in death he pulled off the ultimate prank.

[@knight_lautrec_of_carim]

Have you listened to his "Album" Andy Kaufman and his Grandmother? There on the Track "I want those tapes" at the end he's talking to his friend about how he would become immortal if the faked his death.

[@commenter2336]

I think he played a 50/50? I think he did not die. No I think he did becuase he could not help being that famous. No but that would be the best joke. No... I don't know...

[@raincloud7817]

@@commenter2336 Unfortunately, he is really dead. Of course, I didn't know him personally but I'm currently reading about him in a second book. His relatives sat at his deathbed, it was serious.

[@jasonsenator6144]

Truly ahead of his time

[@marcschulze6290]

What a special human being. The rareness of personalities like this make him the gold that he was...

[@ZatarainLeRice]

Holy shit I just noticed this came out today. For whatever reason I was just thinking about Andy Kaufman and did a KZbin search and this was the first result. Synchronicity!

[@launabanauna8958]

Doesn’t stuff like that totally tweak your brain, when that happens! Thanks for sharing.

[@ZatarainLeRice]

@@launabanauna8958 Totally! It's been happening a lot lately and it's kind of freaking me out, but it's cool at the same time.

[@floramiller1133]

I’m going to ruin the magic for you, but logic over ignorance. With the amount of people that know Andy, and his popularity being decently big enough, there will be without a doubt, a handful of different people around the world searching his name in youtube everyday, so if any video about Andy is uploaded, it will be almost a 100% chance that someone will think about him on the day someone uploaded a video of him, and it happens to be you.

[@ZatarainLeRice]

@@floramiller1133 Oh, I'm fully aware of the psychology behind synchronicity. Doesn't take away from the surrealism of it for me.

[@Thundralight]

Happened to me just today as I was calling someone, they were calling me

[@ragethevictorious3060]

I didn't know much about Kaufman other then the movie feat Jim Carey , looking at his work and vision from a far....Andy was a genius and way ahead of his time. He raised the comedy and entertainment bar and truly lived his truth. What an inspiration, I'm gonna go watch The Andy Kaufman movie again!! What a brilliant mind 👏.

[@dankemetick4492]

Having known and worked with Andy this is who he was. He was not crazy, just brilliant.

[@denizkemal12]

What a privilege to work with such a talent

[@christineparis5607]

Was he professional to work with? Nice? Odd? Friendly?

[@NoExitLoveNow]

Just not funny.

[@launabanauna8958]

Wow! That is so cool! Andy was so far ahead of his time! It takes guts to do the things he did! He changed a whole genre of entertainment!

[@dankemetick4492]

@@christineparis5607 Always odd but that was just him. Professional in his own way. Nicer than most if you were dealing with him honestly. Friendly but guarded. He knew the public didn't really care for his brand of humor so he had to protect himself.

[@ElephantsGerald]

He was next level. A true master of a character. Never breaking, taking it to extreme levels. That is dedication. That is art.

[@NickCC23]

Kaufman's Elvis Presley impersonation was a favorite of Elvis himself.

[@FaithfulServant316]

Thankya, Thankyaverymuch!

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Elvis was dead by the time Andy Kaufman started to do his impersonation! 🌈🌈🌈🌠 The More You Know!

[@JoeSparro]

Lol

[@salyluz6535]

@@constipatedinsincity4424That’s what he wants you to think!

[@romibodoni]

​@@constipatedinsincity4424No, he was still alive, when Kaufman did hin impersonation on f.e. Carson.

[@lynnbrooks2179]

He lost his wife..........He had no wife 😭😭😭😭😭😭 classic

[@michaelland9236]

The David letterman episode where he slapped Jerry Lawler was brilliant. I remember everyone at work the next day discussing if it was real...totally sold it..He loved messing with the audience..Also loaded a bus up with his audience and took them to get milk and cookies..way ahead of his time. God bless you Andy

[@simonmadi1177]

Jerry slapped Andy,not Andy slaps Jerry. And it was a work,which means it was pre-planned.

