Posted on 05/19/2004 7:37:34 PM PDT by NYC GOP Chick
I think it was Jim's bar that was featured in "From Dusk To Dawn".....;))
Next time you do that, please add me to the ping list, 'k? :)
I'll try to remember cuz I don't realy have a ping list.
Thanks. :)
As for this, its a goof, Zmuda did a benefit 20 year thingy last saturday. Its funny, yes and Kaufmannesque. I liked his "Has been" corner on his TV special, and the way he made everyone feel 'edgy' about his stuff.
I hope it is true, but hard to believe! I loved his character on TAXI, one of the funniest things around in those days.
I will agree with you on the old timers, Shelly Berman is a genius (now appearing on "Curb Your Enthusiasm". But I think Kauffman was a genius, he pushed the enevelope out of the box, and always, always left you guessing.
I am so confused. He confused me.
...did push the envelope.
...Nearly always too far.
I COULD see this as something he set up with a confederate 20 years plus just a tad ago....
...before he died.
I never saw any pictures of Andy ill, when they announced he died it came as a total shock, especially when it was announced the cause of death was lung cancer. If anyone could pull this stunt off, it would be Andy.
I saw Kaufman once at a club in LA. He did his Foreign Guy for most of the show, doing some of the most awful impressions you'd ever seen. As it went along, people started to get restless... he was getting heckled, etc. And yet, he never broke character. Then, his last impression was Elvis, and it was dead-on perfect. Kaufman probably did Elvis better than anyone. That's when everyone realized the joke was actually on them, and the place erupted in laughter.
BTW, if you ever go to the Jerry's in Studio City, they still have the picture of Andy working as a busboy (which he did, unbelievably, while he was starring in Taxi).
If anyone could pull a stunt like this, it would be Andy (though I doubt it's true).
Because once in a while, we need something else to think about. Something absurd and pointless like AK returning from the grave fits the bill nicely.
I hope its real...
Jinx... I owe you a Coke (see our posts above).
I guess this means that there is a "Taxi" reunion in the works, eh?
How I wish and pray that this would have been true- to see one of the most brilliant comedic minds pull off the ultimate gag would have been unbelievable. But alas- it's a hoax, folks. That's obviously Zmuda in the Tony Clifton outfit on that webpage.
One can always hope! ;D
Damn, does this mean I have to give back my winnings from the Dead Pool?
Watching this space.
My brother was very good friends with his (Kauffman's) personal assistant. She even gave him the the famous costume he wore when he did his Elvis impression (The powder blue four leaf clover one - the REALLY famous one). I just told my brother about this and he said that it would just be incredible because he spent alot of time with the assistant and, well, everyone really said he was dead.
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