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Andy Kaufman on Dating Game, Santa Claus question

Andy Kaufman was on the dating game in the 70's and did this great bit based on a rhetorical question. The potential date asks him if she were Santa and he sat ...

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jrssjdca commented on 27 May 2013

Well, let's just say he's doing it differently which in the grand scheme could be considered harmless since so many "sweat the small stuff", irony notwithstanding. That being said, humor is a "different strokes" kind of thing. Some find Latka's "humor" endearing, and some find it offensive like the "Moon" movie alluded to. I understand what he's doing and getting at, but a "Squiggy" kind of voice along with for an extended period of time gets stale. That's why his voice is called "contrived."

degree7 commented on 12 Jun 2012

Kaufman died of kidney failure, resulting from complications with his lung cancer. That doesn't mean he suffocated on anything. And I'm failing to see the advantages living your life worrying about death when it's going to be just as painful/painless either way and there's nothing you can do about it other than live the best you can. And that don't start by being in constant fear or worrying about the inevitable. You want a painless death? Do us a favour, stick a fucking gun in your mouth.

degree7 commented on 12 Jun 2012

Sorry man, I'm just so confused... how exactly did he suffocate? And what is your magical potion for immortality? If you can't answer these questions, then I have reason to believe you're just having a laugh (aka internet trolling) at my expense. Because no one could be that stupid. And sorry for my hateful comment, I'm just in a hard spot trying to articulate your idiocy with only 500 characters to work with. I tend to think that it's the people who resort to name calling that are weak.

TheTubePortal commented on 28 Dec 2011

Andy Kaufman wasn't a comedian, and he'd be the first to say so. He was a performance artist, and that is essentially a way to fuck with people's minds while acting out in esoteric ways. Some performance artists do it for the fun, others because they like to play with people's heads, others because they like to learn how people tick, and others because they want to convey a message. They are highly underrated. Next time you see one just let go of your inhibitions and enjoy the experience.

jrssjdca commented on 22 May 2013

So if Kaufman appears on a dating program such as this, and the protocol is for the girl to ask questions and receive more or less genuine answers, and he does it his own way...then it seems to be the "world according to Andy." One man becomes bigger than the programming simply because he's viewed amongst his fans as a "genius" for fucking with people and making them look like dumbasses for "not getting it." He's okay for a short while, but then it becomes an insult to one's intelligence

TheTubePortal commented on 26 May 2013

I understand where you're coming from, but you've misinterpreted the term "performance artist". It isn't a generic term, it is an actual title. There are many forms of performance and art, but a "Performance Artist" is a title as valid as a singer, dancer, mime, comedian. There are recordings where Kaufman stated outright that he did not like being called a comedian because what he considered his work to be was a performance to manipulate and exploit the audience for his enjoyment.

TheTubePortal commented on 27 May 2012

I remember reading a news report that said a study had been completed which shows most people have some form of mental illness, so maybe it's true. We all have our eccentricities. But I don't think it was the motivating factor with Mr. Kaufman because the innovative things he did required detailed planning, careful execution and frequently required instant modification and improvisation in reaction to the audience - things which the mentally ill are not able to do consistently.

degree7 commented on 14 Jun 2012

Breathing isn't the first thing to go. The lungs introduce oxygen to the blood as it travels to the heart and is pumped to the brain and other organs. When your heart stops beating (as Kaufman's most likely did as his died of brain and lung cancer), oxygen is not getting to the brain and you go unconcsious. At that point, you are dead in about 20 seconds. After brain activity ceases, your lungs stop functioning. So by the time you can't breathe you are already dead.

AussiefromleDoubs commented on 12 Jun 2012

It doesn't mean he didn't suffocate. Advantages? Having a chance to fix your depressing mortality, or help others find the way. How's that for an advantage? Stick a "fucking gun in your mouth"? What are you, 12? How do you let yourself get taken over by your emotions like that? You're really weak! You just don't want to think, you just want to get THINKING out of the way so you can be the fat lazy slob you really are ....hahaha what a waste of time talking to you...