[@wilhelmvg9978]

@@simonmadi1177 yeah, but that slap was 100% real

[@evhvariac2]

@@wilhelmvg9978 how do you know?

[@lauratanner8475]

@@evhvariac2 you could hear it. It was loud and sounded authentic. That's not to say it couldn't have been faked by a talented sound man but it was a hell of a job if so.

[@deshawnanderson7777]

@@d.i.g.i.t.a.l.9268 andy was the one who got slapped u can easily look it up 💀

[@patwoods6739]

I still miss him

[@TheSherryBoops]

I loved Andy. He made me laugh. His Elvis was great. RIP Andy.

[@mulatso7959]

Probably the greatest american comedian of all time, in terms of groundbreaking left-field non mainstream smart stuff

[@launabanauna8958]

Certainly, ahead of his time.

[@commenter2336]

Oh Geez haha. Please give us 10 Kaufmans today, weve never needed it more.

[@kris242]

There’s a lot of great subversive comedians since Kaufman who seem to really hold his unusual spirit well intact in their methods. Brilliant talents like Tom Green, Nathan Fielder, Sacha Baron Cohen, Eric Andre, etc., who all understand that there’s grey-areas to comedy and entertainment, and that these grey-areas can and should be explored. Whether or not Andy really is dead, his spirit through courageous inspiration is most definitely still alive and will and shall forever remain that way ❤️

[@CirclingTheDead]

Nathan Fielder is probably the best example you could give. You can find old podcasts where Nathan is out of here, and it’s quite jarring when compared to the version of him that we see on tv, talk shows, and interviews.

[@MB-vt7im]

Stewart Lee

[@commenter2336]

Sacha is not in the ball park a cheapskate that played people due to his lack of confidence (Very talented don't get me wrong) Tom Green hammer nail. Thanks for bringing up the other names I don't know. I love you all!

[@kris242]

@@commenter2336 wait… Sacha Baron Cohen isn’t confident..? Dude literally almost got killed on NUMEROUS occasions due to his comedy, whilst fully aware that this would likely happen lmao. How is that not confidence??

[@commenter2336]

@@kris242 Dude don't get me wrong, more confident to most but I was comparing him to what he could be. It was his short coming no doubt .Sash is very funny to be sure. But... the "Dude literally almost got killed on NUMEROUS occasions" is utter ripe trash, straight up nonsense. I'm tired and so this is going to come out as arrogant but... Read a book??

[@Bonnie-ly7ev]

I loved this man in the 70’s. To bad he’s not still around. Taxi was only passable to watch because of him. He had the life he wanted and I hope is now happy. R.I.P

[@unrulybastard3006]

"I think you straighten up a little bit. I think you should-I think you know, you should look at yourself in the mirror sometimes and say "Look, what am I doing? Why-why am I this way?" "I don't know why you're doing it but it's not good, it's not healthy- it's not right. Not that I'm saying you don't have it together, I'm sure you do. You're a genius, you really are."

[@jacquelynjones7345]

His Elvis impersonation was awesome. He truly nailed it. Great guy!

[@werewolflover8636]

Andy loved and greatly respected wrestling and wrestlers alike and according to Jerry he was always extremely polite and respectful to everyone he ever worked with. And thanks to Andy people all over starting watching wrestling that had never cared about it before and helped make wrestling a huge spectacle! God bless Andy, you were truly one of a kind and my self and many others who grew up knowing, loving, or even hating you will never forget you!

[@DukesMusic84]

He was a comedic genius and a hell of a performer. The Carnegie hall story is true, my mom saw it.

[@bxyxg]

what story

[@jeancasola9340]

We need more of the antics of Andy today. T.

[@TheFatcake1234]

The guy looked at life as a joke and i srsly find that delightful.

[@johnnymeyer4253]

Life IS a joke until you die, then its serious. Peace.

