I truly think this was Andy protesting the stupidity of the skit. I mean the idea is awful and the lines aren't much better. Andy is the skit.
Gotta love the guy ...( 4 months ago by vslyke)
Gotta love the guy who screams "foodfight" at 5:13.
WOW look at larry's ...( 4 months ago by waroneverything)
WOW look at larry's hair LOL
Wow, I'm glad I ...( 4 months ago by bobgee1999)
Wow, I'm glad I never watched this SNL rip-off, it looks truly pathetic.
Andy was funny in ...( 4 months ago by celtickimba)
Andy was funny in his very early things. But this was selfish and un-professional.
it looks so phony ...( 4 months ago by lapsus5)
it looks so phony and acted now. Why does Michael Richards go to the left, out of Andy's view to get Andy's cue cards? Andy's cue cards would be on the right and to Andy's front and not his rear.
it was staged, that ...( 4 months ago by ste43)
it was staged, that was scripted the whole thing
hey - it's kramer ...( 4 months ago by pedrothebassman)
hey - it's kramer vs latka!
is it just me, or could this have come straight outta seinfeld? with maybe jason alexander instead of andy kaufman?
just a very plain ...( 3 months ago by 0seinfeld)
just a very plain idea once he gets the 'breaking the frame' hint.
you can definitely see that richards is a reputable 'professional' from here. but kaufman's playing to be stoned 'in reality' on the basis of an action that is supposed to have taken place 'on stage'...
whether or not you want to praise richards for having followed kaufman, and thus whatever judgement you give to kaufman's behaviour or 'art', what kaufman did is a different kind of fabric.
Actually this show ...( 3 months ago by airdriver)
Actually this show had it classic moments. Around this time, Saturday Night Live really sucked because the original cast had left and the new people hadn't found their niche yet.
If there was one ...( 3 months ago by airdriver)
If there was one thing about this skit that strikes me(other than the obvious)was that it captured how uptight, snotty and rude yuppies were in the early eighties. Looking back, that was a decade that truly sucked overall.
I forgot how ...( 3 months ago by torgman)
I forgot how juvenile the humor on "Fridays" was.
The cards have all ...( 3 months ago by IdleOz)
The cards have all the lines on them with certain colors highlighting certain actors. Richards went and got his cards, probably because he knew his lines. On a live show, one would expect to act with a certain amount of professionalism.
If kaufman was ...( 3 months ago by insomthegreat)
If kaufman was black they would have...
Outstanding ...( 3 months ago by itmsjim)
Outstanding observation! I've read that it was a set up many places in the media...and that it came out as such. But you confirmed it. Thanks!!
because the cue ...( 3 months ago by Ebolacrash)
because the cue cards had everyone lines on it , so in case someone lost there place they can see where they are at also andy was supposed to have had dialog when he came back from the bathroom
Kaufman later ...( 3 months ago by 2ltben)
Kaufman later admitted that this WAS a hoax (like everything else Kaufman ever did). Man on the Moon didn't quite get that.
would have what?( 3 months ago by blightsmite)
would have what?
Kaufman's windup ...( 2 months ago by causticarmadillo)
Kaufman's windup significantly improved an incredibly lame premise for a sketch.
"they've gone to the toilet... to smoke pot! ho ho ho!"
*cue catcalls from the crowd*
But not everyone ...( 2 months ago by BonelessSausage)
But not everyone was in on the joke. So some reactions are real. Ed
The sketch sucked ...( 2 months ago by NorcrossMedia)
The sketch sucked anyway, Kaufman's twist was much better.
awesome.( 2 months ago by BernixChapman)
awesome.
Actually, the ...( 2 months ago by ZomBrad)
Actually, the sketch originally COULD'VE been funny....sort of like I love Lucy with the Vitavitavegamin....only stoned, instead of drunk.
But that aside.....I like how the waiter keeps serving water in the background, as the sketch goes to hell, lmao.
is it just me, or could this have come straight outta seinfeld? with maybe jason alexander instead of andy kaufman?