Andy Kaufman Goes Panhandling In Dave's Audience | Letterman
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Published 2022-06-22
(From "The David Letterman Show" a.k.a. The Morning Show, air date: 10/15/80)
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All Comments (21)
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Hey Letterman YouTube channel - you forgot that Andy was on the previous day's show. He was clean and showbiz jovial but after a couple of minutes Dave cut the interview short because Edwin Newman had to read the morning news. So Dave invited him to come back the next day. (This clip). This is what makes the joke so brilliant Andy is in the same clothes as the previous day ! His downward spiral happened in one day! Please post the two days together
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Andy Kaufman doesn't really say a word till the 2-minute mark and completely crushes the room, then has the balls to amplify all that nervous tension and kill the vibe in service of a gag. Such an innovator
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He was fearless! It’s so uncomfortable and hilarious
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He almost lost it at, “Can I get you a mint?” Gold!
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Telling the audience not to laugh was brilliant.
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To me this is easily his best appearance. When his hand comes up for money at the end I laugh so hard.
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I believe he was the first to do this style of comedy - make it weird and awkward for the audience and never break character. Keep the “joke” going by getting the audience to that uncomfortable place. Letterman always got Andy Kaufman. So brilliant. Both Kaufman and Letterman.
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Andy Kaufman: life itself as both art and performance.
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Andy was so far ahead of his time, TO THIS DAY, no one can match him. Showing up on a talk show to announce you're out of work and struggling is so counter to the whole concept of talk shows you had to be genius to notice the humour there, let alone pull it off with a straight face.
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To his credit in the first few minutes of this in particular Letterman is also absolutely brilliant, reads the audience reaction perfectly, and gives Andy time to work.
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I bumped into Andy last year in Mexico, nice guy
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at the 5:32 mark you see him almost break, he has a quick slight smile after he tells the audience not to laugh lol
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The meow at 6:20 was brilliant!
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andy kaufman's talent is unmatched. he can make people laugh with the smallest gestures. no one has ever matched his delivery.
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I'm a Brit, never seen this guy before but this skit cracked me up, especially when he was bumming loose change from the audience. Top class. How he kept a straight face is beyond me. Ten out of ten.
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Genius! The King of awkward situation comedy.
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He’s doing the exact opposite of everything you are supposed to do. He does the interview in his stand up and the standup in the interview haha. The cough is great too.
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They say it takes a genius to play a fool. Einstein of comedy.
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He brings comedy to another level. No one has surpassed him till today
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Andy was probably the most fascinating complex comedian of all time