[@highwayxj9397]

He’s dead. If he was alive , 2020 would have been the year we all needed him

[@Deepbluecat]

IMHO Andy was brilliant. Most of my friends just don't get him. Wish there was more of his material on KZbin

[@mazzmatta]

One of the most brilliant minds of comedy ever.

[@BiLdoEMcLown]

The time is now Andy... we need you NOW.

[@shannonsmith1520]

Andy is still alive to save the day,😎

[@rosecity_chris]

Imagine Andy in the modern era, trolling everyone on the internet lol

[@DMSProduktions]

He just did it ON TV! (& stage!)

[@cruzgomes5660]

Kinda like Limmy

[@DMSProduktions]

@@cruzgomes5660 Who?

[@danielcorreard3746]

Andy kaufman used to always try to stay one step ahead of the audience he used to talk about faking his own death I wish he actually did and he was still alive great entertainer god rest his soul

[@motoboy6666]

The Jim Carrey movie doesnt make sense or make him Justice at all. Have started to watch his stuff and its really mindblowing good, what an awesome person and entertainer. Theres something sincere and honest to all his stuff also that makes it more than just comedy. Such a lovely guy ❤

[@raincloud7817]

@motoboy6666 Jim Carrey acted as well as he could in the film but I felt like he overdid it, especially the Elvis impersonation. AK radiated more warmth and loveliness (I know that sounds strange for a man, but he seemed that way to me, as can be seen in many videos here). It's possible that he was often mad as hell, but even now he still seems incredibly lovable to me.

[@arricammarques1955]

'Andy are you goofing on Elvis, or just losing touch' Micheal Stipe

[@bmoisgood3228]

He was an amazing artist.

[@SWSimpson]

I love Carol Kane.

[@mikeweaver8790]

For a clearer picture of Andy, read the book "Lost in the Funhouse" by Bill Zemme. It's the best book about Andy that I've found so far.

[@MichaelRichard-g4y]

Just an amazing individual ! R.I.P Andy

[@TheShonuff888]

What is weird is that most entertainers were shy. I’m a musician and also very shy

[@georgealexander8523]

Andy and Jerry Lawler had the best reaction in wrestling like no other. Even the talk show. It was great Kaufman framed all his wrestling checks cause the man loved wrestling so much. So sad he died

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

I met Andy in the early 80's. He was a funny but troubled person!

[@aoccza7]

from what I can see...he was not even funny, not had not a normal IQ

[@hennessy100k]

@@aoccza7 “Not had not a normal iq” Go back to school

[@bigflx2754]

@@hennessy100k the man’s a CEO I pretty sure he knows what he’s talking about

[@salyluz6535]

@@bigflx2754 😂

[@seanheffle5637]

​@@aoccza7 Did you melt down there buddy?

[@eminemdrehybrid]

I remember the rem song he mentioned in.

[@cribbladdy]

"Andy are you goofin' on Elvis, heyyyy babyyyyyy" 😉😉

[@paulferranti8536]

Hey ! I just saw Norm playing Michael Richards in the movie reenactment of the “Fridays” incident!

[@dianemccamy2568]

He had beautiful eyes

[@pjsparrow8641]

Mighty Mouse will save the Day! I love you Andy, wherever you are 💋💋💋🏝️😉🏝️😎

[@babydollrock]

Why was Jim Carrey shown couple of times when it was about Andy Kaufman?...like at 4:05 and before the guy jumping on stage pretending being a weird conductor of a band...

[@keitumetsem1344]

Never heard of him before this vid, very interesting though

[@MrJuggalo909]

Fer real? What are you like 12?

[@DMSProduktions]

@@MrJuggalo909 MY thoughts exactly!

[@keitumetsem1344]

@@MrJuggalo909 nope, just lived my whole life in Johannesburg South Africa.

[@raincloud7817]

@@keitumetsem1344 (3 years later) We can't know all the artists. I'm only 2 years younger than Andy Kaufman was but I didn't know about his existence until early June 2024! He was probably unknown here in Austria and only a few people knew him in Germany. But ever since I found out about him, I want to know and see everything about him; I like him immensely.

