Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Andy Kaufman Returns After 20 Years (WTF?!?!?!)
PRWeb via Yahoo ^ | 5.19.2004

Posted on 05/19/2004 7:37:34 PM PDT by NYC GOP Chick

Andy Kaufman Returns After 20 Years


Wed May 19, 9:00 AM ET

New York City, NY (PRWEB) May 19, 2004 -- Twenty years ago, on May 16, 1984, most of the world believed that we had lost a comedic legend forever. This has turned out to be what will inevitably be known as the greatest comic prank ever conceived. Andy Kaufman, by all accounts, is alive and well at age 55 and is now living in New York City on the upper west side. To his loyal supporters and fans, Andy says "sorry about faking my death," in a recent interview with ABC News at his apartment. In order to reach legendary comic status and seal his place in the history of performance art, he said it was "necessary to go away for twenty years."

Andy Kaufman's official site has been launched at:
http://andykaufmanreturns.blogspot.com/

Even though he has technically returned, Andy says that he plans to maintain his low key lifestyle that he has led for the past twenty years. He has resumed contact with friends and family. Fearing the possibility of this scenario and the potential for another hoax, Kaufman's family has contracted with independent auditors Ernst & Young to determine if this in fact the real Andy Kaufman. He has subjected himself to medical examination and submitted DNA, hair, blood and fingerprint samples to the auditors. Ernst & Young and the Kaufman family report that with a 99% probability, this is indeed the real Andy Kaufman. His mother says, "It's good to have Andy back."

In 1999, a new crop of Kaufman fans were born after Jim Carrey starred in the hit film Man on the Moon. "Andy's bizarre mix of comedy and performance art will inspire fans and comedians alike for generations, especially after this stunt," says Jim Carrey.

Andy says he will make only occasional public appearances, sometimes in disguise so that you won?t know if it?s really him or someone else. Kaufman was famous for pulling this stunt with the Tony Clifton character, sometimes played by good friend Bob Zmuda.

Andy says fans should tune into his website for ongoing updates to his adventures in life. As always, Andy's stage has been the world, testing the boundaries of our beliefs, our sources of information, and our perception of reality. "It's good to be back," Andy writes on his website.

# # #


Andy Kaufman
E-mail Information

This news release was issued on behalf of the above organization by the eMediawire Newswire, a service of PRWeb™. http://www.prweb.com


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: 2004obituary; andykaufman; comedian; democratvoter; hoax; obituary; pranks; unobituary
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 201-220221-240241-260261-262 next last
To: chs68

I think you should study that picture some more,just to be certain.


241 posted on 05/20/2004 9:52:23 AM PDT by Redcoat LI
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 232 | View Replies]

To: Xenalyte
You know, just, I don't know, funny-lookin'!

Even more so than most people.

SD

242 posted on 05/20/2004 10:00:18 AM PDT by SoothingDave
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 230 | View Replies]

To: Amelia
Were you involved in this?

LOL. You know I've never had that kind of patience. Whether true or not (I wouldn't want to spoil the fun if I knew), it's hilarious, isn't it?

So long as we have imaginations and like illusions, nobody's ever really dead, right? ;-)

243 posted on 05/20/2004 12:08:26 PM PDT by Scenic Sounds (Sí, estamos libres sonreír otra vez - ahora y siempre.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 105 | View Replies]

To: NYC GOP Chick
family has contracted with independent auditors Ernst & Young

I highly doubt and CPA firm would take this contract. Its not something they do.

244 posted on 05/20/2004 2:11:01 PM PDT by VRWC_minion
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Hildy
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.

Maybe the assistant and others are in on it. Or maybe Kaufman hid it from them.

245 posted on 05/20/2004 3:55:59 PM PDT by NYC GOP Chick ("If I could shoot like that, I would still be in the NBA" -- Bill Clinton, circa 1995)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 200 | View Replies]

To: Protagoras
If you are going to pretend to be a woman, pretend to be a young one.

That scam's been overdone here at FR!