Arthur Boden commented on 26 May 2013

The only problem with your statement of how he isn't a comedian. By connotation no he wasn't a comedian, but a "performance artist" is just a way to generalize a performance by an artist. Comedy basically means a positive ending. No matter what he did, it always ended with the audience laughing, him, or both. So a positive ending. His only tragedy was his death. So yeah, he was a comedian. He just didn't like the stigma applied to a comedian.

AussiefromleDoubs commented on 13 Jun 2012

Breathing is the first and last thing to go, isn't it? Did I say I had a potion? I didn't, did I? No, I said we should be looking, I said we should be trying to find a solution. I cannot believe how far americans go to keep acting like children. You cannot make one adult sentence. What is wrong with you? Seriously? Are you even reading this? Just like my previous comments, you call them stupid, but you didn't really read them? Did you?

fadethetrade commented on 01 Oct 2011

@sleepybrownbear No because it would have ruined his contracts all over the entertainment business. This oreous airhead couldnt understand the humor. If she knew who he was,she would have picked him.A one date would have been beter with kaufman then the other neandertal #1 who she picked. check out his imitation of elvis on the johnny carson show one year earlier then this dating episode.He was already a frigin star.

TheTubePortal commented on 20 Mar 2013

Exactly. I agree totally. The only time I'd draw a line is if someone were to be hurt or harmed in some way, otherwise we need to be less inhibited, and let art be art. Art isn't pretty pictures with sunsets or statues of muscle-bound guys, it's actually the best form of self-expression and nobody has the right to judge someone else's feelings and experiences as invalid or unworthy of equal respect.

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Terrific video. I had been so confounded observing my best mate go from being lame to a ladies man. He began getting girls overnight. He pretended he failed to notice. He finally came clean two days ago. He mentioned he learned from the Jake Ayres Master Attraction Formula. Google it if you'd like to know about it... He's seeing a stunner... Where are the most useful videos on Youtube?

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Brian Ebers commented on 17 Jan 2016

Kaufman makes no sense in this at all

Scott Falkner commented on 22 Jan 2016

+Brian Ebers On the contrary, he is the only one who does.

Keyzer söze commented on 11 Dec 2015

did they fall for this?

69zenos1 commented on 31 Jan 2016

+Keyzer söze Back hen nobody knew who he was yet. Of course they fell for it. You would have too.

rich5562000 commented on 22 Sep 2015

Tony Clifton would have won

Tony Clifton commented on 11 Feb 2016

Passes blunt to you TY

rich5562000 commented on 11 Feb 2016

+Tony Clifton lolololol

Tony Clifton commented on 11 Feb 2016

You want to see Andy ha? You got a shovel and a couple of flashlights? Now get the hell out of here I got a show to do!

rich5562000 commented on 11 Feb 2016

+Tony Clifton I know you got sick of Andy riding your coattails, but I sure miss him.

Tony Clifton commented on 11 Feb 2016

+rich5562000 You damn F en right I would have ya know. Andy is a loser, I am the F en Star! Slams 2 JD shots

Mr. Mayhem commented on 17 Sep 2015

Does anyone think she knew it was him the entire time??

69zenos1 commented on 31 Jan 2016

+Mr. Mayhem back then nobody knew who he was yet. Of course they fell for it. You would have too.

Mr. Mayhem commented on 17 Sep 2015

Andy Kaufman was a comedy genius. I'll never get enough of him. If I could've only been alive in his time...

Soy Glez commented on 21 Feb 2016

+Mr. Mayhem a professor once told me someone who does something that no one has done before him is call an artist , he was unique he was a real Artist :)

Treebard commented on 14 Jul 2015

In this clip, AK exposed the ridiculosity of shows like this, all the way through the current crop of "Bachelor" and "Bachelorette" shows. How artificial and titillating (and artificially titillating) they are. RIP Andy. You were a genius, and are missed.