[@JoLynn04]

A genius comic Andy Kaufman so sad he died young but his legend lives on

[@petabulmer7345]

A truly fascinating man!

[@iceKOId]

What’s crazy is SO many people never heard of him before.

[@LucotIC.]

He was at one point the most famous man in the world. Kids now-a-days wouldnt understand just how legendary he really was. His humor was extremelh advanced

[@raincloud7817]

@ice KOld I don't know if he is better known in other European countries than in Germany and Austria. I am Austrian and saw his first video at the beginning of June 2024.

[@iceKOId]

@@LucotIC. yes he was a legend. I didn’t know of him until Jim Carey did the movie. I’m too young, but he is a legend that needs more recognition imo

[@CrookedEyeSniper]

Andy Kaufman faked his death, and then created a character called Jim Carrey. Whom he continues to play to this day. He's a very committed comedian, Andy Kaufman is.

[@hankjones2975]

he had to be a little nuts. No one can fake crazy that well.

[@vincentkosik403]

Andy please we love you It's time to show up

[@jcanbrownboy]

Pure genius.

[@pooter2747]

He is so intriguing

[@graciesaccardo9363]

God 🙏 Bless him and his beloved family 🙏❤️🤣 Rest in peace 🙏🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@kennethcook8857]

My wife contracted lung cancer... and never smoked a cigarette in her life. She died at age 52.

[@Timbermannetje]

Yeahh… It so random.. I never smoke more than 1 cigarette a day, but sometimes I’m scared that it would give me cancer.. You can never really prevent your doomsday.. You can only try..

[@deborahmichalak8991]

Why did you keep substituting pics of Jim Carey for Andy Kaufman???? Didn't you think we would know the difference???

[@memyopinionsche6610]

From ALICE COOPER MARILYN MANSON and STRYPER and in punk and METAL followed the ANDY KAUFMAN way.. TRULY THE GUY WITH THE GENIUS.. AND TRULY AHEAD OF HIS TIME.

[@raincloud7817]

@memyopinionsche6610 (3 years later) I'm goin' crazy, I thought the same thing! For me, Andy Kaufman is the shock rocker among entertainers. Not as intense as the rock stars which you mentioned but similar.

[@ChrisDefalcoblues]

One of a kind

[@rkkotilley358]

Andy did the best elvis impersonation in the history of ever

[@lindasimons691]

I liked the show Fridays.

[@SS-ec2tu]

Tenk you berry much.

[@krisglaseman1346]

This guy would not survive in todays TV world but he was awesome

[@RajpalNandedkar]

ANDY KAUFMAN, WAS SO SO SO AHEAD OF HIS TIME. PURE GENUINE REALISTIC LIVE COMEDY KING... IMPROV GOD ! PLEASE LIKE IF ANYONE AGREES

[@SBielow]

He was a great artist.

[@Julia-Ash]

Jim Carry did Andy so proud(I hope). This movie was amazing and Andy as jim carry are comedic genius.

[@swampangel6218]

RIP and you were so funny back in the day❤

[@chriskristopherson6299]

I love that man.

[@RyanCoomer]

at a buffet, i personally sneak corndogs into the buffet so others can enjoy them. I hide 6 corndogs in my jacket pockets. it then, is a joy for me to see other patrons of the establishment eat my corndogs thinking they were part of the buff

[@roarinfireball]

How does a 10-20 min video by Grunge explain the story of Andy Kaufman better than “Man on the Moon” did?!

[@kevinjackson1275]

Dr. Andy Kaufman???

[@tiagombg]

Genius!

[@jesseserna8424]

I was a fan at 12/13 76-77 on up and liked his Elvis impersonation and Taxi, I was a fan of Jim Carry and I thought he was right on in the movie. If they faked their own death as a fan we should respect that 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@STC987]

Legend

[@veganchristian5127]

Lost it when he said "he had no wife btw"

[@MedalionDS9]

I was raptured by Andy Kaufman as a subject matter back in 1999/2000 because of the Man on the Moon movie.