246 posted on 05/20/2004 3:57:50 PM PDT by NYC GOP Chick ("If I could shoot like that, I would still be in the NBA" -- Bill Clinton, circa 1995)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 221 | View Replies]

To: Lunatic Fringe
Good. Hope you are volunteering for the convention!

I signed up! :)

247 posted on 05/20/2004 3:58:50 PM PDT by NYC GOP Chick ("If I could shoot like that, I would still be in the NBA" -- Bill Clinton, circa 1995)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 231 | View Replies]

To: Xenalyte

At this juncture we know with 100% certainty that the explanation to all this involved at least 1 hoax. The question is what is the hoax, the death or the "resurrection"?


248 posted on 05/20/2004 3:59:21 PM PDT by discostu (Brick urgently required, must be thick and well kept)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 229 | View Replies]

To: VRWC_minion

E&Y isn't just a CPA firm these days. Like Toilet & Douche - oops, I mean Deloitte & Touche - it's branched into business consulting of various kinds.


249 posted on 05/20/2004 4:10:06 PM PDT by Xenalyte (I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I shall defend to the death your right to stick it)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 244 | View Replies]

To: NYC GOP Chick

I wouldn't doubt it.


250 posted on 05/20/2004 4:12:32 PM PDT by RightWhale (Destroy the dark; restore the light)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: weegee; AgentEcho

You forgot Bill Hicks, THE god of comedy. We shall never see his like again.


251 posted on 05/20/2004 4:24:18 PM PDT by Xenalyte (I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I shall defend to the death your right to stick it)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 206 | View Replies]

To: NYC GOP Chick
If you are going to pretend to be a woman, pretend to be a young one.

That scam's been overdone here at FR!

Yeah, but this one's on a different... host.

[g,d&r]

252 posted on 05/20/2004 4:32:38 PM PDT by Don Joe (We've traded the Rule of Law for the Law of Rule.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 246 | View Replies]

To: Xenalyte
Bill Hicks. I knew that there was at least one other famous Texas Outlaw Comic.

He doesn't do much for me (I got one of his albums for free and watched the video where he went to report on the Waco standoff).

253 posted on 05/20/2004 4:45:04 PM PDT by weegee (NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS. CNN ignored torture & murder in Saddam's Iraq to keep their Baghdad Bureau.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 251 | View Replies]

To: NYC GOP Chick
I wonder if this guy will come looking for him?


254 posted on 05/20/2004 4:47:21 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Meatwad make the money, see? Meatwad get the honey, she!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Xenalyte

Buscemi is the best character actor in decades, bar none.

Dream movie would be him and Jane Horrocks as the leads.


255 posted on 05/20/2004 5:38:43 PM PDT by lavrenti (I'm not bad, just misunderstood.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 223 | View Replies]

To: NYC GOP Chick

We'll believe this when DNA evidence is presented-maybe and maybe not. DNA doesn't lie, but liars proccess DNA.


256 posted on 05/20/2004 5:52:23 PM PDT by F.J. Mitchell (If we are not alive on 2 Nov 04, our vote will go to the Democrats-stay healthy!!!!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Klaus D. Deore
Yep...Carlin, Murphy, Kinison, Martin (back in his stand-up days), and my contemporary faves, Denis Leary, Lewis Black, and the Blue Collar Comedy Tour guys...all are hilarious. Andy Kaufman? He's kinda like Jerry Senifeld...I tried, but just never found anything even remotely funny about him.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

257 posted on 05/20/2004 5:59:03 PM PDT by wku man (Breathe...Relax...Aim...Squeeze...Smile!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 43 | View Replies]

To: wku man

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/kaufman.asp


258 posted on 05/20/2004 10:33:08 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 257 | View Replies]

To: ambrose

hey if you see Charissa or is it Charisma Griffith now, tell her the duke says hey


259 posted on 05/21/2004 7:13:29 AM PDT by Johnwaynez
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: InABunkerUnderSF
If he IS alive, does this mean that we can all apply for credit cards in his name?
After being dead for twenty years his credit rating probably isn't so hot.
260 posted on 05/21/2004 6:59:46 PM PDT by HungarianGypsy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 209 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 201-220221-240241-260261-262 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson