Andy Kaufman

Andrew Geoffrey "Andy" Kaufman (January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was a popular and eccentric American entertainer, actor, and performance artist.

Quotes

• I am not a comic, I have never told a joke...The comedian's promise is that he will go out there and make you laugh with him...My only promise is that I will try to entertain you as best I can....They say, 'Oh wow, Andy Kaufman, he's a really funny guy.' But I'm not trying to be funny. I just want to play with their heads."
  • Kaufman explaining his act ^{[citation needed]}

• T'ank you veddy much.
  • Eye spelling of the catchphrase from Kaufman's character Foreign Man, later adapted into Latka Gravas on Taxi ^{[citation needed]}

Quotes about Kaufman

Kaufman was an early Elvis impersonator and his affection for the King was referenced in the R.E.M. song "Man on the Moon"

• Now, Andy did you hear about this one?
  Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
  Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby.
  Are we losing touch?
  • Alternately: ...Are you having fun?
  • Lyrics from the 1992 R.E.M. song "Man on the Moon", written for the album Automatic for the People

• I'm tossing up punchlines that were never there...
  I'm breaking through
  I'm bending spoons
  I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
  I'm looking for answers from the great beyond.
  • Lyrics from the 1999 R.E.M. song "The Great Beyond", written for the soundtrack to the film Man on the Moon

See also

• Man on the Moon