[@davidwiercinski8414]

I'm glad his memory is still alive.

[@garlandvincent3742]

I was in the USMC , in booth camp he would of lost his mind , I’m huge fan but booth camp was no joke

[@elchantajista]

@@raincloud7817booth camp is a 12 weeks of training after the recruits would graduate to become a marine

[@raincloud7817]

@@elchantajista Thank you very much!

[@pricesmith8450]

You're telling me that, on top of all the other awesome stuff he did, he himself proposed the poll that would eventually ban him from SNL?

[@thebigragu9952]

The idea that Andy was willing to nosedive his career for the sake of a joke came up over and over again, and he was.

[@donnamanzares8440]

I was wondering if he had Autisum? He was definitely a genius.

[@jaybestnz]

The fact that he died from coughing, and that his last name was Kaufman.. 👀

[@cobrakaicyberdon]

He would've loved this joke.. imagine Andy in this day and age with the Internet 😆 r.i.p Andy kaufman

[@raincloud7817]

R.I.P. Andy, I like you very much. 🙏 🕯 🌿🥀

[@Iam.Villain.94]

Andy, when he went to philippines to get cure, but he suddenly saw the fake ness the guy doing to him, and he laughed hard that he knew he will die. Because andy kaufman loves pshycic medications which is he try, to doing with his self in the philippines, but he suddenly saw that person faking that fulling of the chicken so it come out the blood on the stomach, and andy saw that thing so On his mind, he knew one they he will die, so that's the hardest laugh he made before he died.

[@andyblanton6570]

The first person worthy of the title of living meme.

[@dancalmpeaceful3903]

See the movie as it is quite interesting......Kaufman was well...somewhat of a genius...... yet agitating. Very interesting person no doubt and worth researching......

[@Vpopov81]

There is absolutely nothing tragic about Andy Kaufman's life. He wasn't extremely bright light and he lived to the fullest. Anyone can get cancer and die but not everyone can live fully and joyously like he did and the joy that he gave to everybody else. It's insulting to call his life tragic

[@raincloud7817]

@Vpopov81 Who is offended by this term? It's tragic for anyone to die so young. Furthermore, we don't know whether he really had a fulfilling life of joy. According to Julie Hecht's book, he was restless and driven. When he found the only love of his life, he was probably already sick.

[@kirkmorrison6131]

I Loved him In Taxi, he was great.

[@WHAZE100]

That "PIle Driver" was priceless.

[@cb2000a]

Kaufman used to go bar hopping (back in the 70's), but only drank milk.

[@raincloud7817]

@cb2000a (2 years later) I've often thought that Kaufman wanted to live a healthy life, but in reality he didn't. Julie Hecht says in the book "Was this man a Genius" that A.K. ate, slept and lived very irregularly. He did everything to the point of exhaustion and often collapsed. He really liked drinking milk, but cow's milk isn't as healthy for humans as we've been told for a long time.

[@matthewbryant958]

The part where it was mentioned he claimed to never have told a joke on stage! If that’s true then he is definitely a genius,

[@micahjenkins2533]

I thought the Great Gatsby routine ended by the audience being given a choice of hearing him read the Great Gatsby, or listen to a record.... which was a recording of him reading the Great Gatsby...

[@minnesotafolk8722]

He was a weird dude who was super funny! RIP Andy!

[@astroman2264]

Kaufman was a comedian that pushed the boundaries of social society.

[@bmoisgood3228]

Holy sh... Did Andy create WWE.

[@ODMA2112]

Pioneer in playing a character to all wrestling heels, MMA fighters, and apparently, even politicians.

[@deepsouthNZ]

Absolute genius

[@robertward553]

I liked Taxi, Andy was pretty good, I liked Jim the best. Didn't care for anything else Kaufman did.

[@dancalmpeaceful3903]

Love the first episode with Jim...."slow down....".....

[@marilynmaultsby]

a class act