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
Pure entertainment is not an egotistical lady singing boring songs onstage for two hours and people in tuxes clapping whether they like it or not. It's the real performers on the street who can hold people's attention and keep them from walking away.
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.