Frank Kelly commented on 11 Feb 2016

+Treebard ...well I thought he answered all the questions right, just as he said. So he should have won. The fix was in! No.3 was the smartest, best dressed and most handsome. What a lousy filthy stinking corrupt game show this is!

Kylio Vert commented on 23 Jan 2016

+Treebard What do you mean exposed the ridiculosity of the show? This show is intended to be ridiculous, it's just a fun show for laughs.

larry930legend commented on 10 Jul 2015

Kaufman made a fool of himself. Why does he hehave like a 6 year old?(all the time)!

Dimitri Bitu commented on 22 Feb 2016

+larry930legend He was acting. Do you think actors shouldn't act ever?

Michelle Brandenstein commented on 10 Jun 2015

And forty years later she's still thinking about the time she could have went out on a date with Andy Kaufman instead of some nobody.

Treebard commented on 14 Jul 2015

+Michelle Brandenstein Typical airhead.

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fromthekiwigirl commented on 22 Jan 2016

in australia POF you get guys posing with fish they've caught. dumb. not sexy.

Lauren Toyota commented on 22 Jan 2016

+fromthekiwigirl baahaha hilarious!

Amanda Chezzy commented on 12 Jan 2016

I have had some pretty shitty dates from online dating but also with guys that i've met in real life soooo it can go either way lol....i'm basically screwed ;)

Lauren Toyota commented on 12 Jan 2016

+Amanda Chezzy NOOOOOOO haha

Chessie Leal commented on 21 Nov 2015

I know this video is really old, but I met my husband on match. That's not to say I didn't meet a few creeps there first. ;)

Lauren Toyota commented on 21 Nov 2015

+Chessie Leal LOVE that! Ya a few of my good friends met husbands/wives online :D it does work, it's just you gotta be willing to go on those awful dates for a bit too!

Sara Manieri commented on 07 Aug 2015

The struggle is real Lauren! Its so hard being single in this day and age. When you meet someone online and they're worth meeting (as rude and as that sounds, I'm not trying to be) when you're out with them, half the time you're thinking if you've gotten any new messages and that there could always be someone better. So nobody is ever good enough. Its totally frustrating!

Lauren Toyota commented on 07 Aug 2015

+Sara Manieri that just means that you're not with the right person on that date then right? Keep fishing!!! But I do get that it would be frustrating... when you do find the right person you won't be worrying at all about anyone else though.

BlushDaisies commented on 12 Jul 2015

I'm from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and moved to Toronto last August, met my boyfriend off Plenty Of Fish 2 weeks later, and have never been happier. I thought I would never find someone for me, as I was always single, never had a boyfriend, but knowing exactly what I want, and being patient definitely paid off :)

Lauren Toyota commented on 12 Jul 2015

+BlushDaisies Yay that's awesome. It's true. I always tell people who have to decide and even right down exactly what you want but then let go... detach... and be patient and they always arrive when you least expect it. So happy for you!

Kiki Empey commented on 10 Jul 2015

I'm married to a man I met on OK Cupid, we fell in love on our first date! My best friend is also married to a man she met on OK Cupid. Plenty Of Fish is soooooooooooo weird!

Lauren Toyota commented on 10 Jul 2015

+Kiki Empey ohhh os that it? But my friend also met her amazing husband on POF! I think Natalie tried Ok Cupid too

mewong001 commented on 10 Jul 2015

oh nat! we should totally have a singles get together. or like...a vid montage of all the singles and then we swap them out! like video speed dating? HA. i swear i have a handful i can point your way and hopefully, they can meet their match. the singles deserve good people too!

Lauren Toyota commented on 10 Jul 2015

+mewong001 that would be cool!!!

Nikita Marie commented on 10 Jul 2015

watching your videos is the highlight of my days, you always have something interesting to talk about or going on. Also you and john are relationship goals, i enjoy watching you guys cook together on hotforfood and enlighten people on the vegan lifestyle you lead :) keep on youtubin!

Lauren Toyota commented on 10 Jul 2015

+Niki Amundson Thanks Niki! :) That's so nice. haha relationship goals!

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